The north half of Alabama continues to get a widespread soaking. A Flash Flood Watch continues tonight for much of the area. Here are some rainfall totals through 5:00pm. Most of this rain has fallen since noon.
1.52 inches at Tuscaloosa Airport
1.41 at Birmingham Airport
1.04 in Trussville
1.03 in Helena (Brian Peters)
1.13 in Riverchase (James Spann 33/40)
2.24 in East Mississippi at Meridian
Big temperature contrasts across the state at 5:00pm due to that warm front that has been trying to push north. A warm 75 degrees at Ozark, Evergreen, Troy and Montgomery, but a very cold and wet 39 degrees at Mentone on Lookout Mountain in NE Alabama.
The warm front at 5:00pm was just north of Alexander City.
A Flash Flood Watch continues for a large part of North-Central Alabama for tonight and a Tornado Watch continues for part of Central and SW Alabama. No part of the greater Birmingham area is included in the Tornado Watch.
THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT:
Tornado Warning for Clarke and Washington Counties in SW Alabama until 5:45
Tornado Warning for Greene County in SE Mississippi
5:20 PM RADAR REPORT:
Widespread rain over the NW two-thirds of Alabama, including some strong thunderstorms over the SW part. Lots of lightning across the SW and central counties. Torrential rain over Eastern Marengo, Northern Wilcox, Western Dallas and South Perry Counties and very heavy rain NE of there to Shelby, Coosa and part of Talladega Counties. Rain has diminished a bit in the Birmingham area, but it is still heavy to the north from Winston and Lawrence Counties eastward.
1.52 inches at Tuscaloosa Airport
1.41 at Birmingham Airport
1.04 in Trussville
1.03 in Helena (Brian Peters)
1.13 in Riverchase (James Spann 33/40)
2.24 in East Mississippi at Meridian
Big temperature contrasts across the state at 5:00pm due to that warm front that has been trying to push north. A warm 75 degrees at Ozark, Evergreen, Troy and Montgomery, but a very cold and wet 39 degrees at Mentone on Lookout Mountain in NE Alabama.
The warm front at 5:00pm was just north of Alexander City.
A Flash Flood Watch continues for a large part of North-Central Alabama for tonight and a Tornado Watch continues for part of Central and SW Alabama. No part of the greater Birmingham area is included in the Tornado Watch.
THESE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT:
Tornado Warning for Clarke and Washington Counties in SW Alabama until 5:45
Tornado Warning for Greene County in SE Mississippi
5:20 PM RADAR REPORT:
Widespread rain over the NW two-thirds of Alabama, including some strong thunderstorms over the SW part. Lots of lightning across the SW and central counties. Torrential rain over Eastern Marengo, Northern Wilcox, Western Dallas and South Perry Counties and very heavy rain NE of there to Shelby, Coosa and part of Talladega Counties. Rain has diminished a bit in the Birmingham area, but it is still heavy to the north from Winston and Lawrence Counties eastward.
on March 20, 2006, 5:34 pm
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