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Tropical system develops in the Gulf this weekend

Locally heavy rain through the holiday weekend

Tropical system develops in the Gulf this weekend

Locally heavy rain through the holiday weekend

WEBVTT ANNOUNCER: EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR, YOUR THREE-MINUTE ADVANTAGE SO YOU KNOW FIRST, THIS IS WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER. ADRIAN: WE SEE STORMS FIRST ON WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER TRACKING QUIET CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. SHOWERS IN COOSA COUNTY, ABOUT IT. MORE THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TRACKING TROPICS, THIS AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, CLOSE TO LAND. RATHER DISORGANIZED. THERE IS THE CENTER, THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST. WIND SHEAR IN PLACE BUT AS THIS GOES NORTH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAYS 90% CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT AS WE GO TO THE WEEKEND. SHOWING A STRENGTHENING SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, RAINFALL SPREADING NORTH. NO MATTER WHAT THE SYSTEM DOES, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR MAIN EFFECT IN CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL. DOWN TO THE COAST, THERE COULD BE WIND AND ROUGH SURF. NOT A GREAT BEACH WEEKEND IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE ALABAMA OR FLORIDA BEACHES. IRAN CHOOSES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MEMORIAL DAY AS WELL. TROPICAL -- HIGH RAIN CHANCES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MEMORIAL DAY AS WELL. ALONG THE COASTLINE, 5-10 INCHES. CENTRAL ALABAMA, 3-5 INCHES OF RAIN AND LOWER AMOUNTS NORTH. FORECAST TODAY, NOT TROPICAL IN NATURE BUT WE SEE THOSE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW. LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS, TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80’S. INITIALLY DRY THIS MORNING BUT BY LUNCH, SHOWERS BUBBLE UP, INCREASING COVERAGE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON LASTING INTO THE EVENING AND QUIETER OVERNIGHT. WE DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN TOMORROW. ELEVATED RAIN CHANCES ON SATURDAY, TRACKING TROPICAL MOISTURE SUNDAY INTO MEMORIAL DAY. VERY HIGH RANGES IS NO MATTER WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING -- WE WILL CHECK IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WHETHER OR NOT IT BECOMES A NAMED SYSTEM, IT WOULD BE
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Tropical system develops in the Gulf this weekend

Locally heavy rain through the holiday weekend

Meteorologist Adrian Castellano has a look at our forecast

Meteorologist Adrian Castellano has a look at our forecast

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