Storms move out of Alabama; cooler temperatures coming

Storms had moved out of Alabama on Saturday morning after a busy night.

South Alabama had been under tornado watches (all now canceled), and the National Weather Service issued several severe thunderstorm warnings and a few tornado warnings overnight. The tornado warnings (now canceled) were for Dale and Henry counties in southeast Alabama, but as of Saturday morning no major damage reports have been relayed to the weather service.

There were also numerous flash flood warnings issued for parts of south Alabama overnight, but they had all expired as of 8 a.m. Saturday.

Flood water did persist in some areas in southeast Alabama according to reports on X (formerly Twitter):

The storms are over for Alabama today, but some showers could linger, according to the weather service. Cooler air is expected to filter in today and tonight, resulting in the coolest low temperatures the area has had in a while tonight and tomorrow night.

Highs today will be cooler in the northern part of the state while still warm in the south (today’s forecast highs are at the top of this post).

The forecast lows for tonight will be in the 30s and 40s in the state:

Low temperatures tonight will drop into the 30s in parts of north and north-central Alabama, with the 40s expected elsewhere.NWS

Sunday will be a bit cooler than the past few days. The weather service is forecasting highs to be in the 50s and 60s across much of the state:

Sunday highs

High temperatures on Sunday will be cooler than those of late.NWS

A chilly night is in store for Sunday into Monday, with temperatures near the freezing mark possible in some spots. The weather service warned that some frost could be possible in parts of northern Alabama, which is not good news for already budding trees and flowering plants.

Here are the forecast lows for Sunday into Monday:

Sunday lows

Low temperatures from Sunday night into Monday morning could drop to the freezing mark in parts of Alabama.NWS

However, temperatures are expected to warm up through next week, and more spring-like temperatures will be the story for Tuesday and beyond.

The next chance for rain in Alabama will come near the end of the work week, but no severe weather is in the forecast for the state (so far).