High fire danger before widespread rain on Sunday

Gusty winds and very dry conditions will lead to quick moving fires in North Alabama. Widespread rain on Sunday and Monday will help to lower the fire threat.

Posted: Oct 4, 2019 6:37 PM

Posted By: Rob Elvington

Friday once again brought record heat to North Alabama. Both Huntsville and Muscles Shoals tied record highs. Huntsville hit 95° and Muscle Shoals reached 93°.

The concern through Saturday evening will be high fire danger. Gusty winds and low humidity combined with extremely dry fuels will lead to quick moving fires with any new fire start. Some gusts to 30 mph will be possible, especially in the higher elevations.

A few stray showers and storms will be possible Saturday but widespread scattered storms and showers will develop through the day on Sunday. A slow moving line of rain with embedded thunderstorms will impact North Alabama Monday morning and into the afternoon.

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 424028

Reported Deaths: 6121

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	62258	921
Mobile	30381	549
Madison	27160	186
Tuscaloosa	20779	267
Montgomery	19049	305
Shelby	18572	114
Baldwin	16346	182
Lee	12515	101
Morgan	12260	113
Etowah	11757	168
Calhoun	11161	200
Marshall	10199	107
Houston	8630	148
Cullman	8036	105
Limestone	8028	74
Elmore	7849	101
DeKalb	7688	97
Lauderdale	7600	83
St. Clair	7555	120
Talladega	6180	108
Walker	5903	174
Jackson	5813	41
Colbert	5335	73
Blount	5308	83
Autauga	5198	55
Coffee	4439	56
Dale	3985	81
Franklin	3675	48
Chilton	3376	65
Russell	3317	10
Covington	3277	68
Escambia	3193	42
Dallas	3033	96
Chambers	2842	69
Clarke	2821	33
Tallapoosa	2617	107
Pike	2494	29
Marion	2462	50
Lawrence	2442	47
Winston	2273	35
Bibb	2162	47
Geneva	2025	35
Marengo	1997	29
Pickens	1970	31
Hale	1764	42
Barbour	1730	36
Butler	1702	58
Fayette	1690	26
Cherokee	1605	30
Henry	1544	21
Monroe	1456	17
Randolph	1407	35
Washington	1377	26
Clay	1267	45
Crenshaw	1195	44
Lamar	1182	19
Cleburne	1177	23
Macon	1150	35
Lowndes	1107	35
Wilcox	1031	21
Bullock	991	28
Perry	977	19
Conecuh	944	20
Sumter	891	26
Greene	761	23
Coosa	605	15
Choctaw	515	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

Tennessee Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 687751

Reported Deaths: 8430

County	Cases	Deaths
Shelby	76519	1128
Davidson	70950	665
Knox	38829	400
Hamilton	34687	327
Rutherford	33228	285
Unassigned	22839	126
Williamson	21449	140
Sumner	18262	232
Out of TN	16183	80
Montgomery	14450	149
Wilson	14449	157
Sullivan	12606	211
Blount	11914	125
Washington	11911	191
Maury	10962	123
Bradley	10791	91
Sevier	10495	108
Putnam	9952	136
Madison	9131	179
Robertson	7645	85
Hamblen	6990	109
Anderson	6792	103
Greene	6598	108
Tipton	6210	65
Gibson	5639	111
Coffee	5628	82
Cumberland	5400	72
Dickson	5363	78
Bedford	5325	89
Roane	5212	79
Carter	5109	112
Lawrence	5089	69
McMinn	5085	73
Warren	4987	53
Loudon	4955	50
Jefferson	4779	75
Dyer	4749	82
Monroe	4571	62
Hawkins	4462	68
Franklin	4121	61
Obion	3996	79
Fayette	3978	51
Rhea	3824	56
Lincoln	3794	44
Marshall	3454	36
Cocke	3438	56
Weakley	3399	48
Cheatham	3362	30
Henderson	3330	57
Campbell	3245	40
Giles	3217	72
White	3113	43
Carroll	3104	59
Hardeman	3094	52
Hardin	2981	47
Lauderdale	2937	31
Macon	2888	50
Wayne	2613	19
Henry	2608	58
Overton	2538	43
DeKalb	2423	41
Haywood	2398	45
McNairy	2386	42
Smith	2313	27
Trousdale	2288	14
Marion	2284	31
Scott	2254	31
Hickman	2235	34
Fentress	2128	31
Claiborne	2127	29
Grainger	2090	35
Johnson	2018	32
Morgan	1890	15
Crockett	1807	38
Bledsoe	1742	10
Chester	1738	37
Unicoi	1670	43
Cannon	1577	19
Lake	1555	19
Decatur	1473	26
Polk	1436	17
Union	1394	22
Grundy	1393	21
Sequatchie	1371	18
Humphreys	1328	17
Benton	1321	35
Lewis	1275	20
Meigs	1144	16
Stewart	1055	20
Jackson	1040	21
Perry	947	25
Clay	939	26
Houston	939	22
Moore	800	9
Pickett	679	19
Van Buren	660	7
Hancock	405	6