Archive for October 20th, 2016
Grass Fires Causing Traffic Woes on I-459 Between US-280 & Acton Road
Multiple grass fires are ongoing in the median along I-459 between the US-280 and Acton Road exits. 459 @ Acton Rd grass fire. Smoke is obscuring visibility. Please drive carefully and watch for firefighting personnel. pic.twitter.com/6Qxh3I6TQ5 — Birmingham Fire (@bham_fire) October 20, 2016 Please do not toss lit cigarettes/cigars/matches out of your window. With the […]
Strong Storms Over West Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Nice to see some action on radar this afternoon… strong storms are lined up from near Athens to Reform at mid-afternoon; stronger storms are producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and some small hail… Ahead of the storms; it is another summer-like day with temperatures in the upper 80s… Birmingham has tied the record […]
Monitoring Strong Storms Over West Central and Northwest Alabama; Severe Threat is Low.
We’re monitoring thunderstorms over Northwest Alabama and East Central Mississippi at this hour. They have continued to increase in coverage and intensity. The strongest storms extend from near the Shoals area of Northwest Alabama through Franklin County to the west of Russellville to western Marion County west of Hamilton to east of Columbus MS. A […]
I See Some Rain On The Radar At Midday In Central AL
WE HAVE RAIN ON THE RADAR: Believe it or not, we have some scattered showers that have developed ahead of the cold front in north and northwestern parts of the state at this midday hour. Good news is that a few of these showers have already put down over 1/2 inch of rain as they […]
Cold Front Arrives Tonight
TOO HOT, TOO DRY: Heat waves and droughts go together. Always have, and always will. As we go a long period with no rain, soil moisture is depleted, meaning solar energy is not needed to evaporate soil moisture (which doesn’t exist now). All of that energy can go simply to heating the ground, which in […]
