Several more rounds of heavy thunderstorms with gusty winds, flash flooding ahead for Alabama through the weekend

An active August weather pattern keeps more storms in the forecast, and some of them may be severe again overnight, on Friday, and again on Saturday. Check the video forecast for the latest.IMPACT DAY: MORE HEAVY STORMS THURSDAY NIGHTAugust has been unkind to Alabama so far. As of 6 PM Thursday, here are some of the stats on Alabama’s severe weather this month: 441 individual reports of severe weather combined between NWS Birmingham and Huntsville (wind, hail, flood) 153 Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings in the Birmingham & Huntsville County Warning Areas. 3 lightning strike victims 21 injuries related to high wind gusts Significant flooding: 9.87” just outside Oneonta since August 1st, almost 5” in Trussville, and 3.60 of rain in Birmingham (Airport) since the first day of the monthAnother round of storms develops late Thursday evening and rolls through Friday morning with strong gusty winds over 40 miles per hour, frequent lightning, small hail, and heavy rain. Some localized flooding may occur under the heaviest downpours. A storm may briefly become severe!The strongest storms will be confined to the Central part of the state: Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Talladega, Calhoun, Pickens, Greene, Hale, Bibb, and Chilton Counties between 10 PM and 5 AM.Other showers and storms develop statewide overnight and throughout the day Friday.MORE IMPACT WEATHER: STORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAYFriday and Saturday are also Impact Days as scattered heavy storms build over Alabama again during the hottest parts of the day.Friday afternoon’s storms look spotty and mainly south of Interstate 20. A few of them could briefly be severe between 10 AM and 7 PM.The occasional clouds and storms hold temperatures down below average for mid-August, but it still gets hot enough: highs in the upper 80s, heat index in the mid-90s because of the high humidity.More storms blow in from the north on Saturday: hitting North Alabama by mid-morning and moving across Central Alabama in the afternoon. Expect around one hour’s worth of rain Saturday: lightning and wind gusts over 40 miles per hour, too.Rain coverage looks very uneven: more to the northeast of Birmingham, less to the south and southwest.Temperatures climb to the lower 90s with a heat index up to 100°F+ between 1 PM and 5 PM away from the storms. HOT SUNDAY, COLD FRONT MONDAYStorms thin down to the point where we can call them ‘isolated’ on Sunday. Most communities will miss out on rain Sunday afternoon, but those who do get it could get a lot. Locally heavy downpours may add up to more than 1-2” of rain in some spots while many others see no rain at all.Sunday’s heat index climbs to 105°F-110°F on the back of a high temperature in the mid-90s and some strong summer sunshine. The heat makes it an Impact Day – again.Monday brings a ‘cold front:’ stirring up storms and shifting the wind to the north by Monday night. That north wind drives drier air south, and we will have noticeably less humidity on Tuesday and Wednesday. Drier air also means at least a two-day break from the daily threat of downpours, but scattered storms do re-appear in the forecast by Thursday and Friday of next week.CLICK TO SEE THE 7-DAY FORECASTSTAY WEATHER AWARE 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.