QUICK SHORT NOTES
* Showers increasing over NW Alabama. Moderate rain now in Lamar, Marion, Franklin and Moulton Counties.
* Some light showers developing in the greater Birmingham area.
* No lightning indicated in Alabama as of 11:20.
* Entire state continues under a slight risk of severe weather according to the Storm Prediction Center.
* Probably the better chance of severe in Alabama will be over the SW and south, but we cannot let our guard down over the north.
* Atmosphere still stable over the north two-thirds of Alabama. Dew points in the upper 40s in the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham area and even in the upper 30s over NE Alabama. Richer moisture has spread inland over Florida and coastal Alabama. A dew point of 61 in Mobile and some dew points close to 70 over South Louisiana.
* Stronger thunderstorms now over South-Central Mississippi south of the Jackson area moving toward the NE. Lightning indicated in those.
* A wide area of moderate to heavy rain over the rest of Central Mississippi as far north as Greenwood and Oxford.
* Strongest thunderstorms of all were across Central Louisiana producing very heavy rain and lots of lightning.
* Tornado Watch continues for a good part of Central Louisiana and most of the southern third of Mississippi until 5:00pm.
* That southern third of Mississippi also under a moderate risk.
* Last severe Thunderstorm Warning was just before 11:00am in SW Louisiana.
* No Tornado Warnings since around daybreak and those were issued by the Houston-Galveston office.
* Showers increasing over NW Alabama. Moderate rain now in Lamar, Marion, Franklin and Moulton Counties.
* Some light showers developing in the greater Birmingham area.
* No lightning indicated in Alabama as of 11:20.
* Entire state continues under a slight risk of severe weather according to the Storm Prediction Center.
* Probably the better chance of severe in Alabama will be over the SW and south, but we cannot let our guard down over the north.
* Atmosphere still stable over the north two-thirds of Alabama. Dew points in the upper 40s in the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham area and even in the upper 30s over NE Alabama. Richer moisture has spread inland over Florida and coastal Alabama. A dew point of 61 in Mobile and some dew points close to 70 over South Louisiana.
* Stronger thunderstorms now over South-Central Mississippi south of the Jackson area moving toward the NE. Lightning indicated in those.
* A wide area of moderate to heavy rain over the rest of Central Mississippi as far north as Greenwood and Oxford.
* Strongest thunderstorms of all were across Central Louisiana producing very heavy rain and lots of lightning.
* Tornado Watch continues for a good part of Central Louisiana and most of the southern third of Mississippi until 5:00pm.
* That southern third of Mississippi also under a moderate risk.
* Last severe Thunderstorm Warning was just before 11:00am in SW Louisiana.
* No Tornado Warnings since around daybreak and those were issued by the Houston-Galveston office.
on March 20, 2006, 12:57 pm
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