Active Weather Elsewhere

It's a long stretch to say that the Spring severe weather season is completely over, but the weather pattern over North America sure does send a message that Alabama will not see too much active weather in the short-term. That doesn't mean no rain or storms, but the action will be relatively limited around here for the next few days.

Through this afternoon, there could be an isolated shower or thunderstorm over the eastern half of the state. As of 11:15 this morning, the view from eastern Alabama on Towerlink 33/40 showed some cumulus clouds building upward over Calhoun County, but the radar was quiet except for some showers in northwest Georgia.

While the weather is calm around here, other parts of the nation are getting more active. The Storm Prediction Center has placed much of Nebraska and Iowa as well as the Texas Panhandle under a slight risk of severe weather. A storm chase team led by Ryan and Gina Wade from the University of South Alabama's Meteorology Program is in the Midwest today watching the developing weather situation in that part of the country. They will be out in the Great Plains for the next two weeks chasing storms and teaching their students with some real-world experience. If you would like to follow along with the USA chasers, they have a website that will be updated every day with pictures and a chase log at www.usouthal.edu/stormchasing