It sure has been nice to have several mornings in recent weeks where a cool front brought us some very nice cool mornings. However, we must not get spoiled, because the first month of summer is not far down the road. We consider June, July and August our summer months and you can bet your […]
Looking around the Alabama countryside very early this afternoon, changes are taking place. The cold font–well, cool front, is moving in. At 1 pm, you could draw a line from Fort Payne to Gadsden, Birmingham, Montgomery, cooler air is spreading in behind that line. All showers are now east of that line. There is virtually […]
VARIOUS REPORTS–NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE LIST * Penny size hail at Curry at 3 pm * Hail one inch in diameter one mile SW of Oneonta at at 3:36 pm * One mile south of Talladega, trees 8-12 inches in diameter down across a driveway * Leeds reports 1/4 inch hail at 8:15 am * […]
Our two-day rain event turned out to be real significant, and possibly the most beneficial rain in many moons. Speaking of moons, Super Moon arrives Saturday night. There are plenty of stories about that. Here is a link that might help: https://www.space.com/ But back to the rain story. Yesterday morning, Brian posted a list of […]
Quite a change in the weather across Alabama very early on this Friday morning as compared to yesterday morning when it seemed like it was raining over the whole world! The south to north “train of rain” that wet down Alabama very good has shifted more toward the east. Radar is clear as far as […]
Showers and some thunderstorms continued overnight but they went “downhill” (weakened) At 5 am only a few thunderstorms were still in progress in Central Alabama between Montgomery and Birmingham. However, almost no lightning. Over North Alabama, showers were more widespread from Huntsville westward to the Mississippi border. however, they were not very heavy. Today is […]
They are based in Norman, Oklahoma and they are responsible for issuing all the severe thunderstorm and tornado watches or the entire USA. At this time, they have a slight risk for today for these areas: Iowa East Nebraska East South Dakota Most of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania All of Lower Michigan I feel sure that […]
Very quiet around Alabama at this very early hour. The numerous showers and thunderstorms last evening never did completely go away. However, they did not cause trouble overnight. At 2:55 this morning, a long band of showers extends all the way from Dothan in the southeast corner of Alabama, northwestward to about Montgomery and Birmingham […]
But not totally so. We still need to keep watch. Within the last two hours, big, mean thunderstorms have diminished somewhat in Alabama but they have not all gone away in the night. Scattered strong storms continue over West Alabama from the west edge of Jefferson County across the north edge of Tuscaloosa County…then across […]
And it is encouraging for a state that was getting very dry in many of its counties. Indeed, three or four counties in the southeast corner of Alabama had already reached major drought status based on the latest drought assessment. Those thunderstorms that became briefly strong west of Birmingham have now moved to the northwest. […]
Alabama weather is changing rather quickly and, overall, it is for the better. Showers and thunderstorms continue to migrate toward the northwest. For a brief time a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect early this evening for Northeast Pickens and West Central Tuscaloosa County. It was canceled early. Some strong storms have advanced northward as […]
*83 percent of the cotton crop has been planted in Alabama according to the weekly report from the Alabama Department of Agriculture, Montgomery * 25 percent of the corn is planted * 3 percent (actually 2.99%) is how much of the Alabama land area that is already under a D-4 drought. D-4 is classed as […]
29 Broomtown 31 Valley Head, Cottondale 33 SW Lamar County 34 Black Creek, Fort Payne Airport 35 Scottsboro, Troy 36 Russellville 37 Coker, Concord, Haleyville, Gadsden, Alexander City, Mobile, Crossville, Albertville, 38 Alabaster, Evergreen 39 Helena, Bessemer, Center Point, Tuscaloosa, Anniston 40 North Fayette County, Muscle Shoals, Montgomery, Calera, Guntersville 41 Huntsville, Birmingham, Courtland, Guntersville […]
An intense low pressure area was centered near New York City late this morning. That is the troublemaker for a major storm for the northeast states more akin to a winter storm. The numbers posted below reveal the intensity! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE in a small boat…with just one paddle south of Block […]
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.
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