RADAR CHECK: We have a classic summer look to the radar this afternoon. Random, scattered showers and thunderstorms moving northward. Stronger storms are producing gusty winds, heavy rain, and lots of lightning. But much of the state is dry with a partly to mostly sunny along with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. Scattered showers will fade after sunset.
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: The overall idea remains the same. Sun at times plus scattered showers and thunderstorms on daily basis with highs in the mid to upper 80s, right at seasonal averages for mid-June. Coverage of showers and storms will be enhanced to some degree by a weak trough to the west; odds of any one spot getting wet each day are around 60 percent. Most, but not all, of the showers and storms will come from about 2:00 until 10:00 p.m. Unlike last weekend, organized severe thunderstorms are not expected, but the heavier storms over the weekend will produce gusty winds and very frequent lightning.
NEXT WEEK: Partly sunny, warm, very humid days with a few ransom showers or storms around during the afternoon and evening hours. Showers should be fewer in number as an upper ridge builds across the Deep South. This ridge will also bring hotter afternoons; most Alabama communities will see a high in the low 90s over the latter half of the week. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.
TROPICS: Again this morning the Atlantic basin is calm. No tropical storms, no hurricanes for at least the next seven days.
ON THIS DATE IN 1915: An estimated F4 tornado moved northeast from northwest of Waterville, Iowa crossing the Mississippi River two miles south of Ferryville, Wisconsin. A man and his daughter were killed in one of three homes that were obliterated southwest of “Heytman,” a small railroad station on the Mississippi River.
Look for the next video briefing here by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow…
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