Latest on Ida: The former tropical storm is now an extratropical area of low pressure, and will continue to weaken as it moves inland.  The former center of circulation, as of 9:30am, is located over Baldwin County, Alabama, near Robertsdale, AL.

What’s left of Ida will continue to move eastward.

Here and Now: Radar indicates that the heaviest rain is along and north of a line from Demopolis to Clanton to Roanoke, with only scattered showers farther south.

The rain will continue to slowly lift north/east through the afternoon, gradually diminishing from west to east tonight.

How Much Rain? Many places saw some whopper rainfall amounts.  Here are a few selected totals from around Alabama:

Alex City:  2.65″
Auburn:  1.75″
Dothan:  1.16″
East Montgomery:  2.92″
Evergreen:  3.55″
Foley:  6.61″
Mobile:  4.01″
Montgomery: 2.06″
Opelika:  5.40″
Orange Beach:  5.00″
Prattville:  2.43″
Selma:  2.56″
Troy:  3.34″

What’s Next? We’ll see the remnants of Ida slowly slide through the Florida panhandle today and tonight.  Eventually, the area of low pressure will slide far enough east so that we can get some drier weather in here, but that will be a slow process.

Clouds will likely hang tough across much of Alabama tomorrow, especially during the first half of the day.  The rain should be gone by sunrise tomorrow, setting us up for a dry, pleasant end to the work week and weekend.

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