James Spann: Alabama stays dry through the weekend with warm afternoons
MILD MARCH DAY: With sunshine in full supply, temperatures are in the 70s across Alabama this afternoon. A very dry air mass remains in place tonight; the sky will be clear with a low in the 40s.
Dry weather continues through the weekend with warm afternoons. With a sunny sky, we expect highs between 75 and 80 degrees Thursday and Friday. The weekend will be a bit more humid; expect a partly sunny sky Saturday and Sunday with afternoon highs around 80 degrees. It will be the warmest weekend so far this year.
NEXT WEEK: A cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms to the state Monday. A few strong storms are possible; for now the Storm Prediction Center does not have any severe weather risk defined in its outlook for Monday. Global models continue to push the front down near the Gulf Coast Monday night, suggesting dry, cooler weather for Tuesday and the rest of week, with highs back in the 60s.
ON THIS DATE IN 2012: Ten tornadoes touched down in Alabama, including an EF-2 that moved through Tallapoosa and Chambers counties, killing one person. This large multiple-vortex tornado crossed Lake Martin near the beginning of its path before passing near Jackson’s Gap, Eagle Creek and Trammel Crossroads. Several homes sustained significant damage and multiple mobile homes were destroyed. One mobile home frame was wrapped completely around a tree trunk. Thousands of trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, and two other people were injured.
Another EF-2 moved through parts of Madison County. Homes were damaged to varying degrees by this high-end EF-2 tornado, with a few poorly constructed homes destroyed. Silos, garages and barns were damaged or destroyed, and many trees and power poles were snapped. Buckhorn High School was damaged, with vehicles moved and damaged in the parking lot.
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