Strong storms expected across Central and South Alabama Thursday

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THIS IS WVTM 13 WEATHER. LIVE YOU THE LIGHTS STILL ON AT REGIONS FIELD DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM TONIGHT. BARONS AND TRASH PANDAS GOING TO TRY TO GET ONE UNDERWAY TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND SOME OF THEM COULD BE STRONG BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 8 P.M. AND WITHIN THOSE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS, A FEW OF THEM COULD HAVE STRONG WIND GUSTS OR A FEW ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS. POTENTIAL COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES. BUT RIGHT NOW, WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER TRACKING, A FEW LITTLE SPRINKLES OVER PARTS OF EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. THE AIR STILL SO DRY DOWN HERE CLOSE TO THE GROUND THAT IT’S VERY UNLIKELY THAT MUCH OF THAT AT ALL IS GETTING DOWN TOWARD THE SURFACE. BUT WHAT IS GETTING DOWN TO THE GROUND OR DOWN TO THE SEA IS OUT HERE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO, AND THAT’S STARTING TO LIFT NORTHWARD UP THROUGH MOBILE AND. BALDWIN COUNTIES. AND SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS ARE GOING TO BE HERE BEFORE THE TIME THE SUN COMES UP TOMORROW. AND LOOK AT THIS. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT THAT ONE THUNDERSTORM SITTING THERE OVER FORT LAUDERDALE, A COMPLETE MIX THAT HAS JUST BEEN ALMOST STATIONARY ALL AFTERNOON, HAS PRODUCED NEARLY 20 INCHES OF RAIN, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING, INCLUDING FORT LAUDERDALE’S AIRPORT OVER THE LAST 4 HOURS. JUST AN INCREDIBLE SCENE THERE OVER SOUTHEASTERN PART OF FLORIDA. DOWN HERE IN THE MORNING. RAIN ALREADY MOVING IN AROUND 7 A.M. SO IF IT’S NOT RAINING AT THE BUS STOP, CHANCES ARE IT WILL BE RAINING BY THE TIME THE KIDS GET TO SCHOOL OR BY THE TIME THEY GET TO LUNCH, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF BIRMINGHAM AND IT’S JUST WAVE AFTER WAVE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE FUEL IS THERE FOR A FEW STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH. THE BRIGHTER THE COLOR HERE, THE MORE INSTABILITY THERE IS AND THE MORE UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE IS. THE TALLER THUNDERSTORMS CAN GROW IN, THE TALLER THEY GROW NATURALLY, THE STRONGER THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET. BY 5 P.M., SOME OF THOSE STORMS BETWEEN TUSCALOOSA, BIBB, CHILTON, SHELBY AND DOWN TOWARD THE TARGET COUNTIES COULD BE PRETTY POWERFUL. AND THAT’S WHY WE HAVE A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. IT’S NOT THAT WE EXPECT A LOT OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS, BUT THOSE THAT DEVELOP WILL CERTAINLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW PRETTY POWERFUL. SOME OF THOSE LITTLE WHITE SPOTS RIGHT THERE REPRESENTING WHERE SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE AROUND 5:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SO WE’LL START OUT THE MORNING IN THE FORTIES, WORK OUR WAY UP INTO THE MID AND UPPER SIXTIES TOMORROW AFTERNOON. COOLER TO THE NORTH, WARMER TO THE SOUTH AND AGAIN, OUR TIMELINE HERE, ROUGHLY ABOUT 11 A.M. TO 8 P.M. STARTING IN THE FIFTIES, GETTING INTO THE MID AND UPPER SIXTIES IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. RAIN COMES BACK LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN NEXT WEEK LOOKING DRY AND

