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Temps in the 60s and 70s –maybe even 80 in southwestern Minnesota – along with dew points around 60 and a strong cold front could lead to severe storms in Minnesota on Saturday.

Bill Murray | March 17, 2021 @ 7:33 am It’s going to be a long St. Patrick’s Day across Alabama as the threat of severe weather impacts all 67 counties today and tonight into early Thursday. The NWS in Birmingham has canceled the Dense Fog Advisory. Visibilities are still down to one mile at Pell City and Gadsden, 3/4 of a mile at Decatur, 1/2 mile at Bessemer and Alex City, and 1/4 mile at Auburn. Slow down and be careful if you are driving this morning. Showers and thunderstorms cont...

Here’s an Alabama Weather Update at 5:30 p.m.: Showers continue over North Alabama at this hour with a lot of low clouds and a little drizzle over the rest of the area. Clouds eroded enough over southern Alabama and Mississippi to push temperatures into the 70s. This has allowed instability values to rise to 500 joules/kg over the southern third of Alabama and Mississippi. CAPE values over Louisiana are higher. A tornado watch is in effect for much of southern and Southwest Louisiana un...