After a very windy Tuesday night, the weather will calm down for a brief period. But then, more severe weather is possible into Thursday. Hello, I'm Meteorologist, Lauren Whisenhunt.A strong cold front rolled through central Alabama last night bringing strong, damaging winds with gusts exceeding 60 miles per hour! These strong winds resulted in numerous power outages and reports of tree damage and other property damage also.
POWER UPDATE:
SOME AREAS OF ALABAMA ARE OUT OF POWER THIS MORNING DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE NIGHT.
53 THOUSAND WERE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY ACROSS ALABAMA.
ALABAMA POWER TOLD US THAT CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT RESTORING POWER TO ALMOST TWENTY THOUSAND HOMES.
12 THOUSAND ARE STILL OUT IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA, WITH 7 THOUSAND IN TUSCALOOSA, AND 4 THOUSAND IN GADSDEN.
OFFICIALS SAY CREWS WILL BE WORKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EXPECT ALMOST EVERYONE TO BE RESTORED BY TONIGHT.
A colder airmass has invaded the deep south behind this strong frontal system. Temperatures started out this morning ranging from 20-29 degrees. Expect mostly sunny skies today with highs around 50. Winds will be out of the north between 5 and 10 mph.
Tonight will be clear and cold with lows dipping to near 30 degrees.
Then, the active weather pattern continues on Thursday with another developing low pressure system bringing a chance of severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. The Storm Prediction Center has the southern half of our state under a slight risk for severe weather. This is where the most unstable air will be.
Stay tuned as we track this unsettled weather pattern this week.
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