Severe thunderstorms occur in Alabama on Thursday

Thursday was declared an alert day by the WVTM 13 team. This means you need to be aware of the weather at all times as it can be life-threatening. Download the free WVTM 13 app and turn on notifications to get the latest information from our meteorologists. You can download it here. Several confirmed tornadoes struck northern Alabama on Wednesday evening. More severe storms will move across Alabama in several rounds this evening. For current information, see the video forecast. OVERNIGHT: Multiple tornadoes struck northern Alabama and southern Tennessee Wednesday evening. The Limestone County EMA reported at least one home was destroyed in the Brigadoon community on the north shore of Wheeler Lake. TORNADO WATCH: A tornado watch has been issued until 10 a.m. for counties generally along and north of I-20. Remember that a tornado warning means that tornado warnings are possible. Have reliable ways to hear alerts this morning should they be needed. ALARM THURSDAY: MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STORMS The next round of severe thunderstorms will hit northern Alabama in the early morning hours and move south into the Birmingham area by mid-morning. Some heavy rain is possible during the morning rush, and a few storms could be severe through 10 a.m. Thursday. Most of Thursday will be warm, humid and rain-free once the first wave of storms leaves the area. Expect a high in the lower 80s with a south-southwest breeze around 10 to 15 mph and partly sunny skies. The next wave of severe storms will arrive from the west after 7 p.m. and will appear to be more focused on the southern half of Alabama through Thursday night and Friday morning. A BREAK FROM THE HEAT A strong cold front in May will sweep away the sticky, stormy weather and usher in a much more pleasant scenario for Alabama on Friday and Saturday. Temperatures will only climb into the 70s (about 3 to 6 degrees below average for early May) and overnight lows will fall into the upper 40s to lower 50s on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Warm, moist air will creep northward again Sunday afternoon, and that will be just enough to consider a chance for a brief shower or two with thickening clouds. CHANCES OF RAIN NEXT WEEKBirmingham is not in a drought yet, but we are in a rainfall deficit. Since March 1, just 8.28 inches of rain has fallen at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. That is around 30 percent less than the normal value for the last two months. Next week we have a chance to catch up on precipitation in central Alabama. Expect several more days of scattered showers and storms, with more widespread rainfall (and storms) expected on Thursday and Friday next week. Stay informed about the weather. Click here to get the latest weather reports for your area. And stay up to date with notifications in the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here. For the latest weather information for Birmingham and the certified most accurate weather forecast for central Alabama, check out WVTM 13 News. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, X, formerly Twitter and Instagram.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –

Thursday was declared an alert day by the WVTM 13 team. This means that you must pay attention to the weather at all times as it can be life-threatening.

Download the free WVTM 13 app and turn on notifications for the latest information from our meteorologists. You can download it Here.

Several confirmed tornadoes ripped through northern Alabama on Wednesday evening. More severe storms will move across Alabama in several rounds this evening. For current information, see the video forecast.

OVERNIGHT:

Multiple tornadoes hit northern Alabama and southern Tennessee on Wednesday evening. The Limestone County EMA reported at least one home was destroyed in the community of Brigadoon, on the north shore of Wheeler Lake.

TORNADO WATCH:

A tornado warning is in effect until 10 a.m. for counties generally along and north of I-20. Remember that a tornado warning means that tornado warnings are possible. Have reliable ways to hear alerts this morning should they be needed.

ALARM DAY THURSDAY: MULTIPLE STORMS

The next round of severe thunderstorms will hit northern Alabama in the early morning hours and move south into the Birmingham area by mid-morning. Some heavy rain is possible during the morning rush, and a few storms could be severe through 10 a.m. Thursday.

Most of Thursday will be warm, humid and rain-free once the first wave of storms leaves the area. Expect a high in the lower 80s with a south-southwest breeze around 10 to 15 mph and partly sunny skies.

The next wave of severe storms will arrive from the west after 7 p.m. and will appear to become more concentrated in the southern half of Alabama through Thursday night and Friday morning.

A BREAK FROM THE HEAT

A strong cold front in May will sweep away the sticky, stormy weather and usher in a much more pleasant scenario for Alabama on Friday and Saturday.

Temperatures will only rise into the 70s (about 3 to 6 degrees below the early May average) and overnight lows will fall into the upper 40s to lower 50s on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Warm, moist air will push north again Sunday afternoon, and that will be just enough to account for the chance of a brief shower or two with thickening clouds.

CHANCES OF RAIN NEXT WEEK

Birmingham is not in drought yet, but we have a rainfall deficit. Since March 1, just 8.28 inches of rain has fallen at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. That is about 30 percent below the normal value for the last two months.

Next week we’ll have a chance to check out the rain in central Alabama. Several more days of scattered showers and storms are expected, with more widespread rainfall (and storms) expected on Thursday and Friday next week.

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