Thunderstorms are intensifying tonight over Central and Eastern Mississippi. They are moving north rapidly northeastward at 40-50 mph and will push across Northwest Alabama starting in about one hour. They will affect parts of Lamar, Marion, Franklin, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties this evening with lightning and heavy rain, perhaps some small hail.
Additional heavy storms are over South Central Mississippi southeast of Jackson. These storms will be moving across Northwest Alabama later. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the northwest corner of Alabama, where three inches or more of rain may fall tonight.
The storms are forming along a snaky warm front that is curving across Central Mississippi and into North Alabama. Additional storms will form overnight tonight and push further east into Alabama as the night wears on.
This activity will continue until a surface low moves northeast out of Texas along the boundary, giving the front impetus to push through the area tomorrow.
While organized severe weather is not expected across North or Central Alabama, there will be widespread thunder later tonight. Rainfall amounts will be heavy, especially over northwestern sections of the state. The rest of Central Alabama may receive one to two inches of rain. There could also be some small hail.
The airmass over the state was quite warm and moist for January, with temperatures falling out of the lower 70s across much of Central Alabama at late afternoon. Dewpoints were around 60 degrees. Strong winds from the east over East Central Alabama had pushed some cooler, drier air back into the Anniston area, where temperatures had fallen from the lower 70s earlier this afternoon, back into the lower 60s. It was only 48F at Atlanta at 5 p.m. CST.
Rainfall should end from west to east on Monday and winds will shift around to the west and then the northwest, becoming brisk at times. Temperatures will remain steady or fall slowly during the day tomorrow, starting off in the upper 50s, and remaining there until afternoon.
Clearing and much colder weather is expected tomorrow night, with lows dropping well into the 30s in most locations. Some of the normally colder spots might see freezing or just below tomorrow night.
Additional heavy storms are over South Central Mississippi southeast of Jackson. These storms will be moving across Northwest Alabama later. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the northwest corner of Alabama, where three inches or more of rain may fall tonight.
The storms are forming along a snaky warm front that is curving across Central Mississippi and into North Alabama. Additional storms will form overnight tonight and push further east into Alabama as the night wears on.
This activity will continue until a surface low moves northeast out of Texas along the boundary, giving the front impetus to push through the area tomorrow.
While organized severe weather is not expected across North or Central Alabama, there will be widespread thunder later tonight. Rainfall amounts will be heavy, especially over northwestern sections of the state. The rest of Central Alabama may receive one to two inches of rain. There could also be some small hail.
The airmass over the state was quite warm and moist for January, with temperatures falling out of the lower 70s across much of Central Alabama at late afternoon. Dewpoints were around 60 degrees. Strong winds from the east over East Central Alabama had pushed some cooler, drier air back into the Anniston area, where temperatures had fallen from the lower 70s earlier this afternoon, back into the lower 60s. It was only 48F at Atlanta at 5 p.m. CST.
Rainfall should end from west to east on Monday and winds will shift around to the west and then the northwest, becoming brisk at times. Temperatures will remain steady or fall slowly during the day tomorrow, starting off in the upper 50s, and remaining there until afternoon.
Clearing and much colder weather is expected tomorrow night, with lows dropping well into the 30s in most locations. Some of the normally colder spots might see freezing or just below tomorrow night.
on January 22, 2006, 7:40 pm
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on January 22, 2006, 8:53 pm
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