Rain and a few strong storms: Thursday is an Impact Day for Central Alabama

Impact Day ahead: expect widespread showers and thunderstorms Thursday. Some storms could be severe. Check the video forecast for details! ⚠️IMPACT DAY: STORMS ON THURSDAY Alabama's pleasant weather streak comes to an end as rain moves north from the Gulf Coast overnight through Thursday morning. The severe weather risk is 'Marginal,' and that means storms are 'limited in duration, coverage and intensity.' In other words, don't let a severe storm take you by surprise; be aware, but you do not necessarily have to change your plans (unless you need it to to be totally sunny and dry).Timing: 11 AM to 8 AM in Central Alabama. Threats: locally heavy rainfall, a few isolated storms with severe wind gusts over 60 MPH and/or a short-lived tornado.Who gets the storms? The risk is higher south of Interstate 20 (Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Pell City, Anniston) in places like Montgomery, Demopolis, and Auburn. North Alabama just gets rain and thunder from this one.Thursday general weather: a good chance of showers (70%), morning lows in the 50s, afternoon highs in the mid/upper 60s. East-southeast wind around 10-20 miles per hour.Storms lose strength after sunset Thursday, but some scattered showers and isolated (non-severe) storms may continue overnight into Friday morning.Total rainfall Thursday into Friday looks heaviest south of I-20, but you can expect a lot of variation from place to place!FRIDAY AND THE WEEKENDThe slow-moving Gulf low drifts northbound across Alabama early Friday. That slow progress keeps some clouds as well as a few patchy areas of showers - even an isolated storm or two - through midday and early Friday afternoon (especially east of Birmingham, Cullman and Clanton).That batch of wet weather finally moves out by Friday night leaving us dry for about 18 hours; expect a quiet, mild Saturday morning in the upper 50s/lower 60s and a pleasant, warm day in the low-80s with a partly sunny sky.A cold front moving into Alabama Saturday night brings another batch of showers and some thunderstorms to the state late Saturday into Sunday morning. The risk of severe weather is very, very low around here in that time frame: mostly just some showers and a few claps of thunder.Once that front passes, it gets cooler on Sunday: temperatures around 66-72°F Sunday afternoon with a clearing sky and a stiff northwest breeze.LOOKING TOWARD NEXT WEEK Behind the front, the air stays seasonably mild: highs in the lower 70s, lows in the 40s/50s into early next week. As of now, there are no significant threats of severe weather on the horizon through the next seven to ten days. Any storms that manage to develop in that timeframe would be few and far between with a very limited chance of growing strong.Most of the week ahead looks dry and warm: pleasant mornings and warm dry afternoons.Beyond the next ten days, the weather pattern in late April to early May does look more active across the South in the final week of the month.CLICK TO SEE THE 7-DAY FORECASTGet the free WVTM 13 app and turn on the alerts for the latest weather updates.—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.

Impact Day ahead: expect widespread showers and thunderstorms Thursday. Some storms could be severe. Check the video forecast for details!

⚠️IMPACT DAY: STORMS ON THURSDAY

Alabama's pleasant weather streak comes to an end as rain moves north from the Gulf Coast overnight through Thursday morning.

alabama weather forecast

The severe weather risk is 'Marginal,' and that means storms are 'limited in duration, coverage and intensity.' In other words, don't let a severe storm take you by surprise; be aware, but you do not necessarily have to change your plans (unless you need it to to be totally sunny and dry).

Timing: 11 AM to 8 AM in Central Alabama.
Threats: locally heavy rainfall, a few isolated storms with severe wind gusts over 60 MPH and/or a short-lived tornado.
Who gets the storms? The risk is higher south of Interstate 20 (Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Pell City, Anniston) in places like Montgomery, Demopolis, and Auburn. North Alabama just gets rain and thunder from this one.
Thursday general weather: a good chance of showers (70%), morning lows in the 50s, afternoon highs in the mid/upper 60s. East-southeast wind around 10-20 miles per hour.

Storms lose strength after sunset Thursday, but some scattered showers and isolated (non-severe) storms may continue overnight into Friday morning.

Total rainfall Thursday into Friday looks heaviest south of I-20, but you can expect a lot of variation from place to place!

alabama weather forecast

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND

The slow-moving Gulf low drifts northbound across Alabama early Friday. That slow progress keeps some clouds as well as a few patchy areas of showers - even an isolated storm or two - through midday and early Friday afternoon (especially east of Birmingham, Cullman and Clanton).

That batch of wet weather finally moves out by Friday night leaving us dry for about 18 hours; expect a quiet, mild Saturday morning in the upper 50s/lower 60s and a pleasant, warm day in the low-80s with a partly sunny sky.

A cold front moving into Alabama Saturday night brings another batch of showers and some thunderstorms to the state late Saturday into Sunday morning. The risk of severe weather is very, very low around here in that time frame: mostly just some showers and a few claps of thunder.

Once that front passes, it gets cooler on Sunday: temperatures around 66-72°F Sunday afternoon with a clearing sky and a stiff northwest breeze.

LOOKING TOWARD NEXT WEEK

Behind the front, the air stays seasonably mild: highs in the lower 70s, lows in the 40s/50s into early next week.

As of now, there are no significant threats of severe weather on the horizon through the next seven to ten days. Any storms that manage to develop in that timeframe would be few and far between with a very limited chance of growing strong.

Most of the week ahead looks dry and warm: pleasant mornings and warm dry afternoons.

Beyond the next ten days, the weather pattern in late April to early May does look more active across the South in the final week of the month.