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Archive for June 16th, 2016

A Mess Across the Metro

A Mess Across the Metro

| June 16, 2016 @ 5:51 pm

Traffic is a mess all across the Birmingham Metro this afternoon thanks to a severe storm that rolled through ove rthe past hour. Here is the Google Map showing traffic at 550 p.m. Hoover Fire is now helping on a mutual aid call with Rocky Ridge FD on a structure fire at Children’s South off […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SE Jefferson and Shelby Counties

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SE Jefferson and Shelby Counties

| June 16, 2016 @ 5:20 pm

I spoke too soon about the storms being severe. The one over southern Jefferson County has really intensified, prompting a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Be ready for 60 mph winds, torrential rains and deadly lightning. Be in safe shelter as these dangerous storms approach. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM […]

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Strong Storms Dropping South Across Area

Strong Storms Dropping South Across Area

| June 16, 2016 @ 5:12 pm

An arc of strong storms is dropping southward across Central Alabama this afternoon. They extend from Cordova in Walker County through downtown Birmingham to Childersburg to south of Lineville in Clay County. They are moving south southeast at 15-20 mph. They will pass through southern Jefferson and much of Shelby County over the next hour. […]

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Drier Air Arrives Over The Weekend

Drier Air Arrives Over The Weekend

| June 16, 2016 @ 3:10 pm

RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers and storms are less numerous across the northern half of Alabama today… And, also as expected, heat levels are up with most places reporting low 90s at mid-afternoon. Dew points are well up in the 70s, making for a very streamy, uncomfortable afternoon. We will maintain the risk of widely […]

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Midday Nowcast: Mostly Clear and Hot, Strong Widely Scattered Storms Possible Later Today

Midday Nowcast: Mostly Clear and Hot, Strong Widely Scattered Storms Possible Later Today

| June 16, 2016 @ 12:12 pm

For Central Alabama at this midday hour, skies are mostly clear and there are no showers currently north of the I-85 and US 80 corridors. Shower and thunderstorm activity in the state at this moment is down in the southern parts of the state. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA Most reporting locations are in the 80s […]

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Storms More Widely Scattered Today/Tomorrow

Storms More Widely Scattered Today/Tomorrow

| June 16, 2016 @ 6:07 am

RADAR CHECK: It is a rather quiet morning across Alabama after the big MCS (mesoscale convective system) that rolled southward through the state last night. We see just a few isolated showers over Blount and Marshall counties as I write this around 6:00 a.m. Today will be hotter; most communities will reach the mid 90s […]

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