Thunderstorms near Atmore, Walnut Hill, Gateswood, Loxley, and Fairhope remain below severe limits as of 7:48AM. Watching storms carefully as an eastward movement continues. pic.twitter.com/8nMxm3A4eq
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) January 27, 2024
Rain and storms continue to push into south Alabama and northwest Florida from the west. So far, no warnings. Greatest chance of any warnings over the next few hours will likely be closer to the coast where higher instability values are located. pic.twitter.com/PS4XKGG2yv
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) January 27, 2024
HIGHS IN 70S TODAY; MUCH COLDER OVERNIGHT… Severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and tornadoes will be possible today. High temperatures will be in the 70s today. Much colder, drier air arrives overnight. Lows will be in the 40s by daybreak tomorrow. Highs will only be in the 50s on Sunday.
SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON; HAVE A WAY TO HEAR WARNINGS… Damaging wind gusts and perhaps a few tornadoes will be possible over the next several hours as a line of strong to severe thunderstorms crosses our region from west to east. Basically all of south Alabama and Northwest Florida is involved in the Level 2 (out of 5) severe weather risk zone today, meaning scattered severe storms will be possible. Not every community across the region will have severe storms, but there may be some locales that have damaging wind gusts or a tornado. Model guidance continues to strongly indicate a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) or squall line will push across our region today likely in the morning and midday hours.
SEVERE WEATHER TIMING – SATURDAY… 7AM to 2PM remains the seven hour window when strong to severe storms will be MOST likely to happen across southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. We strongly encourage everyone to have multiple ways to hear warnings over the next several hours. The severe weather risk will likely come to an end by 2-3PM today for our local area.
BREWTON NOAA WEATHER RADIO DOWN… Important note for folks that use the Brewton, AL frequency of the NOAA Weather Radio system: The Brewton NOAA Weather Radio channel is currently down. The National Weather Service indicates the system will not be fixed before this round of severe storms on Saturday. If you use the Brewton frequency, please change your NOAA Weather Radio to another frequency to ensure you get alerts. NOAA Weather Radio is maintained by the National Weather Service.
TORNADO WARNING POLICY… Any time there is an active tornado warning in effect for southwest Alabama or northwest Florida, we provide uninterrupted, live video coverage on Facebook Live and in the RedZone Weather app. Our detailed coverage commitment is outlined at redzoneweather.com/coverage. We are proud to cover all parts of Escambia (AL), Covington, Monroe, Conecuh, Baldwin, Mobile, Clarke, Washington, Butler, Escambia (FL), Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties. If you live in any locale in those counties, be sure to tune into our coverage whenever there is an active tornado warning!
APP ALERTS… redzoneweather.com/app is the link where you can download the free RedZone Weather app. We post brief updates throughout each day in the app, keeping you up-to-date about the latest happenings in weather across south Alabama and northwest Florida. Once you have the free app downloaded to your iOS or Android device, be sure to visit the Alerts tab (lower right corner) then tap the large Alert Settings button to customize the alerts you would like to receive straight from me.
I’ll have more updates throughout the day in the RedZone Weather app. We will go into live severe weather coverage when/if tornado warnings happen across our local area. Have a nice Saturday!
🌪️ As we barrel into our severe weather season, here are a few safety tips to keep in mind:
📋 Don't let storms surprise you – Have a plan!
🏡 Know where you will go when warnings are issued.
📻 Make sure your weather radio works properly.
🔌 Charge your devices. pic.twitter.com/9hlWe5x5t8— NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) January 27, 2024
