Good Morning! Here’s my brief video forecast discussion.
TODAY: Heat Advisory in effect. Sun/cloud mix. High near 97. Heat index as high as 106. Widely Scattered random showers & thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon & evening. Steamy tonight. Low tonight 77.
Future Radar suggests that today, storms will be few and far between. Widely Scattered.
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The dangerous heatwave gripping the American Heartland is spreading eastward. Now, much of Alabama is included in a Heat Advisory.
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SEVERE RISK THURSDAY: Big Heat – Big Storms. The Storm Prediction Center has much of central Alabama in a Severe Risk tomorrow.
Damaging wind gusts in the main threat. Scattered to numerous storms are a good bet tomorrow.
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NEXT FEW DAYS: Thursday will be extremely hot. Heat index as high as 108. Some strong/severe storms area a good bet. The higher than normal rain chance continues Friday. Over the weekend, the number of storms will thin out quite a bit. High in the mid 90’s. Low at night mid 70’s.
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Crazy numbers on the heat index Thursday here in Alabama. But, look at Mississippi! Wow.
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BEACH FORECAST: Rain chances will be highest on Friday. But the weekend looks routine. Scattered hit or miss storms. Moderate Rip Current risk. Gulf water temperature 86
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TROPICAL OUTLOOK : The tropics continue quiet for now. We know that will change The peak of the season is in August and September
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Thanks for reading this Blog this morning! This morning we are LIVE on the radio from 6 to 9 on NewsTalk 93.1. Watch us on TV on CBS 8 and ABC 32. I’ll have another update for you in the morning. Have a nice day.
–Rich