Eleven tornadoes touched down during the pre-dawn hours across North-Central Alabama, killing one man in Oak Grove, and a teenage girl in Clay. The Center Point/Clay tornado was rated EF-3, and was responsible for the death in Clay, and 75 other injuries. The tornado stayed on the ground for 15 miles, and was 800 yards […]
Wow…. I received over 3,000 pictures over the past 36 hours. Thanks to all who took the time to send them to us. They are always helpful in real time, and I enjoy seeing all of them in days after any winter weather event. I thought this note from Beth Alexander was worth “printing” here. […]
A number of tornado tracks have been identified by the NWS from the outbreak yesterday… PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 325 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012 …NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY SEVERE WEATHER EVENT… .UPDATE…VANGALE TORNADO. A TORNADO HAS ALSO BEEN DISCOVERED IN PIKE COUNTY THAT ENDED NEAR THE TROY […]
From an NWS survey team… NWUS54 KBMX 102009 LSRBMX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 209 PM CST MON DEC 10 2012 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON… ..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE…. ..REMARKS.. 0443 AM TORNADO 2 WNW BIRMINGHAM 33.54N 86.84W 12/10/2012 F1 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY A TORNADO TOUCHED […]
Around 4:30 pm on Wednesday, November 15, 1989, a tornado touched down near Madkin Mountain on Redstone Arsenal, southwest of Huntsville. The tornado moved northeast towards the heavily-populated Airport Road area, where it would destroy or damage 80 businesses, 3 churches, a dozen apartment buildings, and more than 1,000 cars. It moved on, climbing over […]
Below is the tornado watch for Southeast Alabama until 7pm CDT…. Severe weather is NOT expected over the northern half of Alabama today, just lots of rain…
Many of you remember this remarkable photo by Michael E. Palmer that was in the Tuscaloosa News, the day after the December 16, 2000 EF-4 tornado that killed 11 people. Michael Harris carries an unconscious Whitney Crowder, 6, through debris in Bear Creek Trailer Park after the tornado passed through. Whitney’s father and 15-month-old brother […]
Looks like a tornado moved through Norman, OK around 4:30 CDT this afternoon. The OU campus is OK, but some significant damage is reported in other parts of town. Below is the velocity couplet as the tornado was moving through, and a freeze frame of a power flash in Norman as the tornado was moving […]
This watch is in effect for Southwest Alabama until 5:00 this afternoon. Severe weather is not expected up this way…. widespread rain over West Alabama is slowly moving east.
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for these images… he writes… “Rick Lipscomb did some editing on my 4/27 Tuscaloosa tornado pics. The file with the name “heavyedit” really shows details that I never noticed before. I posted them all on my blog. Thought you all might be interested. Mike Wilhelm www.bamawx.com”
Quite a significant tornado event in Southwest Oklahoma this afternoon… the tornado below was captured 4 miles west of Frederick, OK earlier this afternoon by Bob Fritchie…
Just a note about the Rainbow City tornado today. There was no warning issued by the NWS, no TV coverage, no NOAA Weather Radio, no smart phone apps alarm, and no sirens. It just happened. There was no warning simply because this is the nature of the beast. Tornadoes that come out of spiral bands […]
Thanks to viewer “Jason” for this image taken in Rainbow City around 4:00… This report just came in via Facebook… “Drove through there not too long ago. Tree down in front of City Hall, trees down all beside it and behind it to. Roof damage to a barn behind city hall and trees and limbs […]
This is a really wonderful opportunity for families in Tuscaloosa impacted by the April 27 tornado. Some of my pals have put together a WinShape Camp next week in Tuscaloosa, and all fees have been waived. With school starting soon, this is a great chance for kids to have a little fun… especially those kids […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
