Tens Of Thousands Without Power As Deadly Storms Hit Southeast Wednesday, May 5, 2021
House damage from a fallen tree in Northeast Jackson, Ms. - photo by Twitter/@jennnotgin
A large tree branch landed on a truck in Belhaven, Ms., damaging the vehicle amid severe storms - photo by Twitter/ @ehhender
A line of intense storms sweeping across Mississippi on May 4 - photo by AccuWeather Ongoing cleanup and recovery efforts from severe storms throughout the southern United States were disrupted from a new round of thunderstorms on Tuesday. The Carolinas to Louisiana and portions of northeastern Texas were on watch into Tuesday night, while robust storms also continued to erupt across parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians.
Here is a quick update on the Alabama weather situation just before 6:30 p.m.
Things are quiet across Alabama. A shower is over Tuscaloosa County, but much of the precipitation is not reaching the ground thanks to the very dry air near the surface. The dewpoint at Tuscaloosa was only 39F at 5:10, but the shower has moistened the airmass just a bit, and the latest dewpoint is 44F. These sprinkles will move up into Jefferson and Shelby Counties over the next hour. The biggest impact will be that you might have to use your windshield wipers a time or two.
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