From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham continued a tornado watch on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in several Alabama counties, as what’s left of Hurricane Delta moves through the southeast.
The watch remains in effect until 8 p.m. for Calhoun, Chambers, Cleburne, Lee, Randolph, Russell and Barbour Counties.
The NWS said a band of convection is moving across eastern Alabama into western Georgia. Some weak rotation has already been noted in some areas. This means there is a threat of brief tornadoes in those areas.
There is a possibility the NWS will extend the time on the tornado watch in these seven counties.
The remnants of Hurricane Delta are now spreading rain and winds across parts of Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama.
Between 3 and 6 inches (7 and 15 centimeters) of rain could fall in spots around the Southeast in the coming hours, raising the risk of flash flooding and isolated minor river flooding.
Places in the forecast path of the storm include the Appalachian region of far northeast Georgia, the western Carolinas and western Virginia. Forecasters say parts of northern Alabama and the Tennessee Valley into the MidAtlantic region could see between 1 and 3 inches of rain (2.5 and 7.6 centimeters) of rainfall from the remnants.
Delta crashed ashore Friday evening in southwest Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane and then began weakening quickly over land.