Ida To Bring More Rain, Possible Tornadoes To Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Hurricane Ida brought some heavy rain to the Birmingham metro Monday, and the area can expect more tropical rain Tuesday, with the possibility of more severe weather looming.

A flash flood watch remains in effect for most of Alabama Tuesday, and additional rain amounts of around an inch are likely. The National Weather Service in Birmingham said the potential for a few brief, isolated tornadoes remains over the eastern and southern counties Tuesday afternoon.

The Storm Prediction Center maintains a slight risk (level 2 of 5) for areas east of a line from Fort Payne to Talladega to Prattville to Brewton.

"The greatest chance of isolated tornadoes will come roughly from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. over east and south Alabama," meteorologist James Spann said. "Like the ones Monday, they will most likely be short-lived, and sometimes these tropical tornadoes can get down with little or no warning, so be weather aware today."

The good news is that Wednesday will be mostly dry, with just the chance of a few lingering showers early in the day. The sky becomes partly sunny with a high in the low 80s, Spann said.

"A very dry air mass will settle into the state, setting the stage for some amazingly nice weather Thursday through the long Labor Day weekend," Spann said.