Don’t expect any big changes anytime soon.

An unusual thing happened Wednesday in Alabama.  There was a rare September tornado.  Especially rare because it was not associated with any kind of tropical cyclone, such as a tropical storm or hurricane.  This time of year, it normally takes a landfalling tropical system or a tropical system that has already moved onshore to generate enough spin in the atmopshere to cause rotating storms.  But Wednesday, there was just enough spin in the atmosphere to cause some rotation, and that lead to a brief tornado over Lomax in Chilton county.  It was on the ground for less than 2 minutes, had a path length of only two-thirds of a mile and a width of just 30 yards.  Damage was minor and obviously there were no injuries.
The low pressure area that has dominated the scene here for the past several days will gradually weaken the next few days, but it looks like the moisture will remain, and there will continue to be just enough flow to generate additional showers and scattered thunderstorms.
A cold front may arrive early next week to cut off the moisture stream, and perhaps allow us to dry out a bit.