Watching Early Next Week

The Friday afternoon web video is on the server:

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

We have three big storms systems on the way... one for early next week, another one over the Easter weekend, and the third one around the first of April 1. This must be spring in Alabama. Speaking of that, the spring season begins Sunday morning at 6:33 a.m... (but we don't change the clocks to DST until the first Sunday in April).

Congrats to Lynn Oldshue who is leading the ABC 33/40 bracket challenge... but boy can those rankings change in a hurry. I am still in the hunt tied for second place.

COMING ATTRACTIONS:

*WEEKEND WEATHER: A passing cold front will bring the risk of a few showers tomorrow. Nothing heavy, and much of the day will be dry. We think the showers on Sunday will be confined to the southern half of the state, and I think we have a chance to rise into the low 70s... as the NAM is now suggesting. Sunday should be a pretty decent day.

*SEVERE WEATHER THREAT: Models continue to trend northward with the features of the storm system early next week. The latest GFS runs the surface low from near Wichita to southern Indiana. Strong negative tilt upper trough and good diffluence are still there, so we continue to believe there is a chance of a significant severe weather outbreak across the deep south late Monday, Monday night, and into Tuesday morning. Tornadoes could be involved with the projected wind profiles, so everyone will need to stay in touch early next week.

We will watch it closely over the weekend and make notes here as needed...

*REST OF SPRING BREAK WEEK: The weather looks dry Wednesday through Friday of next week with pleasant temperatures. Most days we should be in the 60s; maybe low 70s by Friday.

*EASTER WEEKEND STORM: We really need to get beyond the first storm system before we deal with this one, but we could have a heavy rain threat, a severe thunderstorm threat, or both at some point over the Easter weekend. The 12Z run of the GFS suggests the big storm day will be Saturday, but of course that could change.

We won't even try to discuss the April Fool's storm now, but just be aware of it and we will deal with it later.

Have a great weekend, and if you are headed out of town be safe!