Nearly all the convection from today has since dissipated over the last few hours since the sun has set. It should be a fairly nice evening and night across most of Central Alabama, but there still could be a very isolated storm pop up during the overnight hours. Let’s recap what happened today. As expected, […]
For most for most of today, showers and thunderstorms have impacted areas across Alabama. More widespread activity has been over eastern portions of the state, with even some flooding reported in Calhoun County. As we head into this evening, there are still some loud thunderboomers ongoing in some areas. A more intense storm is ongoing […]
Scattered showers and storms are lighting up the radar again today. If you are not seeing rain now, odds are you will over the next 72 hours. The latest QPF outlook shows that most of Alabama could see close to an inch of rain between now and Tuesday afternoon with some areas receiving a little […]
Over the last few minutes, several strong storms have developed across Jefferson County and the metro area. Across the western part of the county, storms are impacting areas along the Warrior River, in around Oak Grove, Sylvan Springs and Hueytown. There is a strong thunderstorms just north of downtown Birmingham impacting areas around Tarrant, Fultondale, […]
Late this morning, showers and storms began to develop across the Alabama landscape. As we continue to head through the afternoon, these showers and storms have continued to develop. The most intense activity has been across East Alabama today, affecting portions of Etowah, Calhoun, Cleberne, Clay, Chambers and Randolph Counties. The last few radar scan […]
The weather forecast for Johnstown, PA on July 19, 1977 called for a 30 percent chance of thundershowers. Forecasters knew that it would take less than four inches of rain in three hours to cause flash flooding, but no flash flood watches were in effect despite the fact that a warm, moist airmass was in […]
Alert your friends and family members who might be vacationing along the beaches of Alabama and NW Florida about the importance of obeying the double red flags that are out. Storms this morning along the coast have produced rough surf that is causing the rip currents.
FIRST AN IMPORTANT TRAFFIC NOTE The @Spann Twitter Army alerted everyone to a major accident on I-65 southbound just south of Walkers Chapel Road. @JohnTalbot reports the SB interstate is closed. Lots of emergency vehicles. Southbound traffic backed up for miles with accidents in the traffic jam as well. Northbound traffic is starting to back […]
July temperatures in the northeastern United States have run as much as 6-8 degrees F above normal so far in July, and they will experience one more day of sweltering heat before a cold front brings some relief tomorrow. A heat advisory is in effect for the Megapolis from Boston to Washington, DC, including New […]
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. Looks like we are dealing with a fairly complex pattern for the weekend and early next week that should […]
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.
