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Archive for May 25th, 2015

Storms To Our West Due in Here Tomorrow Morning

Storms To Our West Due in Here Tomorrow Morning

| May 25, 2015 @ 10:35 pm

It has been a rough afternoon and night to the west of Alabama with a huge squall line producing tornadoes in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Tornadoes have threatened the Shreveport Metro, the Little Rock Metro and menaced Denison, Texas. A flash flood emergency has been in effect for Austin, Texas, where catastrophic flooding […]

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Occasional Showers/Storms

Occasional Showers/Storms

| May 25, 2015 @ 3:46 pm

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; we will resume the “two a day” schedule tomorrow** RADAR CHECK: The stronger storms have shifted into East Alabama this afternoon… Storms in East Alabama are not severe, but they are producing a good bit of lighting and heavy rain as they move east. A few passing showers and […]

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Stronger Storms Over Northwest Alabama

Stronger Storms Over Northwest Alabama

| May 25, 2015 @ 12:01 pm

Here is the radar at noon: Strong thunderstorm continue late this morning over Northeast Mississippi into Northwest Alabama, from Monroe County MS into western Marion County in Alabama. An areal flood advisory was just posted for Marion County where minor flooding is likely. Others are moving through Lawrence and Limestone Counties. Further southwest, other strong […]

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Possible Tornado/117 mph Wind Gust in Amory MS Earlier?

Possible Tornado/117 mph Wind Gust in Amory MS Earlier?

| May 25, 2015 @ 10:07 am

LATE REPORT From the NWS Memphis: Smithville [Monroe Co, MS] public reports TORNADO at 09:03 AM CDT — smithville marina reports boats toppled over and buildings demolished. definite path of destruction. ORIGINAL POST That impressive little mesoscale convective vortex over Northeast Mississippi that prompted the tornado warning for the Amory and SMithville areas weakened as […]

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Could a Watch Be In Our Future?

Could a Watch Be In Our Future?

| May 25, 2015 @ 9:19 am

A potent little mesoscale convective vortex is rotating into Northwest Alabama early on this Memorial Day. There is very little instability ahead of the system, but it is ingesting unstable air from the south on a strong low level wind. So it is uncertain how long it will be able to maintain itself, but it […]

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Heads Up Lamar/Marion Counties

Heads Up Lamar/Marion Counties

| May 25, 2015 @ 8:45 am

8:45 a.m. Monday As expected, the first line of storms weakened as it crossed into Alabama overnight, but stronger storms are over Northeast Mississippi at this hour, poised to enter West Alabama within the hour. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for the Aberdeen area in NE Mississippi. This is for a pronounced bow […]

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Wet Weather Pattern Returns

Wet Weather Pattern Returns

| May 25, 2015 @ 7:00 am

PATTERN CHANGE: After only about a third of an inch of rain for the entire month of May, showers/storms returned late yesterday afternoon, soaking parts of Central Alabama with over one inch. And, that moist air will stick around for a while with an upper trough to the west, meaning a good chance of occasional […]

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