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Archive for November 18th, 2015

Brighter Weather Tomorrow

Brighter Weather Tomorrow

| November 18, 2015 @ 3:37 pm

RADAR CHECK: Rain continues to fall over East Alabama this afternoon, but it has ended over the western half of the state. A tornado watch remains in effect for the far southeast corner of Alabama for a while longer… Rain amounts of 2 inches have been common statewide today with some minor flooding issues reported. […]

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Watch County Notification

Watch County Notification

| November 18, 2015 @ 3:19 pm

This is the text of a severe warning from the National Weather Service for part of the AlabamaWX.com coverage area. Standby for more details to be added to this post by our meteorologists. WWUS64 KBMX 182118 WCNBMX WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 552 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 318 PM CST WED NOV 18 2015 […]

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Watch County Notification

Watch County Notification

| November 18, 2015 @ 2:06 pm

The tornado watch has been canceled for Elmore and Montgomery Counties. It continues for Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Pike and Russell Counties till 4:00 PM CST. A new watch has just been issued for parts of SE Alabama, Georgia and NW Florida until 8 p.m. CST. It will not include any part of Central Alabama.

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Two More Counties Cleared…And a Dot Dot Dot Update

Two More Counties Cleared…And a Dot Dot Dot Update

| November 18, 2015 @ 12:50 pm

The tornado watch has been canceled for Autauga and Lowndes in Alabama. The watch continues for Barbour, Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and Russell Counties till 4:00 PM CST. The outline of the tornado watch is depicted in purple on the image. Here is a look at the latest situation across the state in […]

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Rain, Wind & Line of Thunderstorms Passing Through the Birmingham Area

Rain, Wind & Line of Thunderstorms Passing Through the Birmingham Area

| November 18, 2015 @ 10:51 am

A line of strong thunderstorms is passing through the Jefferson County area, moving northeast at about 40 mph. A wind advisory is in effect for the cities of Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster until 12:00 noon CST today. This means that sustained winds of 25 mph or higher are expected, with gusts up to 35 […]

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Tornado Watch Counties Updated

Tornado Watch Counties Updated

| November 18, 2015 @ 10:49 am

The NWS has canceled the tornado watch for Dallas and Perry Counties. The watch continues for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell until 4:00 PM CST.

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Heavy Rain, Lightning Pushing Toward Birmingham

Heavy Rain, Lightning Pushing Toward Birmingham

| November 18, 2015 @ 8:42 am

Moderate to heavy rain covers about 60% of Central Alabama at this hour. The heaviest rain extends from Jasper to between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham on into Greene County. There is heavy lightning over much of Greene County. This activity is associated with another small mesoscale vortex. As it translates northeast it will affect parts of […]

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Greene, Sumter Cleared from Old Watch; New Watch Issued

Greene, Sumter Cleared from Old Watch; New Watch Issued

| November 18, 2015 @ 7:51 am

Greene and Sumter Counties have been cleared from the tornado watch. It continues for Hale and Marengo Counties till 9:00 AM CST. A new tornado watch has been issued for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Pike and Russell Counties till 4:00 PM CST.

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Pickens County Cleared From the Watch

Pickens County Cleared From the Watch

| November 18, 2015 @ 7:00 am

The NWS has cleared Pickens County from the tornado watch. The tornado watch continues for Greene, Hale, Marengo and Sumter Counties till 9:00 AM CST. The main line of storms extends from Moulton to just west of Jasper to northeastern Tuscaloosa County. South and east of that, showers and storms have become more separated and […]

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Rain Ends Later Today; Brighter Tomorrow

Rain Ends Later Today; Brighter Tomorrow

| November 18, 2015 @ 6:06 am

RADAR CHECK: Widespread rain is over West Alabama this morning, and moving eastward slowly… As forecast, we had strong pressure gradient winds across the state during the night; winds gusted to 35 mph in spots, and there were a few downed trees and power outages. The winds will die down this morning as the rain […]

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Storms Pushing East

Storms Pushing East

| November 18, 2015 @ 5:43 am

A line of thunderstorms and heavy rain ahead of a cold front has pushed into western Alabama early this morning. The leading edge extends from Russellville to Winfield to Belk to Gordo to Union to Gainesville. There is lots of heavy rain, some gusty winds and a significant amount of lightning with the storms. The […]

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Wet Is The Word

Wet Is The Word

| November 18, 2015 @ 5:25 am

Heavier rain is moving through far West Alabama early this morning… The severe thunderstorm warning issued earlier for Pickens County has expired, and no additional warnings are expected over the northern half of Alabama. The core threat of severe storms will be over the southern quarter of the state. Rain amounts of around 2 inches […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Pickens/Sumter

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Pickens/Sumter

| November 18, 2015 @ 4:28 am

The line of storms is into West Alabama’s Marion, Lamar, Pickens and Sumter Counties. The system has a comma head near Tupelo MS indicating some type of mesoscale convective vortex. The storms associated with this feature produced a tornado warning for Monroe County MS earlier. No reports of damage were received. There is also a […]

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Tornado Watch Issued for 5 West Alabama Counties

Tornado Watch Issued for 5 West Alabama Counties

| November 18, 2015 @ 2:52 am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 551 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA GREENE HALE MARENGO PICKENS SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALICEVILLE…CARROLLTON… DEMOPOLIS…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…LINDEN…LIVINGSTON… MOUNDVILLE AND YORK.

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