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Line continues to track east with minor damage reports coming in from Morgan County. Wind and heavy rain remain the biggest threats. Also eyes on the storm near Cornersville, TN.

-Ben

An organizing band of storms is working through the central portion of the Valley producing hail, strong winds, and heavy rain. A few of these cells have triggered a few severe thunderstorm warnings as they’ve moved eastward. The StormForce 31 Weather Team is watching closely for you.

-Ben Luna

Overall, it was a great Father’s Day Weekend, weather-wise! As advertised, we saw some storms late in the day on Sunday and more stormy weather is in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday.

As of this morning update, showers and storms around Moore, Franklin (TN), and Jackson counties continue to push east at about 25 mph and should be out of our forecast region by about 10:00 AM. Here’s a look at the radar at 8:52 AM:

West of I-65 and south of the Tennessee River it’s been a beautiful morning! Here’s the view over Cullman County just before 9:00 AM:

If you haven’t seen any showers or storms this morning, your time is most likely coming later today! Hit or miss variety showers and storms will pop up by late morning, and will transition over to widely scattered showers and storms for the afternoon. Here’s an hour-by-hour breakdown on our in-house forecast model:

While we’re not forecasting widespread severe weather, a few storms may be strong. The main threats will be gusty winds up to 40 mph, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Localized flooding of creeks, streams, and low lying spots is also a concern in areas that experience multiple bouts of heavy rain.

More showers and storms are likely overnight, and the forecast does not look very promising for tonight’s outdoor events. Here’s the forecast for tonight’s Huntsville Stars home game against the Chattanooga Lookouts:

As a parade of upper level disturbances moves across the Valley, more showers and storms are likely on Tuesday. The main threats will be gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning.

A cold front moves into the Valley and weakens late Tuesday into Wednesday, and showers and storms will then taper off. THEN, my friends, we settle into SUMMER.

Although the Summer Solstice doesn’t take place until Friday, the rest of the work week will include three harbingers of Summer in the Deep South: heat, humidity, and the chance for isolated variety showers and storms each afternoon.

Here’s a look at your 7-Day Forecast! Make it a great Monday!

- Samantha Smith

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A very nice day today but a bit warmer with the change in winds veering back from the south bringing upper 80′s to near 90° back to the forecast. We are currently sitting in the low 80′s for East Alabama while West Alabama and adjacent Southern Mid TN is warmer with most temps in the upper 80′s already. It is a tad more sticky outside today as well with dew points on the rise but overall still not too bad. Tomorrow will bring an increase in moisture and instability to the area yielding a the slight chance for a few early aftn showers/storms. We will count on most areas staying dry as anything that pops will be isolated in nature and rather short-lived.

If you have outdoor plans for Dad, certainly keep them but may not be a bad idea to keep your eye on the radar in the event you do need to take things indoors. This same upper air pattern in place tomorrow will allow another frontal boundary currently draped over the upper mid-west to sink south on Monday triggering a better shot for scatt’d showers and a few isolated t-storms for the afternoon hours. Here is a look at the next few days! Happy Father’s Day!

Good Friday to you!

The countdown to Summer continues and as of today we’re just ONE week away. Next Friday, June 21st, will be the Summer solstice. So, will it feel like Summer for the upcoming weekend? Yes!

The cold front that brought us strong to severe storms on Thursday will find itself stuck along the Gulf Coast all weekend, but in it’s wake, we’re enjoying much cooler and drier conditions. High temperatures today will top out in the mid to upper 80s. Dew point temperatures will linger in the upper 50s and low 60s. That, my friends, is great news for your hair! Expect a LOW Frizz Factor today:

For tonight, we’ll maintain a mostly clear sky and lows will cool into the low 60s. Portions of NE AL and adjacent southern Middle TN may even wake up to the upper 50s! Won’t that be a refreshing change from the past few days?!

Despite the cool start on Saturday, highs will top out in the low 90s, under ample sunshine. We’ll call it mostly clear to partly cloudy overnight with lows in the mid 60s.

Father’s Day won’t be a wash by any means, but as plentiful moisture returns to the Valley, isolated showers and storms may pop up (mainly in the afternoon). Here’s what we’re looking at hour-by-hour for Father’s Day:

(By the way, Happy Early Father’s Day to the all the dads out there and to the mothers who play BOTH roles!)

Weekend Getaway:

A few moments ago I mentioned that the cold front that brought us inclement weather on Thursday is now draped along the Gulf Coast. While a weekend in Gulf Shores won’t be a washout, showers and storms will be possible Saturday and Sunday. If you’re hitting the highway this afternoon and spending the next few days aWAAY, here’s what you can expect:

Bonnaroo is also this weekend and it’s a short drive! While most of the weekend looks warm and dry, isolated showers and storms are possible Sunday:

As always, I leave you with your 7-Day Forecast!

Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to tune in to WAAY-31 First News through the weekend for your most up-to-date forecast with Meteorologist Merry Perry (@31Merry)!

- Samantha Smith

Twitter: @SamanthaSmithWX

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The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Franklin County until 5:15 p.m. Thursday evening. Gusty winds, some hail, lots of lightning, and heavy rain accompany this cell on it’s southeast track.

Here’s the radar as of 4:53 p.m.:

-Ben Luna

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the following counties until 7:00 PM: Franklin (TN), Lincoln, Moore, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means that conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms, so have a way to get your warnings!

The main threats with severe storms will be damaging wind and hail. The peak time frame for severe weather will be between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

For a detailed look at our thinking on today’s severe potential, click here.