The same powerful storm that brought 2-to-3 inches of rain to much of our area on Friday and dumped record snowfall on the mid-Atlantic continued on Saturday to generate windy conditions for us even as it departed off the East Coast.  The steep pressure gradient between that exiting low-pressure area and the incoming high-pressure resulted in winds gusting above 30 mph here in Alabama.  It’s cold and dry air that’s invading the Southeast, so look for the clouds to slowly diminish overnight and through the day on Sunday.

By Monday we should find the wind flowing in from the Gulf of Mexico, setting us up for a rainy Tuesday when a cold front will move through.  The leading edge of an arctic air mass, the cold front will likely drop us below freezing on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

With rivers, lakes and streams full to the brim, we don’t need more rain at this point.  The ground is saturated and many yards will have standing water again when the wet weather moves in from the Gulf.  Right now it appears that rainfall amounts of up to one inch are possible.  It’s also possible that we’ll see the next round of precip as soon as Thursday night.  However, computer models right now are not very clear or consistent in defining what’s coming our way.

–Dan Atkinson, Doppler 12 StormVision Meteorologist

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