Showers and storms continue tonight over North Central Alabama over Lamar... Fayette... Walker,.. southern Cullman and northern Jefferson County. I experienced a brief period of heavy rainfall and some loud thunder in Trussville about 7:30 p.m. J.B. reported that there might have also been some pea sized hail with the storm. This activity is moving north and east into St. Clair County and Blount County.
Activity over Central Mississippi has shown a weakening trend over the past hour. A potentially tornadic storm continues just north of US Highway 82 northeast of Brookhaven. It continues moving east. This activity is continuing along a stationary front over South Central Mississippi. The NWS Jackson has cleared couties from Jackson westward for the time being from the tornado watch.
This front extends over into South Alabama, where heavy thunderstorms continue. No severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect at this time. A tornado watch does continue for almost all of South Alabama.
Some severe weather reports from South Alabama...
...at 6:11, basebal sized hail was reported at Thomasville in Clarke County. The person taking the call could hear the hail hitting the car of the caller.
...at 6:05 p.m. a large tornado was reported near Opine in Clarke County
...Around 6:15 p.m...a tornado touched down briefly between Fulton and Chilton in Clarke County
Back to the northwest, showers and storms are beginning to fire near Memphis ahead of the cold front. The airmass over North and Central Alabama should support another round of showers and storms just ahead of the front. That should arrive after midnight. It remains to be seen whether they will be severe, but because of the wind fields, that seems to be a distinct possibility.
Until then, additional showers and storms could form over North and Central Alabama, but they are not expected to be severe for the most part.
That cold front, along the Mississippi River, will arrive during the overnight hours. Look for lows here tomorrow night to be in the middle 40s...
A flash flood watch remains in effect for the western half of Central Alabama until midnight.
National note: Another record for the date... a record low at Idaho Falls, ID, with morning low of 24F.
Activity over Central Mississippi has shown a weakening trend over the past hour. A potentially tornadic storm continues just north of US Highway 82 northeast of Brookhaven. It continues moving east. This activity is continuing along a stationary front over South Central Mississippi. The NWS Jackson has cleared couties from Jackson westward for the time being from the tornado watch.
This front extends over into South Alabama, where heavy thunderstorms continue. No severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect at this time. A tornado watch does continue for almost all of South Alabama.
Some severe weather reports from South Alabama...
...at 6:11, basebal sized hail was reported at Thomasville in Clarke County. The person taking the call could hear the hail hitting the car of the caller.
...at 6:05 p.m. a large tornado was reported near Opine in Clarke County
...Around 6:15 p.m...a tornado touched down briefly between Fulton and Chilton in Clarke County
Back to the northwest, showers and storms are beginning to fire near Memphis ahead of the cold front. The airmass over North and Central Alabama should support another round of showers and storms just ahead of the front. That should arrive after midnight. It remains to be seen whether they will be severe, but because of the wind fields, that seems to be a distinct possibility.
Until then, additional showers and storms could form over North and Central Alabama, but they are not expected to be severe for the most part.
That cold front, along the Mississippi River, will arrive during the overnight hours. Look for lows here tomorrow night to be in the middle 40s...
A flash flood watch remains in effect for the western half of Central Alabama until midnight.
National note: Another record for the date... a record low at Idaho Falls, ID, with morning low of 24F.
on May 10, 2006, 7:08 pm
Please keep my grandparents in your thoughts and prayers. Although they escaped injruy, their home is damaged badly from a lightning bolt and the resulting fire that occured last night. They are having extremely difficult times.
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