Monday, February 18, 2008

Cooler President's Day Forecast


Breezy, NW winds will continue to usher in cooler temperatures today. Hello, I'm Meteorologist, Lauren Whisenhunt

Severe weather resulting in large hail, damaging winds, minor flooding and possible tornadoes raced through our state on Sunday and affected numerous counties. In the CBS 42 viewing area, this severe weather with damage was found in Tuscaloosa County, Hale County, Bibb County, Chilton County, Coosa County, Shelby County and Clay County. Storm Damage Survey Crews from the National Weather Service will assess the storm damage on Monday and Tuesday. We will continue to update you on this assessment as new information becomes available.
In addition to the severe weather on Sunday, some record rainfall amounts were also broken.

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.07 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT TUSCALOOSA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.67 SET IN 1992.

A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.33 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT ANNISTON YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.07 SET IN 1998.

Our President's Day forecast will feature some morning clouds followed by clearing skies this afternoon. Breezy, Northwest winds between 10 and 15 mph will keep temperatures feeling rather chilly today with daytime highs in the low 50's.

Tonight expect clear skies and cold temperatures with overnight lows dropping into the upper 20's to lower 30's.

Tuesday will be beautiful with mostly sunny skies and temperatures warming up to around average for this time of year. Highs will be in the mid 50s with winds out of the west 10-15 mph.

Towards the end of the week expect another chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the low to mid 60's.

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