Some quick notes this early Sunday morning...
Some healthy thunderstorms are moving through the central part of Alabama this morning. Nothing severe, but lots of loud thunder and some heavy rain.
The big question involves rain possibilities for the rest of the day... models are all over the road. The NAM and the GFS suggest once the storms fade away in the next couple of hours, that should be it for rain today.
However, the WRF run up at NASA in Huntsville keeps rain in the area much of the day with new convective clusters forming along a stalled surface front just south of here. The WRF has most of that rain along and south of I-59.
Logic would suggest the best chance of rain for the daytime hours will be over the southern half of the state, but if a wave forms on the front some rain could very well develop up here (the Birmingham metro area). So, take the rain gear if you are headed out to the Regions Charity Golf Classic. Hopefully you won't need it, but better to be safe than sorry.
The good news is that the air is pretty stable and the chance of severe weather for the northern half of the state is very small.
Brian Peters will be along shortly with a more detailed discussion and a map video. I am headed out to Hunter Street shortly, and then on to the Ross Bridge after church... I will be at the golf tournament from 1:00 until 4:00. Be sure and stop by and say hello if you are going to be there!
Some healthy thunderstorms are moving through the central part of Alabama this morning. Nothing severe, but lots of loud thunder and some heavy rain.
The big question involves rain possibilities for the rest of the day... models are all over the road. The NAM and the GFS suggest once the storms fade away in the next couple of hours, that should be it for rain today.
However, the WRF run up at NASA in Huntsville keeps rain in the area much of the day with new convective clusters forming along a stalled surface front just south of here. The WRF has most of that rain along and south of I-59.
Logic would suggest the best chance of rain for the daytime hours will be over the southern half of the state, but if a wave forms on the front some rain could very well develop up here (the Birmingham metro area). So, take the rain gear if you are headed out to the Regions Charity Golf Classic. Hopefully you won't need it, but better to be safe than sorry.
The good news is that the air is pretty stable and the chance of severe weather for the northern half of the state is very small.
Brian Peters will be along shortly with a more detailed discussion and a map video. I am headed out to Hunter Street shortly, and then on to the Ross Bridge after church... I will be at the golf tournament from 1:00 until 4:00. Be sure and stop by and say hello if you are going to be there!