A Wet Afternoon in Alabama--1 o'clock Report

Rain was widespread across North and Central Alabama early this afternoon--generally from Montgomery and Alexander City northward.

Heaviest rain was over North and NW Alabama generally from Lamar and North Pickens County northeastward to about Cullman and Boaz.

Moving generally toward the east.

Rain has greatly diminished over the NW corner of the state.

Very little lightning in Alabama at this time. However, there were some thunderstorms over East Central Mississippi...moving east.

Some Alabama rainfall amounts so far:

1.50 inches near Winfield (near Fayette-Marion County line)
1.15 in Fayette
1.24 in Carbon Hill (NW Walker County)
0.66 in Cordova
0.94 in Haleyville
0.73 in Jasper
0.12 in Alabaster

At mid-day, it was a cool 66 degrees in Huntsville, 68 in Muscle Shoals, 71 in Birmingham and Alabaster and 72 in Tuscaloosa. It was an almost chilly 63 atop Mt. Cheaha--Alabama's highest point.

Is that more enjoyable than the 92, 96, 98, 100, 102 days that we had so many of this summer?

The cold front...or we should say cool front...that will bring us some very nice weather in coming days was crossing the Mississippi River early this afternoon.