A massive rain monster is slowly chewing its way across a parched South Central Alabama tonight.
Our squall line of this afternoon had grown in size as it feeds on the superheated moist air in place over the southern half of the state. Entraining air into the advancing vanguard of storms that featured temperatures in the 90s and dewpoints in the the upper 60s to near 70, the storms have propagated southward, leapfrogging their way across the countryside.
Unfortunately, the storms hopped right over Montgomery, where only 0.05 inches of rain was reported and a ten inch rainfall deficit is still posted. One hour rainfall amounts of nearly three inches are common on radar data now from Monroe County into Butler and Crenshaw Counties, then east northeastward into Bullock County and Russell County. Mnay areas have seen over 1.5 inches today.
Closer to home, 2-3 inch amounts are common over East Central Alabama in Calhoun and Clenburne Counties. In the Birmingham metro area, the best rainfall amounts were over the western part of Jefferson County, along the Jefferson/Sleby County line and west of Alasbaster.
At 6:10 p.m., radar indicated that showers and storms had formed in the air over Northwest Alabama that id not see storms earlier today. They were over Marion, Winston, Fayette, Walker, extreme NW Cullman and southern Morgan Counties. This activity is growing and intensity and will ontinue pushing southeastward along a cold front that is moving our way.
Hopefully, it will hold together long enough to bring additional beneficial rains to areas like Cullman, Jasper and Birmingham, but don't expect much. It is not a widespread as the rains earlier today. Still, we will be thankful for what we get.
Our squall line of this afternoon had grown in size as it feeds on the superheated moist air in place over the southern half of the state. Entraining air into the advancing vanguard of storms that featured temperatures in the 90s and dewpoints in the the upper 60s to near 70, the storms have propagated southward, leapfrogging their way across the countryside.
Unfortunately, the storms hopped right over Montgomery, where only 0.05 inches of rain was reported and a ten inch rainfall deficit is still posted. One hour rainfall amounts of nearly three inches are common on radar data now from Monroe County into Butler and Crenshaw Counties, then east northeastward into Bullock County and Russell County. Mnay areas have seen over 1.5 inches today.
Closer to home, 2-3 inch amounts are common over East Central Alabama in Calhoun and Clenburne Counties. In the Birmingham metro area, the best rainfall amounts were over the western part of Jefferson County, along the Jefferson/Sleby County line and west of Alasbaster.
At 6:10 p.m., radar indicated that showers and storms had formed in the air over Northwest Alabama that id not see storms earlier today. They were over Marion, Winston, Fayette, Walker, extreme NW Cullman and southern Morgan Counties. This activity is growing and intensity and will ontinue pushing southeastward along a cold front that is moving our way.
Hopefully, it will hold together long enough to bring additional beneficial rains to areas like Cullman, Jasper and Birmingham, but don't expect much. It is not a widespread as the rains earlier today. Still, we will be thankful for what we get.
on July 22, 2006, 7:09 pm
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