6:04PM April 6, 2025

LOW-END SEVERE WEATHER RISK CONTINUES; TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED… Good news and not good news to report as of 6:04PM. The good news is the Tornado Watch has officially been cancelled for all local counties in south Alabama and northwest Florida. The bad news is the threat is not completely over just yet. Basically, the threat HAS lessened to the point that the National Weather Service is comfortable enough to cancel the Tornado Watch. The threat will not completely end for the entire region, however, until later tonight.

NO “ALL CLEAR” MESSAGES, YET… I have held off on sending any “all clear” messages so far as I am still not 100% convinced that we are done with storms, even in west Alabama where the air is much more stable at this point. Some of the high-res models have hinted at the possibility of a few storms redeveloping late tonight. That is questionable, to say the least. We are evaluating this internally and will give the all clear for each county when we can. Don’t expect any all clear messages over the next little bit. Long-time viewers and readers know – we don’t give the all clear until it’s 100% all clear. We haven’t quite gotten to that point yet for any local county. Clarke and Washington counties (AL) are in much better shape than the locales further to the southeast, out ahead of the main batch of storms.

WHAT TO EXPECT – NEXT FEW HOURS… This SLOW-moving cluster of thunderstorms will continue to gradually slide to the east over the next few hours. At the moment, it’s raining like cats and dogs in Spanish Fort and just a few miles to the south in parts of Daphne and Fairhope, it’s still dry. This will change soon as storms move in from the northwest. Flash flooding will continue to be a concern as storms train over the same areas. Rain and storms will gradually move into northwest Florida over the next few hours.

DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING IN MOBILE METRO… I am particularly concerned about central Mobile County where upwards of 5-6″ of total rainfall have happened today. A Flash Flood Warning with a considerable damage tag is in effect for ALL of the Mobile metro extending out to Seven Hills, Baker High School, Union Church, and Dees. DO NOT DRIVE in central Mobile County unless it is an emergency situation.

I am posting constant updates in the RedZone Weather app. Join me there for the latest updates. We will go back into live video coverage IF tornado warnings are required for the local area.

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