Severe Weather Awareness Week Starts Today
Governor Kay Ivey has declared February 18-23rd, 2018, as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama.
Category: Headlines
UPDATE… Another Tornado Confirmed From Wednesday’s Storms
Another tornado touchdown was confirmed during a damage survey on Friday (2/9/18), making a grand total of 6 tornadoes that occurred during Wednesday morning’s storms.
Significant Improvement of Drought Conditions in Central Alabama
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that drought conditions have improved significantly in Central Alabama. Extreme Drought is no longer indicated in Central Alabama.
Attention “Blogateers”: We Need Your Help On A Survey
One of our blog readers, Michelle Curtis, who is a senior at the University of Oklahoma, needs our help with a class project.
The Coldest Winter We’ve Seen In A Few Years
Meteorological winter runs from December to February, and so far, this has been one of the coldest winters in Birmingham history.
Spring Severe Weather Season Is Fast Approaching… Be A SKYWARN Spotter
NWS Birmingham offers several ONLINE Basic Spotter Courses and a single Advanced Spotter Course each spring and fall.
NWS Birmingham: Drought Conditions Return To Central Alabama
Severe Drought has developed from eastern Pickens County east across Tuscaloosa, northern Bibb, southern Jefferson, Shelby, southern St. Clair, northern Talladega and Calhoun Counties…
NWS Birmingham: Maxwell Radar (KMXX) Suffers Major Hardware Failure
For all you avid radar users and geeks out there, The Maxwell (KMXX) Radar has experienced a hardware failure that’s affecting dual-pol products. Those products will be unreliable until further notice.
Columbus Radar Is Down Indefinitely
KGWX, the National Weather Service WSR-88D in Columbus, Mississippi, will be down until further notice.
October 18th Is Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day In Alabama
Throughout the Southeastern United States, the spring months of March, April and May are considered the primary severe weather season, but did you that we also have a secondary severe weather season near the end of the year?
Learning to be a Launch Weather Officer
This will be the third consecutive year that students in the sixth grade at Pizitz Middle School have launched an ambitious weather balloon mission. Weather Officer Training was held last week, and a student journalist, John Edwards, wrote this story about it.
Expected Coastal Impacts from Nate
With Hurricane Nate strengthening, expected impacts along the northern Gulf Coast, including the Alabama and Northwest Florida coasts are now expected to be more serious. Residents and visitors should prepare accordingly and heed the advice of local officials.
An Evening Look at Nate’s Intensity, Track
Nate is a strong tropical storm tonight and will likely become a hurricane tomorrow morning. It could be a strong category one hurricane at landfall tomorrow night somewhere between southeastern Louisiana and Mobiel Bay. Residents and visitors should prepare for one category stronger (category two).
Online SKYWARN Spotter Classes Start Tuesday Evening 9/18
Want to become a “storm spotter,” these classes will teach you what you need to know to become a true storm spotter. First class is Tuesday night at 6:30 PM.
