Friday, June 12, 2009

Quiet Night?

The squall line rapidly moved through and cleared the area earlier this evening. It has since weakened considerably over Central Alabama. The damage could have been a lot worse, but it appears that minor tree damage, some power outages, and minor street flooding are the worst reports thus far. The highest wind gust measured at Hilbun Hall was 49 mph, but an estimated report of an 86 mph wind gust came from north of Ackerman as the storms rolled through. I highly doubt the winds were that strong, but I'm sure there were gusts easily over 60 mph within the line. There are lingering showers to our north across Northeast Mississippi, but these should not affect us for the remainder of the evening. I'll be keeping a close eye on new convection that is trying to develop across Eastern Oklahoma. If this manages to form into another convective complex, we may see some more rain just before sunrise tomorrow. On the other hand, if this convection does not develop into a complex, we should remain quiet overnight with temperatures remaining in the upper 60's.

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