Flash Flood Watch Issued For Most Of Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, AL — After a dry and cold week in Alabama, northern counties in the state have been placed under a flash flood watch Wednesday. The watch will remain in effect through Friday morning, as total rainfall amounts could exceed 4 inches north of I-59, according to the National Weather Service.

"The main threat in Alabama will come from strong, gusty winds," meteorologist James Spann said. "There is a low-end tornado threat to the west over parts of south Mississippi and southeast Louisiana."

The NWS in Birmingham said the state could see a transition from rain to freezing rain across the far northwest counties early to mid Friday morning.

The high will be around 60 Wednesday, Spann said, followed by upper 60s Thursday. Friday will be colder, with temperatures in the 30s over the northern third of the state. By Friday afternoon the best chance of rain will shift down into south Alabama.