A few storms possible in Alabama Monday and Tuesday
Parts of Alabama were still dealing with rain and storms on Monday morning, and flash flood warnings continued for several areas.
Isolated severe storms will remain possible today, and Tuesday, for the southern part of the state. Damaging winds and hail will be the main threats with any stronger storm that develops, according to the National Weather Service.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has a Level 1 out of 5 risk in place both days for parts of south Alabama.
A Level 1 risk means isolated severe storms will be possible.
Today’s severe weather outlook is at the top of this post. Below is Tuesday’s severe weather outlook:
Storms continued overnight for the south-central part of Alabama, and the National Weather Service issued a couple of tornado warnings in the early hours of Monday. Radar detected a brief tornado debris signature near the Milstead area in Macon County, according to the weather service.
Some damage has been reported near that spot along Highway 229.
A large flash flood warning will be in effect until 8:15 a.m. for a wide-ranging area including Bibb, northern Chilton, southern Shelby, Chambers, southern Clay, Coosa, southern Randolph, southwestern Talladega and northern Tallapoosa counties.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham said between 3 and 7 inches of rain has fallen in those areas, and an additional 1 to 3 inches would be possible this morning.
A flood watch will be in effect until 10 a.m. for part of Alabama:
The counties in the flood watch are Calhoun, Cleburne, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Marengo, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour.
Rain will hang around that area thanks to a stalled boundary, and some storms could develop through the morning and into the afternoon hours.
More rain and storms will be possible in the same areas on Tuesday before the boundary moves out by Wednesday.
Drier — and cooler — weather is expected on Thursday, but another front will approach on Friday and could bring the possibility of more rain and storms to at least the northern part of the state, according to forecasters.