SCATTERED STORMS THIS MORNING… Quite a few showers and thunderstorms are happening across the region on this Saturday morning. Heavy rain is happening near Navarre, Crestview, Niceville, Garçon Point, Bayou La Batre, Coden, and Jay.
More storms will pop up over the next several hours.
SCATTERED STORMS LIKELY TODAY… Rain and thunderstorms are likely at times on this Saturday. Be ready for scattered downpours being possible throughout the day. Greatest rain chances will happen near the coast but even farther inland, rain likely at times! ⛈️
ISOLATED STORMS NEAR MOBILE BAY… Isolated showers and thunderstorms have developed early on this Saturday morning across parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties.
These storms are drifting north.
Widespread severe weather is not expected overnight but you may hear intermittent loud thunder at times.
Friday’s sunset over Orange Beach, Alabama. pic.twitter.com/BRSCLcTpDk
— City of Orange Beach (@cityorangebeach) July 20, 2024
👉 Main takeaways from Hurricane #Danny back in 1997:
⚠️ It does NOT take a major hurricane to produce major impacts.
⚠️ #ItOnlyTakesOne – Hurricane Danny was the ONLY hurricane to make landfall during the 1997 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
💻 https://t.co/jfwyymb8aX https://t.co/Sme8cOVnAR
— NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) July 20, 2024
LOUD STORMS NEAR THOMASVILLE… Heavy rain and thunderstorms are happening in parts of Clarke, Wilcox, Marengo, and Choctaw counties in west Alabama. This complex of rain and storms is moving northeast.
A few downpours are happening near Bay Minette, Stockton, and Atmore at this hour as well.
More storms will likely pop up a bit later.
Rain and storms continue across parts of Monroe, Clarke, Washington, and Choctaw counties in southwest Alabama.
More storms will likely pop up across parts of the region over the next several hours. pic.twitter.com/Ht0LpUUyCH
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 19, 2024
📡 27 Years Ago – Radar estimated an incredible 43" of rain fell over the open waters of Mobile Bay. Observing sites reported 30-40" rain across the area.
👀 Dauphin Island reported 36.71" with a whopping 25.98" of that rain falling between 5pm-12am!
💻 https://t.co/jfwyymaAlp pic.twitter.com/WsxBGQJ1JQ
— NWS Mobile (@NWSMobile) July 19, 2024
Cloudy view from Milton, FL today sent in by Chris Ross… pic.twitter.com/bKUd7XufzB
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) July 19, 2024
