Another dose of heavy summer storms on Tuesday

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WELL WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER STILL SHOWING SOME RAIN IN TALLADEGA. CLAY, COOSA AND CHILTON COUNTIES DOWN TOWARD ALEXANDER CITY MOVING SOUTH. IN FACT, THE ONLY THUNDERSTORM FORM AROUND HERE AT THIS POINT STRETCHES FROM TALLAPOOSA COUNTY UP INTO CHAMBERS COUNTY. A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CELLS HERE. THOSE ARE MOVING DOWN TOWARD LAFAYETTE AND AWAY FROM ROANOKE AND AWAY FROM ALEXANDER CITY DOWN TOWARD THE DADEVILLE AREA. WELL, THIS IS WHAT THE SKY LOOKED LIKE BEFORE IT ALL BROKE LOOSE OVER THE BIRMINGHAM METRO AREA THIS AFTERNOON. JOHN TALBERT SHARED THIS WITH ME JUST BEFORE 5 P.M. AS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PASS THROUGH. OUTFLOW IS THE WIND THAT BLOWS OUT OF A THUNDERSTORM THAT’S COLLAPSING. THE RAIN COOLED AIR MOVES FORWARD AND IT OFTEN ACTS LIKE A COLD FRONT AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT CAN HELP TO FOCUS ALL THAT ENERGY IN ONE PLACE. YOU GET THE TWO AIR MASSES BUMPING UP AGAINST EACH OTHER AND HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DOING THINGS LIKE THIS AS THE SUN WAS POPPING BACK OUT, A FAINT DOUBLE RAINBOW HERE. THERE’S ONE, THERE’S TWO. THAT’S FROM JAMIE WILLIS, WHO IS THE CHILDREN’S MINISTER AT VALLEY DALE CHURCH. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THIS COMING UP COMING UP ON TUESDAY WITH MORE WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HOW MUCH RAIN DID WE END UP WITH? WELL, JEFFERSON COUNTY AND SHELBY COUNTY WERE THE BIG WINNERS. THE DERBY DOWNS NEIGHBORHOOD IN VESTAVIA, 3.66IN OF RAIN, NEARLY 3.5IN MOUNTAIN BROOK OVER THREE UP IN FORNEY AND CHEROKEE COUNTY. EAGLE POINT OVER TWO INCHES PROVIDENCE NORTH CULLMAN COUNTY, ALMOST TWO INCHES. AND THEN JASPER HAD NEARLY 1.75IN OF RAIN. HERE’S HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO SHAPE UP FOR TOMORROW. WE’LL STOP THE CLOCK THERE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, NOT THAT MUCH LEFT TOMORROW AND MAYBE SEEING A BRIEF SHOWER OR TWO BEFORE 1 OR 2 P.M., BUT JUST AFTER TWO AND THEN THROUGH ABOUT 9 TO 10, WE JUST GET THIS BLOSSOMING OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE COULD BE VERY, VERY HEAVY. AND I’LL CAUTION YOU, THE TIME STAMP HERE PROBABLY DOESN’T MATCH UP VERY WELL WITH WHERE THESE STORMS WILL BE AT A GIVEN TIME. BUT WE SEE THE ENVIRONMENT, WE SEE THE BUBBLES OF THOSE THUNDERSTORMS GOING UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE. AND SOME OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY HEAVY, POTENTIALLY DROPPING. YOU SEE THE COLORS HERE, THE ORANGES AND THE REDS BETWEEN 1 AND 3IN OF RAIN YET AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND A FEW STORMS COULD EVEN HAVE SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS AS WELL AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL. TOMORROW IS THE LAST OF THE REALLY HOT DAYS FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THOUGH, WE’LL TOP OUT AROUND 88. THE HEAT INDEX OVER 90 HIGH HUMIDITY AND ALTHOUGH WE DO GET A SLIGHT PUSH OF DRIER AIR, WE JUST CAN’T QUITE SHAKE THE SHOWERS UNTIL AT LEA

