Alabama forecasters were in the middle of another round of severe weather on Sunday night -- and things continued to be busy as of 11 p.m.
Tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail and flooding rain will all be possible into the overnight hours.
It’s already been a long day for Alabamians: There have been multiple tornado warnings issued today, and flash flooding is an increasing concern. There are multiple ongoing flash flood warnings from north to south Alabama.
No part of the state may be immune to the threat before it’s over.
The National Weather Service had been warning that today was expected to be a “high-impact severe weather event,” for much of the state. And it’s lived up to its billing.
There are several tornado watches ongoing late Sunday.
An upgraded tornado watch continues for part of south and central Alabama until midnight. It is a PDS watch, which stands for “particularly dangerous situation”:
A tornado watch remains in effect for a few Alabama counties until midnight.
Some of the counties in this watch have been switched over to a new tornado watch. The counties left in the PDS watch are: Chilton, Dallas, Clarke, Washington and Wilcox.
A tornado watch issued earlier for north and north-central Alabama has been extended until midnight but has been whittled down and now only contains three counties: Blount, Cherokee, Etowah and DeKalb:
A tornado watch remains in effect until midnight for part of Alabama.
A third tornado watch was issued at 10:45 p.m. for parts of eastern and southern Alabama and will be in effect until 6 a.m. CDT:
The Alabama counties in this watch are: Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Dale, Houston, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Talladega and Tallapoosa.
The weather service warned that conditions were still favorable for severe weather especially in south Alabama:
The weather service urged Alabamians to have a severe weather plan in place and be ready to act on it at a moment’s notice — tonights storms will be fast-moving and intense.
Also have several ways to get warnings — especially if the power is knocked out.
Alabamians are cautioned not to rely on outdoor sirens for warnings which can be difficult to hear when you’re indoors or when you’re asleep.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has all of Alabama under a risk for severe weather today.
As of Sunday evening a large part of the state was in the moderate risk area, which is Level 4 out of five severe weather categories. It now covers all of north and central and a good part of south Alabama.
The rest of the state has an enhanced risk, or Level 3, except for areas just along the coast, which have a slight risk.
A moderate risk means widespread severe weather will be possible, including strong tornadoes.
An enhanced risk means numerous severe storms will be possible. A slight risk means scattered severe storms will be possible.
Forecasters said that the most important point is that severe weather is likely statewide, no matter what risk level you’re in.
There’s also growing concerns about flooding rain for north and north-central Alabama and windy conditions outside of storms.
A flash flood watch continues for all of north Alabama and the northern part of central Alabama. Up to 5 inches of rain will be possible, especially in north Alabama, which could lead to flash flooding.
The Weather Prediction Center is warning of the possibility of some “significant” flash flooding tonight as heavy rain continues in parts of north and north-central Alabama:
There are multiple flash flood warnings ongoing on Sunday night:
A flash flood warning is in effect for Jackson, Marshall, southern Madison, central DeKalb, northeastern Cullman and southeastern Morgan counties until 3:15 a.m.:
A flash flood warning has been issued for a broad area that includes Walker, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, northern Greene, Jefferson, northwestern Sumter and southern Fayette counties.
It will be in effect until 11:30 p.m. Heavy rain continued across the warning area, and up to two inches have already fallen. More rain is expected tonight:
A flash flood warning has been extended for Blount County until 12:45 a.m.:
As of 6:39 p.m. heavy rain was falling across the county. Up to 3 inches have already fallen, according to the weather service.
A flash flood warning has been issued for southeastern Marshall and southwestern DeKalb counties until 1 a.m.
Heavy rain was falling across the warning area, and up to 2 inches have already fallen today.
A flash flood warning will be in effect for central Marshall county until 4 a.m.:
As of 10:03 p.m. heavy rain continued over the warning area and flash flooding has been reported, according to the weather service.
A flash flood warning has been issued for southeastern Blount, northern Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair and Cherokee counties until 2:30 a.m.
Heavy rain continued over the warning area, where up to 3 inches has already fallen.
A wind advisory is in effect for the entire state, and winds could gust as high as 40 mph through the overnight hours.
Calmer weather is expected to follow behind today’s storms, and as of now no more severe weather is on the horizon for the next few days.
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