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Archive for May 27th, 2015

Rain, Storms Lifting Northeast

Rain, Storms Lifting Northeast

| May 27, 2015 @ 7:11 pm

It is nice to see our old friend SimuAWIPS working again. It is a go to site for me for rapid analysis of the state of the atmosphere. Here is the SimuAWIPS depiction of the radar across the Southeast in the large panel. You can clearly see the shield of rain and storms. If you […]

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Scary Clouds

Scary Clouds

| May 27, 2015 @ 6:24 pm

They are just that. Scary clouds. Several people around The Summit have been observing menacing looking funnel like clouds to the south over Double Oak Mountain. Here is an example from @jmdrennen. These are harmless scud clouds developing as air is lifted by the cooler, moist outflow of nearby storms. Cloud fragments, known as scud, […]

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Birmingham Metro Storms Packing a Punch

Birmingham Metro Storms Packing a Punch

| May 27, 2015 @ 6:08 pm

The storms moving into the Birmingham Metro area right now are strong, with torrential rains, deadly lightning, gusty winds and even some small hail possible. There was a severe thunderstorm warning for Shelby, Bibb and Chilton Counties, but it has expired. Here is the radar just after 6 p.m.: No warnings are in effect for […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bibb, Shelby and Chilton

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bibb, Shelby and Chilton

| May 27, 2015 @ 5:29 pm

A line of strong storms continues to lift northward across Central Alabama late this afternoon. Lots of intense lightning, strong gusty winds, some hail and torrential rains in all of the storms. In the warning area, we could see 60 mph winds, which can bring down trees and power lines and one inch hail. THE […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bibb and Tuscaloosa Counties

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bibb and Tuscaloosa Counties

| May 27, 2015 @ 5:05 pm

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Bibb and Tuscaloosa Counties in West Central Alabama. The warning is outlined in yellow. The peach outline is a significant weather alert from the NWS Birmingham for strong storms that will affect the alert area through 5:30 p.m. That area will see […]

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Storms Increasing Across Alabama

Storms Increasing Across Alabama

| May 27, 2015 @ 3:23 pm

RADAR UPDATE: Showers and storms continue to increase, especially over the western half of the state at mid-afternoon. A severe thunderstorm watch is up for parts of East Mississippi until 7p CT. Showers and storms will progress eastward tonight; the main issues will come from gusty winds, frequent lightning, and brief heavy rain. Storms will […]

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NOAA Hurricane Season Outlook

NOAA Hurricane Season Outlook

| May 27, 2015 @ 12:54 pm

NOAA released the annual hurricane season outlook today… here is the release: NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season will likely be below-normal, but that’s no reason to believe coastal areas will have it easy. For the hurricane season, which officially runs from June 1 to November 30, NOAA is predicting a […]

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Forecast for Today’s Rickwood Classic:  Fun!

Forecast for Today’s Rickwood Classic: Fun!

| May 27, 2015 @ 10:24 am

Today is my favorite baseball day of the year! It is the day that one of the best sporting events of the year in all of world occurs. An event that ESPN says is one of the 100 Things That a Sports Fan Has To Do Before They Die. The Birmingham Barons and Jacksonville Suns […]

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James Remembers the Brent Tornado

James Remembers the Brent Tornado

| May 27, 2015 @ 6:32 am

On Sunday night, May 27, 1973, I saw serious tornado damage for the first time in my life, and it changed my life. The sights and sounds are still fresh in my mind; almost like it happened yesterday. I was wrapping up my junior year at Tuscaloosa High School, and on that Sunday night we […]

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Showers/Storms Develop Later Today

Showers/Storms Develop Later Today

| May 27, 2015 @ 6:11 am

AT DAYBREAK: It is a quiet late May morning across the great state of Alabama; nothing on radar… the sky is mostly cloudy, and temperatures are mostly in the 65 to 70 degree range. The high resolution HRRR model suggests the best chance of rain today will come this afternoon with a band of showers […]

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