Another day of intense summerlike storms ahead for Alabama

Intense, torrential thunderstorms explode across Alabama again on Tuesday afternoon and evening bringing gusty winds, localized flooding, and frequent, dangerous lightning. Check the video forecast for the latest.MORE STORMS ON TUESDAY A weak cool front in the area through Tuesday moves slowly across the South, and it stirs up quite a few heavy thunderstorms along the way in this hot, muggy air. Monday was the hottest day of the year so far and the hottest since September 22, 2022 when we hit 96°F. It was also one of the wettest days of the year in the Birmingham metro area with 2-4 inches of rain coming down in a little more than 60 minutes over Hoover, Homewood, Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills.Keep track of ongoing storms with WVTM 13 Live Doppler now available on WVTM13.com!Tuesday brings an even better chance of some scattered storms, and some of those may be intense at times. Monday night: Partly to mostly cloudy, warm and humid. Some fog developing. Lows in the upper 60s. More Storms Tuesday: The Storm Prediction Center outlines a marginal (low) risk of a few severe storms over the northern half of the state through the afternoon and evening. Individual storms could have a significant impact with wind gusts over 50 mph, hail larger than a quarter, torrential rainfall, and frequent lightning. There is also a threat of some localized flash flooding especially if a slow-moving storm sits over an urban area. Still hot and humid: Morning temperatures start out in the upper 60s with some patchy fog; it gets to the upper 80s again in the afternoon with a heat index above 90°F until the downpours start to cool things down some in the afternoon and evening.CAN’T QUITE GET RID OF DAILY SHOWERSThe rain chance drops off somewhat for Wednesday north of Birmingham with some slightly less sticky air moving southbound into Alabama, but it does not make a big enough impact to clear the storms over the central and southern parts of the state. So, expect more hit-or-miss, unevenly scattered storms on Wednesday even as the temperature drops a few degrees: highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.Thursday and Friday bring a few more scattered showers and storms: again, very uneven rainfall patterns and a slight drop in temperature with highs in the 70s and lower 80s, lows drop to the lower 60s.Another stronger front moves in Saturday with – you guessed it – more unevenly scattered showers and storms; however, this front may have just enough push to knock the humid air to the coast for a few days and let most of Alabama have a quick breath of fresh air before summer heat and humidity take hold for the long haul.Most spots around here will easily have a few mornings between 55 and 60 degrees next week with daytime highs a shade below average around 80 degrees.CLICK TO SEE THE 7-DAY FORECAST—STAY WEATHER AWAREGet the free WVTM 13 app and turn on the alerts for the latest weather updates.For the latest Birmingham weather information and central Alabama's certified most accurate forecast, watch WVTM 13 News.Current Weather ConditionsHourly Forecast | 10-Day ForecastInteractive RadarBirmingham SkycamsLive Doppler RadarSign Up For Email Weather AlertsDownload the WVTM 13 AppDon't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

MORE STORMS ON TUESDAY

A weak cool front in the area through Tuesday moves slowly across the South, and it stirs up quite a few heavy thunderstorms along the way in this hot, muggy air.

Monday was the hottest day of the year so far and the hottest since September 22, 2022 when we hit 96°F. It was also one of the wettest days of the year in the Birmingham metro area with 2-4 inches of rain coming down in a little more than 60 minutes over Hoover, Homewood, Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills.

Keep track of ongoing storms with WVTM 13 Live Doppler now available on WVTM13.com!

Tuesday brings an even better chance of some scattered storms, and some of those may be intense at times.

Monday night: Partly to mostly cloudy, warm and humid. Some fog developing. Lows in the upper 60s.
More Storms Tuesday: The Storm Prediction Center outlines a marginal (low) risk of a few severe storms over the northern half of the state through the afternoon and evening. Individual storms could have a significant impact with wind gusts over 50 mph, hail larger than a quarter, torrential rainfall, and frequent lightning. There is also a threat of some localized flash flooding especially if a slow-moving storm sits over an urban area.

Still hot and humid: Morning temperatures start out in the upper 60s with some patchy fog; it gets to the upper 80s again in the afternoon with a heat index above 90°F until the downpours start to cool things down some in the afternoon and evening.

CAN’T QUITE GET RID OF DAILY SHOWERS

The rain chance drops off somewhat for Wednesday north of Birmingham with some slightly less sticky air moving southbound into Alabama, but it does not make a big enough impact to clear the storms over the central and southern parts of the state.

So, expect more hit-or-miss, unevenly scattered storms on Wednesday even as the temperature drops a few degrees: highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

Thursday and Friday bring a few more scattered showers and storms: again, very uneven rainfall patterns and a slight drop in temperature with highs in the 70s and lower 80s, lows drop to the lower 60s.

Another stronger front moves in Saturday with – you guessed it – more unevenly scattered showers and storms; however, this front may have just enough push to knock the humid air to the coast for a few days and let most of Alabama have a quick breath of fresh air before summer heat and humidity take hold for the long haul.

Most spots around here will easily have a few mornings between 55 and 60 degrees next week with daytime highs a shade below average around 80 degrees.