James Spann: Showers later today/tonight; a few storms for south Alabama tomorrow
RADAR CHECK: Rain is relatively widespread over the northern half of the state this afternoon, where temperatures are in the 50s. Showers are hard to find across the southern counties; most places there are in the 60s.
Tomorrow most of the showers will be over the southern third of Alabama, and there could be a strong thunderstorm or two around. The Storm Prediction Center maintains a low end “marginal risk” (level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms south of a line from near Chatom to Montgomery to Lafayette.
While the air will be unstable, thankfully dynamic support is fairly weak. Still, a few storms across South Alabama could produce strong gusty winds tomorrow. To the north the sky will clear across the northern counties by afternoon; highs hold in the low 60s.
Sunday will be a sunny day and slightly cooler, after a low in the upper 30s and low 40s highs will range from 55 to 62 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: The weather will be unseasonably mild for January, with most communities see a high at or over 70 degrees Tuesday through Friday. Global models suggests the next chance of rain will come late Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday. A few thunderstorms could be involved … See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
ON THIS DATE IN 1955: Hurricane Alice passed through the islands of Saint Martin and Saba in the Caribbean Sea on this day. Alice, which developed on Dec. 30, 1954, is the only known Atlantic hurricane to span two calendar years.
ON THIS DATE IN 2017: Ten tornadoes were confirmed across southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia. An EF-2 moved through parts of Geneva and Houston counties; the most significant damage occurred at the National Peanut Festival grounds. Multiple buildings were damaged or destroyed and several utility poles were snapped. Four people were killed at Rehobeth when a tree fell through a mobile home due to straight line winds from a severe thunderstorm.
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