A Tornado Watch is in effect until 1 am CDT for Central and Northern Alabama...
The atmosphere continues to exhibit lots of spin associated with the far reaches of the remnants of Hurricane Rita, which is a well defined low pressure system over southeastern Missouri. A large feeder band is rotating through Alabama, and the threat of tornadoes will continue for the next few hours.
The threat will continue to diminish as we go through the late evening hours and the atmosphere continues to stabilize.
All tornado warnings have expired across Alabama at 9:15 p.m.
That large feeder band extends across western Alabama. The heaviest precipitation extends from Limestone and Morgan Counties and Winston... Walker and Tuscaloosa Counties, then onto the Southwest. This activity is sweeping east northeastward at 35 mph. One hour rainfall rates range as high as 1.5 inches to 2 inches an hour. Fortunately the band is moving fairly quickly and it has been very dry lately.
The atmosphere continues to exhibit lots of spin associated with the far reaches of the remnants of Hurricane Rita, which is a well defined low pressure system over southeastern Missouri. A large feeder band is rotating through Alabama, and the threat of tornadoes will continue for the next few hours.
The threat will continue to diminish as we go through the late evening hours and the atmosphere continues to stabilize.
All tornado warnings have expired across Alabama at 9:15 p.m.
That large feeder band extends across western Alabama. The heaviest precipitation extends from Limestone and Morgan Counties and Winston... Walker and Tuscaloosa Counties, then onto the Southwest. This activity is sweeping east northeastward at 35 mph. One hour rainfall rates range as high as 1.5 inches to 2 inches an hour. Fortunately the band is moving fairly quickly and it has been very dry lately.