Alabama’s weather gets much more active Monday and Tuesday: strong winds, heavy rain, and a

Impact Day: Gusts over 40 mph, heavy rain, and a few severe storms possible

Updated: 4:32 PM CST Nov 20, 2023

WVTM 13. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE SOME CHANGES TO TALK ABOUT IN THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT. YEAH, WE WANT THE RAIN, BUT WE GOT SOME POTENTIAL STORMS TO DEAL WITH AS WELL. YEAH, THIS IS STRAIGHT ZERO TO NOVEMBER IN NO TIME FLAT. I MEAN, WE ARE HEADED RIGHT INTO IT. WIND, RAIN, POTENTIAL OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AND KEEP IN MIND, IT’S BEEN NEARLY THREE MONTHS SINCE WE HAD A SINGLE DAY, A 24 HOUR PERIOD WITH ONE INCH OF RAIN. SOME OF US ARE GOING TO WIND UP WITH THREE INCHES OF RAIN BY THIS TIME TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE TWO THINGS, I THINK THAT ALL OF US HAVE TO CONTEND WITH, STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 40MPH, PLUS PREPARE FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. THEY MAY BE SPORADIC, BUT JUST BE READY FOR THAT FLASHLIGHT, CANDLES, THAT SORT OF THING. SHORT TERM POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS POTENTIAL THAT A STORM OR TWO COULD GO SEVERE ON US LATER TONIGHT. THAT WOULD BE AFTER 10:00 PM THROUGH ABOUT 7 TO 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING. SO THAT’S OUR PRIMARY TIME TO BE WATCHING THE RADAR VERY, VERY CLOSELY FOR ANY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. WIND, RAIN AND STORMS. TEMPERATURES HOLDING IN THE 60S THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. WE’LL BOUNCE TO ABOUT 68 WITH THE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY, POTENTIALLY A SPRINKLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, NOT MUCH RAIN ONCE WE’RE PAST ABOUT 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY. SO HERE’S THE TIMELINE AND THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK. YOU SEE THE LEVEL TWO HERE DOES INCLUDE PARTS OF FAYETTE, LAMAR PICKENS, TUSCALOOSA, HALE GREENE, SUMTER, PERRY AND WESTERN BIBB COUNTIES THAT IS WHERE WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE A BIT MORE ENERGY AVAILABLE FOR THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE SEVERE, POTENTIALLY PRODUCING HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES. AND THAT’S GENERALLY UP UNTIL ABOUT 4:00 IN THE MORNING BETWEEN ABOUT 1 A.M. AND 8 A.M., THOUGH I THINK THIS LINE IS GOING TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST STALL OUT OVER JEFFERSON IN COLEMAN BLOUNT, SAINT CLAIR ETOWAH, CHEROKEE AND DEKALB COUNTIES, AND THEN SLOWLY SINK SOUTHEAST INTO SHELBY COUNTY, CHILTON COUNTY, OUT TOWARD SYLACAUGA TALLADEGA CHILDERSBURG ASHLAND LINEVILLE. OXFORD AND ANNISTON. AFTER 4 A.M. THROUGH ABOUT 10 A.M. SO THIS AGAIN WITHOUT THE COLORS ON IT, YOU CAN PICK OUT YOUR TOWN AND LOOK AT THE TIMES HERE. IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT AROUND HERE, BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS PROBABLY NOT THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR THE MAJORITY. IT’S SOMETHING TO BE WATCHFUL FOR. BUT I DON’T THINK WE ALL HAVE TO CONTEND WITH SEVERE STORMS LIKE THESE OUT TO THE WEST AND SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD TO SEE WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE AFTERNOON TO SEE THESE NEAR I-20. IF THESE CONTINUE ON THAT PATH, IT LOOKS LIKE SUMTER, GREENE HALE, MAYBE TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, SOMETIME AFTER ABOUT 10:00, POTENTIALLY, TOO, AS LATE AS MIDNIGHT OR 1:00 IN THE MORNING. HERE’S WHAT THE FUTURE CAST DOES WITH IT. WE GET OVERSPREAD WITH RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. THIS IS NOT A BIG MASS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THAT’S JUST A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN. THE STRONGER STORMS LIKELY TAPPING INTO ENERGY FARTHER TO THE SOUTH. THESE WILL PULL TO THE EAST. WE STILL HAVE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN GOING ON EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A BRIEF SHOWER OR TWO IS LEFT OVER. 1 TO 2IN OF RAIN. AREA WIDE. BUT I’VE HIGHLIGHTED THE YELLOW ZONE HERE WHERE I THINK WE’RE GOING TO GET PROBABLY TWO INCHES, MAYBE EVEN THREE INCHES WHERE HEAVY STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOME FLASH FLOODING RIGHT HERE IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA, POTENTIALLY UP TOWARD ONEONTA CULLMAN, GADSDEN AND DOWN INTO SHELBY COUNTY. TWO STRONG WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THESE ARE GOING TO GO HIGHER THAN 40 OR EVEN 50MPH. SO AGAIN, POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE SECURE GARBAGE CANS, PATIO FURNITURE, THAT SORT OF THING. STORMS MOVE OUT TUESDAY WERE DRY AND COOLER ON WEDNESDAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, A BRIEF SHOWER LATE. OTHERWISE JUST A COOL AND CALM KIND OF DAY. BRIEF SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY

