👀 Shelf cloud associated with the strong storm near the Conecuh/Escambia County line. Photo by Davis Johnson. @NWSMobile pic.twitter.com/gg1a7pQP1T
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
👀 Shelf cloud associated with the strong storm near the Conecuh/Escambia County line. Photo by Davis Johnson. @NWSMobile pic.twitter.com/gg1a7pQP1T
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
Nasty shelf cloud coming in from the north as seen from Flomaton Elementary School in Flomaton, AL. Thanks to Felicia Perdue for the view. pic.twitter.com/dLQ20Aesym
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
Another view of the shelf cloud that stretches across Escambia County, AL right now. This is from Flomaton looking north into the storm. Thanks to Carolyn Hart for the view! @NWSMobile pic.twitter.com/7MofpyVpYX
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
Shelf cloud visible in the distance from Canoe, AL looking north toward the strong storms happening near Wallace and Barnett Crossroads. Thanks to Liesl Bailey for the view. @NWSMobile pic.twitter.com/JqlolrPbNB
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
At 7AM, pockets of heavy rain and thunderstorms are moving east/southeast across inland areas of south Alabama. Wet morning commute for many across the region!
Also seeing a few spotty showers near the coast.
No warnings, for now. pic.twitter.com/5aC9VoxI7G
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
Storms are rolling into Poarch and Atmore from the northwest. Thanks to @hutch5132 for the view! pic.twitter.com/babV1NlYxn
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
This is the view as of 6:50AM from the Republic Services landfall near I-65 Exit 77 looking west into the strong storm moving east. @NWSMobile pic.twitter.com/T0uCPXScjk
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
Photo from John Cheramie
SEVERE STORMS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT; HAVE A WAY TO HEAR WARNINGS… Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are likely across south Alabama and northwest Florida over the next 24 hours. Damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, large hail, and flash flooding will all be hazard concerns. Our first round of severe storms is forecast to happen this morning into the early afternoon hours. We may get a break from the storms in the late afternoon and early evening hours ahead of another round of severe weather being possible late tonight into early Tuesday morning. Please have a way to hear warnings throughout the day and into tonight.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TILL 11AM… All local counties in south Alabama and northwest Florida are now included in a Severe Thunderstorm Watch valid until 11AM. This watch is in effect due to the first round of storms set to affect our local area.
ENHANCED, LEVEL 3 (OUT OF 5) DAMAGING WIND RISK… The Storm Prediction Center now includes the southern half of our local area in their Level 3 (out of 5), enhanced severe weather risk zone. This enhanced risk zone is driven by a higher probability of widespread, damaging wind gusts. Tornadoes will also be possible. SPC indicates there may be isolated instances of 70-80+ mph wind gusts. While the Level 3 risk zone represents the locales where SPC believes the risk is highest, please keep in mind that the risk is NOT zero farther inland in the Level 2 (out of 5) risk. No matter which color/number/zone your hometown is in, we all have a risk of severe storms today.
FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL LOCAL COUNTIES… The National Weather Service has placed all local counties in southwest Alabama and northwest Florida in a Flood Watch valid through Tuesday afternoon. Most locales will pick up 3 to 5 inches of total rainfall through Tuesday. Isolated higher amounts of 6-7″ of total rainfall will be possible. Despite the overall soil moisture level being rather dry (even after all the rain that happened on Friday), soil conditions are expected to quickly become saturated today, supporting the enhanced potential of flash flooding across the region.
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.
See all the details in your Monday morning RedZone Weather forecast video. Have a great day!
Gusty winds and small hail will be possible shortly near Uriah, Huxford, Wallace, Barnett Crossroads, Appleton, Repton, Range, Belleville, Lenox, Castleberry, and Brewton as a strong storm moves in from the northwest. pic.twitter.com/l0TsJrB81h
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024
Severe storms are happening near Eliska, Goodway, and Uriah. Half dollar size hail possible.
Storms in northern Monroe and Clarke counties and across Washington counties are currently under severe limits. Occasional loud thunder is happening. pic.twitter.com/ACa02hKGcA
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 13, 2024