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New Tornado Warning for Pike County Until 4:45 PM CST

New Tornado Warning for Pike County Until 4:45 PM CST

| January 2, 2017 @ 3:54 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Tornado Warning for… Northwestern Pike County in southeastern Alabama… * Until 445 PM CST * At 350 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Ansley, or near Troy, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD…Tornado. SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT…Flying debris […]

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Storms Tonight; Winter Issues Late This Week?

Storms Tonight; Winter Issues Late This Week?

| January 2, 2017 @ 2:51 pm

RADAR CHECK: As expected, this has been a busy thunderstorm day across Alabama. Rain and storms continue this afternoon with the heaviest rain over East, Central, and Southwest Alabama. A flash flood emergency is in effect for Jackson, in Clarke County, where some roads have been washed out and travel is highly discouraged… The highest […]

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Central Alabama Weather Update At 2:00 PM

Central Alabama Weather Update At 2:00 PM

| January 2, 2017 @ 2:04 pm

Most of the rain and thunderstorm activity at this time is south of the I-59 and I-20/59 corridors, with the most active storms in our area stretching from Sylacauga to Clanton to Selma. No watches or warnings are in effect for anyone in Central Alabama, as the Tornado Watch that was in effect for Marengo […]

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Flood Advisory Issued for Counties in South-Central & East-Central Alabama

Flood Advisory Issued for Counties in South-Central & East-Central Alabama

| January 2, 2017 @ 1:14 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Flood Advisory until 315 PM CST for: Chilton County in Alabama… Western Lowndes County in south central Alabama… Northwestern Elmore County in east central Alabama… Central Perry County in Alabama… Autauga County in Alabama… Southeastern Bibb County in Alabama… Western Coosa County in east central Alabama… […]

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South Alabama Storms Are Getting Active

South Alabama Storms Are Getting Active

| January 2, 2017 @ 12:56 pm

A Tornado warning has been issued for Washington County until 1:30 PM CST. At 12:51 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 8 miles east of Deer Park, or 11 miles north of Citronelle, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD…Tornado. SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those […]

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Flood Advisory Issued For Counties in East-Central Alabama

Flood Advisory Issued For Counties in East-Central Alabama

| January 2, 2017 @ 12:40 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Flood Advisory until 2:30 PM CST for: Cleburne County in east central Alabama Clay County in east central Alabama Randolph County in east central Alabama Southern Calhoun County in east central Alabama Central St. Clair County in Alabama Northern Coosa County in east central Alabama Talladega […]

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Heads Up Perry, Dallas, & Marengo Counties

Heads Up Perry, Dallas, & Marengo Counties

| January 2, 2017 @ 12:16 pm

A Significant Weather Advisory has been issued for Southwestern Perry, Southwestern Dallas, and Southeastern Marengo counties until 1:00 PM CST. At 12:11 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Freddie Jones Field, or 9 miles southeast of Linden, moving east at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible […]

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Heads Up Cleburne, Clay, Calhoun, & Talladega Counties

Heads Up Cleburne, Clay, Calhoun, & Talladega Counties

| January 2, 2017 @ 11:54 am

A Significant Weather Advisory has been issued for southwestern Cleburne, Clay, Southern Calhoun, and Central Talladega counties until 12:30 PM CST. At 1148 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Ragland to Stewartville. Movement was east at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph […]

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Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory For Parts of Central AL

Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory For Parts of Central AL

| January 2, 2017 @ 11:50 am

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory until 1:45 PM CST for: North central Chilton County in Alabama Southwestern St. Clair County in Alabama Shelby County in Alabama Central Bibb County in Alabama Southwestern Talladega County in east central Alabama Northeastern Hale County in west central Alabama […]

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Potentially Dangerous Situation Looming for Sugar Bowl Fans

Potentially Dangerous Situation Looming for Sugar Bowl Fans

| January 2, 2017 @ 11:43 am

A tornado watch has just been issued for southeastern Louisiana, including the New Orleans area. There are well over 100,000 football fans in town, including many of our Auburn friends. And with a volatile weather situation unfolding in southeastern Louisiana, we want to warn our friends to pay close attention to the latest all afternoon […]

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A Stormy Midday Across Central Alabama

A Stormy Midday Across Central Alabama

| January 2, 2017 @ 11:28 am

A Stormy Day Across Central Alabama At Midday A pretty active day already so far across not only Central Alabama, but across much of the southeastern United States. A tornado watch is in effect across Western Louisiana, parts of Southern Arkansas, and parts of southeastern Texas. Currently, only one tornado warning is in effect for […]

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New Tornado Watch Includes Sumter and Greene Counties

New Tornado Watch Includes Sumter and Greene Counties

| January 2, 2017 @ 11:24 am

The tornado watch we expected earlier has been posted for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. It goes until 8 p.m. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 3 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA MARENGO SUMTER THIS INCLUDES […]

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Heads Up Clay, St. Clair, Coosa, & Talladega Counties

Heads Up Clay, St. Clair, Coosa, & Talladega Counties

| January 2, 2017 @ 11:11 am

A Significant Weather Advisory has been issued for Southwestern Clay, St. Clair, Coosa, and Talladega counties until 11:45 AM CST. At 11:07 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Odenville to near Pooles Crossroads. Movement was east at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be […]

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A Word About The Late Week Winter Mischief

A Word About The Late Week Winter Mischief

| January 2, 2017 @ 10:52 am

Seeing lots of buzz about this across social media, and while I addressed it on the discussion early this morning, I wanted to make a few quick points at midday. The new GFS run (12Z) has come in very aggressive with the idea of snow for North Alabama Saturday. Please understand, the map below is […]

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