**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today** BLUE SKY: What a delightful day across Alabama… sunshine in full supply with temperatures right around 60 degrees at mid-afternoon. Tonight will be clear, and temperatures will fall into the mid 30s by daybreak tomorrow. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Another fantastic day tomorrow, the sky will be partly to mostly […]
SWAW stands for Severe Weather Awareness Week. This is an annual event, and has been since 1975, to focus on the weather threats which come with severe weather season in Alabama. Many, many states hold these educational events in an effort to increase the awareness of people to the severe weather threats and also to […]
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. STORMS ARE GONE: Drier air is pushing into Alabama in the wake of the band of strong to severe […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING 3 COUNTIES LEE RUSSELL BARBOUR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…AUBURN…EUFAULA… OPELIKA AND PHENIX CITY. Most of the showers and storms for Central Alabama have shifted to the south and east this morning. A cold front has made its way into Alabama and you […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING 4 COUNTIES CHAMBERS MACON BULLOCK PIKE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…LANETT…TROY…TUSKEGEE… UNION SPRINGS AND VALLEY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING 3 COUNTIES LEE RUSSELL BARBOUR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…AUBURN…EUFAULA… OPELIKA AND PHENIX […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING 4 COUNTIES ELMORE MONTGOMERY RANDOLPH TALLAPOOSA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALEXANDER CITY…MILLBROOK… MONTGOMERY…ROANOKE AND WETUMPKA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING 7 COUNTIES CHAMBERS LEE MACON RUSSELL BARBOUR BULLOCK PIKE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING 10 COUNTIES AUTAUGA COOSA LOWNDES ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA CALHOUN CLAY CLEBURNE CHEROKEE ETOWAH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ANNISTON…ASHLAND…CENTRE… FORT DEPOSIT…GADSDEN…HEFLIN…JACKSONVILLE…LINEVILLE… LOWNDESBORO…MOODY…PELL CITY…PRATTVILLE…ROCKFORD… SYLACAUGA AND TALLADEGA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING 11 COUNTIES ELMORE […]
A severe storm capable of producing damaging winds is impacting the areas in the warning. This warning includes areas in and around Dadeville, Camp Hill, and Tallassee. These storms will be impacting portions of U.S. 280 as well as state highway 49 & 229. This storm will continue to race off towards the northeast. The […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN… CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WEST END-COBB TOWN…COBB TOWN… SAKS…PIEDMONT…OXFORD…JACKSONVILLE…FORT MCCLELLAN… ANNISTON… * UNTIL 545 AM CST * AT 244 AM CST…1 TO 3 INCHES OF […]
Storms have really increased in intensity and coverage this morning. No storms are currently severe, but there are several storms just below severe limits and they are affecting Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa, and Bullock counties. Storms are racing off to the northeast this morning and are producing torrential rainfall, as well as gusty winds and […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING 9 COUNTIES BIBB BLOUNT CHILTON DALLAS JEFFERSON PERRY SHELBY HALE TUSCALOOSA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALABASTER…BIRMINGHAM…BRENT… CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…COLUMBIANA…GREENSBORO…HOOVER… MARION…MOUNDVILLE…ONEONTA…PELHAM…SELMA… TUSCALOOSA AND UNIONTOWN. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING 21 COUNTIES AUTAUGA COOSA ELMORE LOWNDES MONTGOMERY […]
Strong and currently non-severe storms are rapidly moving east across Central Alabama this morning. Radar is really beginning to fill in for locations along and east of Interstate 65. Strongest storms look to be impacting eastern Jefferson County and heading into St. Clair County. Numerous other storms across the area this morning producing tremendous amounts […]
Quite a few reports coming from DeKalb County this morning of a possible tornado touch down on the north side of Ft. Payne. Report from county manager: at 12:27 AM CST — truck trailer reported blown on top of an industrial building in north fort payne at the intersection of cr 137 and exit 224 […]
The tornado watches for Central Alabama have been replaced by a severe thunderstorm watch. Here is the reasoning from the NWS: We have transitioned to a severe thunderstorm watch due to the low chance of a tornado. The environment is becoming less conducive for tornadoes. HOWEVER, there remains a very low chance of a brief […]
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.