Impact Day: Gusts over 40 mph, heavy rain, and a few severe storms possible

Updated: 4:32 PM CST Nov 20, 2023

Alabama’s first soaker in months comes with a threat of severe storms with high wind gusts and torrential rainfall. Some localized flooding and numerous power outages are expected overnight into Tuesday morning. Check the video forecast for the latest. IMPACT WEATHER: RAIN, WIND, STORMSWidespread rain and a wave of strong thunderstorms blow through Alabama late Monday night through Tuesday morning. The threat of heavy rainfall and strong, gusty non-thunderstorm winds upwards of 40 miles per hour increases after 10 p.m. through sunrise Tuesday.Here are the main take-aways for Monday night and Tuesday morning: Timing: The risk of a few severe storms in North and Central Alabama runs from as early as 10 p.m. Monday to as late as 10 a.m. Tuesday starting in the west and slowly tracking eastward. Severe threat: The higher risk of severe weather exists in Mississippi Monday night, but a few storms along this line could still briefly become severe with wind gusts as high as 70 miles per hour. Any rotating storms could produce tornadoes, so be alert for watches and warnings overnight.Strong winds: Winds will become very gusty ahead of and along the line of storms rolling across central Alabama. In fact, non-thunderstorm wind gusts above 40 mph will be possible until the line passes early Tuesday morning. Drought relief? Alabama’s state climatologist, Dr. John Christy, says we need around 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain to formally end the drought. Our expectation is an average of 1 to 2 inches of rain between Monday and Tuesday (some localized spots could go higher than three inches). That is enough to show significant improvement and potentially end the drought in some communities. With lots of leaves on the ground potentially blocking drainage areas, some flooding will be possible in the heaviest rain areas. That stormy weather is gone by Tuesday afternoon, and some cooler, drier Pacific air slides in for the middle of the week in Alabama. Another cold front arriving Wednesday night leads to some colder air southward, and that should keep us cooler than normal for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and most of the weekend. Thursday will feature a cold morning in the 30s and 40s, and then mainly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Early morning:Mid-afternoon:A weak disturbance moving northeast out of the Gulf of Mexico could spread some light rain into Alabama later in the day on Thanksgiving.WEEKEND OUTLOOKA slim chance of showers Friday ends fairly early in the day, and the rest of the weekend looks dry and seasonably cool for late November.Look for chilly mornings in the 40s and cool, dry afternoons in the 50s to lower 60s.Weather for the Iron Bowl on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium looks good: a high in the low-60s with a partly to mostly cloudy sky and gentle northwest wind.STAY WEATHER AWAREFor the latest weather coverage for your area, click here. And stay updated with alerts in the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.For the latest Birmingham weather information and central Alabama’s certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Alabama’s first soaker in months comes with a threat of severe storms with high wind gusts and torrential rainfall. Some localized flooding and numerous power outages are expected overnight into Tuesday morning. Check the video forecast for the latest.

IMPACT WEATHER: RAIN, WIND, STORMS

Widespread rain and a wave of strong thunderstorms blow through Alabama late Monday night through Tuesday morning. The threat of heavy rainfall and strong, gusty non-thunderstorm winds upwards of 40 miles per hour increases after 10 p.m. through sunrise Tuesday.

Here are the main take-aways for Monday night and Tuesday morning:

• Timing: The risk of a few severe storms in North and Central Alabama runs from as early as 10 p.m. Monday to as late as 10 a.m. Tuesday starting in the west and slowly tracking eastward.
  

• Severe threat: The higher risk of severe weather exists in Mississippi Monday night, but a few storms along this line could still briefly become severe with wind gusts as high as 70 miles per hour. Any rotating storms could produce tornadoes, so be alert for watches and warnings overnight.

• Strong winds: Winds will become very gusty ahead of and along the line of storms rolling across central Alabama. In fact, non-thunderstorm wind gusts above 40 mph will be possible until the line passes early Tuesday morning.

• Drought relief? Alabama’s state climatologist, Dr. John Christy, says we need around 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain to formally end the drought. Our expectation is an average of 1 to 2 inches of rain between Monday and Tuesday (some localized spots could go higher than three inches). That is enough to show significant improvement and potentially end the drought in some communities. With lots of leaves on the ground potentially blocking drainage areas, some flooding will be possible in the heaviest rain areas.
  
  

That stormy weather is gone by Tuesday afternoon, and some cooler, drier Pacific air slides in for the middle of the week in Alabama.

Another cold front arriving Wednesday night leads to some colder air southward, and that should keep us cooler than normal for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and most of the weekend.

Thursday will feature a cold morning in the 30s and 40s, and then mainly cloudy skies in the afternoon.

Early morning:

Mid-afternoon:

A weak disturbance moving northeast out of the Gulf of Mexico could spread some light rain into Alabama later in the day on Thanksgiving.

WEEKEND OUTLOOK

A slim chance of showers Friday ends fairly early in the day, and the rest of the weekend looks dry and seasonably cool for late November.

Look for chilly mornings in the 40s and cool, dry afternoons in the 50s to lower 60s.

Weather for the Iron Bowl on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium looks good: a high in the low-60s with a partly to mostly cloudy sky and gentle northwest wind.

STAY WEATHER AWARE

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