Over the last few hours, the worst of the weather has been drifting to the south. Heavy rain continues to be the main threat with the showers and thunderstorms that are ongoing across Central Alabama. For areas along and north of Interstate 20, the rain has tapered off and we are drying out some. The […]
Very heavy continues to fall across the county. Flooding is expected in and around the city of Prattville. Interstate 65 and Highway 82 are within this warning and could be impacted by flood waters. More rain is expected over the next few hours. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD […]
Very slow moving thunderstorms over Elmore County are dropping very heavy rain. The rain is falling rapidly and totals could be approaching 1-3 inches. This warning does include the city of Wetumpka. Excessive runoff could cause water to rise rapidly and cause some road to become impassible. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED […]
It has been a very active weather day across Alabama. Little to no severe weather has occurred, but tremendous amounts of rain have been falling with the ongoing convection. Numerous reports of flash flooding in areas that have seen the rain. Birmingham set a daily rainfall record at over 3 inches for the day, and […]
Torrential rains has been falling across the county. Numerous reports of flooded roads and streets in the City of Tuscaloosa and across the County. Very intense rain continues to fall across the county and wil only be making conditions worse. Interstate 20/59, Highways 216, 69 and 43 are all being impacted by the dangerous situation. […]
The previous flash flood warning for Jefferson County expired. With additional heavy rain moving back into the county, the Weather Service has issued a new flash flood warning. This warning does include Downtown Birmingham as well as the Interstates Highway system around the county. Heavy tropical downpours continues to fall on already saturated grounds. Be […]
THE 2013 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON IS OFF TO A QUICK START AS WE NOW HAVE THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON. THIS AFTERNOON AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE FOUND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AS WELL AS A CLOSED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. FOR THIS REASON THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS NAMED […]
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. HIT AND MISS: Storms are scattered across Alabama this afternoon… Tuscaloosa reports sunshine at mid-afternoon with 90 degrees, while […]
Several hours of heavy rain are causing flash flooding conditions across the county. Centre, Cedar Bluff and Ringgold are included in this warning along with Highways 411, 68, 35, 273 and 9. Locations all around Weiss Lake can expect to see flooding conditions. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD […]
For the last few hours, very heavy rain has been falling across portions of eastern Jefferson and western St. Clair Counties. Some areas have received over 2-3 inches of rain. As storms continue to develop and back build to the southwest, flooding conditions are being reported and are expected to continue to develop and worsen. […]
Late this morning showers and thunderstorms began to develop across the state. Over the last few hours, these storms have expanded in coverage. None of these storms are currently severe in the state, there are several severe thunderstorms over northern and eastern Mississippi that we are keeping a close eye on as they head our […]
Over the last few hours, showers and thunderstorms have continued to develop and train over potions of Blount County. These storms have been dropping tremendous amounts of rain and flash flooding conditions are expected over portions of the county. Oneonta and highways 75 and 79 will be impacted. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS […]
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0964 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1153 AM CDT WED JUN 05 2013 AREAS AFFECTED…ERN AR…NRN-CNTRL MS…NRN.-CNTRL AL CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 051653Z – 051830Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…40 PERCENT SUMMARY…AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ACROSS ERN AR…NRN-CNTRL MS AND NRN-CNTRL AL. WIND DAMAGE […]
Scattered showers and storms are developing across the Alabama landscape today. Several mesoscale boundaries, daytime heating, a moist boundary layer, and some upper-level features are providing all the needed ingredients for these showers and storms to develop. Currently, some of the more intense activity is across Etowah and St. Clair Counties, and it appears they […]
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