James Spann: Alabama stays dry through the weekend with cold nights, warmer afternoons
COLD APRIL MORNING: Here are some temperatures across Alabama just before sunrise this morning:
- Weaver — 28
- Fort Payne — 29
- Pell City — 30
- Decatur — 30
- Hueytown — 30
- Haleyville — 31
- Huntsville — 31
- Birmingham — 32
- Scottsboro — 32
- Tuscaloosa — 34
- Anniston — 35
- Montgomery — 39
A north wind of around 4-8 mph persists; that kept temperatures a little warmer than forecast (the wind was expected to be calm).
Today will be sunny with a high between 57 and 60 degrees; the average high for Birmingham on April 2 is 71. Tonight will be clear and cold again; some spots could see another freeze early Saturday. We are forecasting lows between 28 and 36 degrees.
Sunny weather continues over the Easter weekend and a warming trend begins. The high will be in the mid 60s Saturday, followed by low 70s Sunday.
NEXT WEEK: The warm-up continues. Afternoon temperatures will be close to 80 degrees by Tuesday and Wednesday. The first half of the week will be dry; global models suggest showers and thunderstorms will return Thursday. For now it doesn’t look like a severe weather setup, but this is April in Alabama, and we will keep an eye on forecast parameters as we get closer to the event.
ON THIS DATE IN 1957: An F3 tornado tore through Dallas. Ten people were killed and 216 were injured. Total damage was $1.5 million. This tornado was among the most photographed and studied in history.
ON THIS DATE IN 1982: Severe thunderstorms spawned 56 tornadoes in the central U.S., including 17 in the Red River region of Texas and Oklahoma. The tornadoes claimed 30 lives and injured 383 other people. A violent tornado near Messer, Oklahoma, left only the carpet tack strips on the slab of a house it destroyed and carried a motel sign 30 miles.
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