Okay, so really the title is designed to catch your eye and get you to read the post. I have a great recommendation for you if you find yourself on the Alabama coast in the vicinity of Gulf Shores and/or Orange Beach. Whatever you plan to do, be sure to find time or make time […]
From Steve Jones of alabamaquake.com…. On this date in 1916, the largest earthquake in Alabama’s history struck in the Birmingham area. According to the USGS, “On the basis of the number of chimneys destroyed, the earthquake [shaking] was more severe in Irondale than in any other Alabama town between Easonville and Birmingham.” There were no […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. DRY AIR TAKES OVER: Looks like a classic long October run of dry days for Alabama coming up. Makes […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. DRIER AIR TAKING OVER: Last night’s weather went very much as expected. Storms were severe west of our state, […]
Rain and thunderstorms continue to push through the I-59 corridor at this hour, with rain, lightning and some gusty winds, but they are not severe. They are not expected to become severe. The heaviest rain extends from the Tuscaloosa area northeastward to near Lake View. Sumter County storm is strong, but not severe. Dangerous storm […]
Storm south of Meridian has a long history of producing tornado damage. It is moving into Choctaw County, which is out of our coverage area and the NWS Birmingham area of reponsibility. The storm north of Meridian has a tornado warning on it as well. It is moving southeast and will impact Sumter County shortly, […]
The NWS Jackson has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Noxubee County in eastern Mississippi for an intensifying storm. The storm will push east southeast into southern Pickens, northern Sumter and Greene Counties by 1:45. There is rotation on this storm. It probably isn’t producing a tornado, but if it continues to intensify that is […]
As forecast by the short term models, the storms have weakened as they moved into the more stable air over Alabama. Storms extend across eastern Marion, Winston, Lamar, Fayette, northwestern Walker and into Pickens Counties. They are not severe. The storms will push east southeast to east northeast across Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Walker, Cullman and […]
The good news is that the storms are weaker over eastern Mississippi and Northwest Alabama. The moisture influx just hasn’t been impressive so far, so the storms don’t have the same fuel they had earlier, at least over North Central Mississippi. The NWS is holding off on issuing a watch for now. There are no […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
