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Severe Storms in Mississippi…Watch Issued for West Alabama

Severe Storms in Mississippi…Watch Issued for West Alabama

| March 11, 2010 @ 11:53 pm | 1 Reply

Storms have quickly become severe late this evening in Central Mississippi. Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect at this hour for Yazoo, Attala and Montgomery Counties in Mississippi. One very strong storm is just east of Yazoo City. Another is north of Kosciusko. They are moving northeast. The lead storm could reach Northwest Alabama’s Lamar […]

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Strong Storms Late Tonight And Tomorrow

Strong Storms Late Tonight And Tomorrow

| March 11, 2010 @ 3:29 pm | 6 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. HELLO SUN: So far today is going as expected. Rain taped off and moved out this morning, and we have enjoyed a partly sunny afternoon. […]

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

Rain, Rain, Go Away

| March 11, 2010 @ 9:38 am | 15 Replies

Because you have overstayed your welcome. And, for the most part, the rain has left us high and dry. Well, not really, we are still low and wet. At 9:30 this morning the only rain still in Alabama was a few showers right along the Georgia border. The heaviest rain was down over the north […]

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Morning in Alabama–7:30 Report

Morning in Alabama–7:30 Report

| March 11, 2010 @ 7:33 am | 6 Replies

At 7:30 this morning a north/south line (or is it south/north) of moderate to heavy showers about 30 miles wide extended from about Huntsville to Birmingham to Montgomery and then southeastward to near Troy. Movement is eastward. If you had seen this line between midnight and about 4 am, you would have headed to the […]

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River Flooding in Alabama

River Flooding in Alabama

| March 11, 2010 @ 7:10 am | 10 Replies

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 640 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010 …THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALABAMA RIVER AT MONTGOMERY… .HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 36 HOURS CONTINUES TO CAUSE THE ALABAMA RIVER TO RISE…AND A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT AT MONTGOMERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… DO […]

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Flooding Images

Flooding Images

| March 11, 2010 @ 6:40 am | 11 Replies

Thanks to our readers/viewers for these images of flooding across Central Alabama taken yesterday and last night. A number of these images show Buck Creek in Helena well out of it’s banks…

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A Break From The Rain Later Today

A Break From The Rain Later Today

| March 11, 2010 @ 6:09 am | 3 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. BIG TIME SOAKING: The heaviest rain total from our Skywatchers yesterday was 7.39” recorded at Alabaster. Other rain totals included 6.18” at Sterrett, 6.06” at […]

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Alabama Just Before Daybreak

Alabama Just Before Daybreak

| March 11, 2010 @ 5:12 am | 4 Replies

The first hint of daybreak will be soon. In rural areas, the roosters will be crowing, and farmers will be milking their cows. However, a vast majority of folks will be getting ready to hit the road to work or school. Could be a problem with that. I would think extra time for morning drive […]

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Alabama Situation–3:30 am Thursday

Alabama Situation–3:30 am Thursday

| March 11, 2010 @ 3:28 am | 1 Reply

A Flash Flood Warning continues for Lamar County over on the western border of Alabama until 5:45 am. There were already showers in the area but now a line of heavy showers and strong thunderstorms, moving east from Mississippi, and getting closer to Lamar. Besides that, other showers were increasing from Marion and Fayette County […]

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Flash Flood Warning–Lamar

Flash Flood Warning–Lamar

| March 11, 2010 @ 3:02 am | Reply

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 244 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…VERNON…SULLIGENT…MILLPORT… * UNTIL 545 AM CST * AT 236 AM CST…THE […]

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Early (Very Early!) on Thursday

Early (Very Early!) on Thursday

| March 11, 2010 @ 2:05 am | 4 Replies

Lots of showers across Alabama early on this Thursday morning. But not real heavy and no severe thunderstorms at the moment–as of 2 am. A lot of heavy showers and some thunderstorms across the North Gulf of Mexico trying to move onshore into Coastal Alabama and NW Florida. But our main attention now shifts westward […]

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Here’s The Latest…

Here’s The Latest…

| March 11, 2010 @ 12:21 am | 2 Replies

Showers and storms continue over the western half of Central and South Alabama. Nothing especially strong. Over East Alabama, a large area of heavy rain extends from South Alabama’s Crenshaw County up through Lafayette then curving up along the Alabama/Georgia border. Looking to the west, a strong line of storms has developed in the last […]

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