10:50 AM UPDATE..TORNADO WATCH:

A Tornado  Watch is in effect  for much of south Alabama, as far north at Montgomery and Macon county until 6PM.  Damaging wind gusts to 70+ mph are possible.  Hail up to half inch in diameter.  A few tornadoes are also possible.  If you live in a manufactured or mobile home, please seek shelter in a more substantial structure during the watch.  You need more than one reliable methods of receiving severe weather watches and warnings.   Our free weather app will send you instant push notifications for severe weather alerts.  Make sure your Weather Radio is in the alert mode.  Never trust Severe Weather sirens.  They can malfunction.  Stay weather aware. 

9:57 AM UPDATE:

SPC is advertising the growing likelyhood of a Tornado Watch in the next couple of hours for most of south Alabama. Stand By.

Probability of Watch Issuance…80 percent Severe potential will likely increase into early afternoon with a squall-line (QLCS) and embedded supercells capable of producing damaging winds and tornadoes. A tornado watch will likely be needed soon.

Here’s the Updated Severe Weather Risk Map from SPC. Level 2 risk along and south of a Union Springs to Greenville. Main time line from roughly 11 in the River Region to exiting SE Alabama by 4. Damaging wind gust is the main threat. Tornadoes are possible.

FUTURE RADAR gets your attention. Quite colorful. Just another very interesting aspect of this Historic Winter Storm affecting 44 states.

BUT, on this post, lets talk about the Extreme Arctic Temperature Crash in our future. I have 4 graphics here.  First, at 5PM today can you see where the Cold Front is located?  There will be a 50+ temperature gradient between Dothan and Muscle Shoals. 

I love the graph.  Shocking 55 degree extreme drop from near 70 today to 15 at Dawn Tuesday. 

Any puddles on the roads from the Sunday rain will freeze overnight Sunday, which could make for some hazardous travel in spots on Monday morning.

Then, the wind chill map for Monday morning.  I see a 9 near Montgomery.  Below zero wind chill up north. 

The 10 day graphic drives down the idea that we have a very cold week indeed.  Also – Any puddles on the roads from today’s  rain will freeze overnight, which could make for some hazardous travel in spots on tomorrow morning.  Ready or not, here it comes!