A Few Showers Tonight

The Friday afternoon map discussion video is on the server:

http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb

Scattered showers and storms have formed over the northern half of Alabama and into East Mississippi this afternoon in advance of a surface front. We will maintain the chance of scattered showers and storms tonight, but with limited instability, marginal wind fields, and most of the real dynamic forcing well to the north, we don't expect a problem with severe weather.

Rainfall amounts will be around one inch over the far northern part of the state... amount down this way should be between a quarter and a half inch.

THE WEEKEND: I think most of the weekend will be dry. Just a few isolated or widely scattered showers tomorrow and Sunday. Highs will be in the 75 to 82 degree range both days.

NEXT WEEK: Another weak front could trigger a few scattered showers or storms on Monday, but once again the main show will be well to the north of Alabama. The middle of the week will be dry (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday); then another weak system approaches at the end of the week with a chance of showers.

Still no sign of any major severe weather or flooding problems through mid-April. Temperatures should remain above normal; rainfall below normal.

Thanks to the kids at Riverchase Elementary; I had the chance to speak to the entire student body this morning and they were great. Watch for them on the KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40 News.

Headed out shortly for a live shot at Carver High School in Birmingham... for a special fund raiser for their choir. This has been a very busy week... I am looking forward to a little down time this weekend. Brian Peters will handle the map discussions this weekend; I will have my next one on the server by Monday morning at 7:00!
Posted by  
on March 31, 2006, 4:33 pm
Storms are firing west of Tuscaloosa right now, on a path toward Birmingham.

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Posted by Mikey  
on March 31, 2006, 4:48 pm
The NWS in Jackson has issued Tornado Warnings for some counties...that's southwest of B'ham...makes one wonder about instability and our chances of severe weather.

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Posted by   www
on March 31, 2006, 4:59 pm
Not sure if the storms in MS are going to hold and stay severe????? SBCAPE/CIN for B'ham at 3pm was only between 250 and 500 which is low, MUCAPE is less than 250 and Surface Based Lifted Index is only between -1 and –2. None of the parameters are efficient for a real good threat for severe weather.

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Posted by J  
on March 31, 2006, 5:00 pm
I am driving from Gadsden to Meridian, MS in about an hour. I hope things calm down. I just saw the tornado warning come out for Lauderdale County, MS.

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Posted by  
on March 31, 2006, 5:06 pm
Well it looks like we have some storms comeing. I hope they fall apart before they get here.

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