Strong thunderstorms over the Montgomery area are moving east northeast. Areas from Wetumpka to Eclectic to Tallassee are in the path of the storm. Parts of southern Lake will also be impacted. Eastern Montgomery is also being impacted by very strong storms as well. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE […]
After the very active start to the day, we have see a lull in the action and actually have see some decent sunshine across portions of the state. The breaks in the cloud cover, as seen below, are allowing instability to build and we are once again seeing convection blossom across portions of the Southeast. […]
AREAS AFFECTED…PORTIONS OF CENTRAL/SRN MS…EXTREME W-CENTRAL AL CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH POSSIBLE PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…40 PERCENT SUMMARY…THUNDERSTORMS MAY POSE A RISK FOR ISOLATED DAMAGING GUSTS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TRENDS IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE MONITORED AND A WATCH IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO 18Z. DISCUSSION…LATEST RADAR AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY BISECTING […]
Here is a cool graphic of the current visible satellite image with radar echoes superimposed. That delineated line is the outflow sinking south. You can see clearing out behind it. The southward impetus of the outflow and the low level southerly surface winds are blowing off the tops of the clouds, resulting in the striations. […]
Serious flooding continues across parts of the Birmingham Metro despite the fact that the rain has ended. these photos are from the Mountain Brook Parkway, courtesy of @Davi29P who apparently lives in the Old Mill House. Water rescues have been ongoing at the Rue Maison and Rue Deville apartments on Shades Creek at Lakeshore and […]
3.12 inches of rain has fallen at the Birmingham Airport so far today through 8:15 a.m. This is a new record rainfall for July 4th in the Magic City. The former record (2.10″) was recorded in the first year we have reliable records, 1895! That same year, the high was only 80F. We might not […]
The answer is…no. Almost everyone will see rain today, but there will be breaks. The current band of rain covering nearly all of North Central Alabama is beginning to slowly diminish at this hour. It should end over western Alabama by 10 a.m. and in the Birmingham area by noon. Locations along and east of […]
A serious flash flooding situation is in effect in the Birmingham Metro. John Talbot reports that Homewood Police and Fire have a major water rescue/evacuation in progress at apartments off Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham Fire and Rescue also performing water rescues. Please, on this Fourth of July, turn around, don’t drown! Don’t put first responders and […]
LATE REPORT Village Creek now at 10.93 feet and still rising. ORIGINAL POST You can see from this flood gauge graphic how rapidly the water has risen on Village Creek in western Birmingham. Additional very heavy rain is falling in this area still and the flooding is expected to worsen. Here is what flooding looks […]
Very heavy rain is sinking south slowly across northern Shelby County this morning. 1-3 inches of rain has fallen and one hour rainfall rates over one inch can be expected. Flooding will occur in areas that are prone to it. Current radar at 7:42 on the left, accumulated precipitation on the right: THE NATIONAL WEATHER […]
Nature is providing plenty of fireworks for the fourth of July in the form of a train of thunderstorms that stretched from Southeast Oklahoma all the way to North Georgia. Flash flood watches were posted for a sizable chunk of the Southeast US including much of the northern half of Alabama through Sunday morning. There […]
LATE REPORT 7 AM 2.73 inches of rain at the Birmingham Airport in the past 24 hours, which 2.68 inches of it coming since 3:40 a.m. Village Creek at Avenue W in Ensley (10.65′) has gone above its flood stage of 10 feet. More heavy rain is moving into the area and the creek will […]
LATE REPORT 7 AM Lamar County EMA reports several roads under at least 6 inches of water across Lamar county including in the city of Vernon and at least three roads in the western part of the county. ORIGINAL POST Widespread 3-5 inch rainfall amounts have fallen across the warning area since yesterday and more […]
Here is the big picture as of 12:15 along with a new warning. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 100 AM CDT * AT 1213 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A […]
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