At this hour, moderate to heavy rain covers much of the western half of Alabama. The line of heavy storms continues from the Birmingham metro south southwestward through western Shelby, Bibb, Perry, Dallas and Wilcox Counties. Be alert for heavy rain. The strongest storms are northeast of Centreville and northeast of Marion. Tornado warnings are […]
This warning is just south of the tornado warning issued a few minutes ago It is for a circulation that is just northeast of Marion that looks very strong on radar. It is near Sprott. It will move near Lawley, Randolph and Ashby then possibly near Thorsby, Jemsion, Calera, Montevallo and Columbiana. It does not […]
Strong indications of a tornado again now Centreville. It is moving northeast toward Montevallo, Alabaster, Calera and Columbiana. The tornado watch continues until 5 p.m. The chance for severe weather will be over South Central and East Central Alabama, south of I-20 and east of a line from Coaling to Greensboro to Thomasville. The best […]
The NWS has canceled all the tornado warnings now. The tornado watch has been canceled for Fayette, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties. Strong storms continue now from Brookwood to Coaling and Moundville in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties then to near Greensboro. They are moving northeast at 50-60 mph. They will affect areas from Centerville to West […]
One tornado warning now… Tuscaloosa and extreme northern Hale County. This circulation has moved out of Greene County. It is approaching Duncanville and will move near Coaling, Cottondale and Vance. There is a chance of a small tornado and a greater chance of damaging winds. Be in safe shelter as this storm approaches. This storm […]
The most dangerous part of the storm is near Moundville right now. It should stay south of Tuscaloosa but could affect Coaling and Vance between 12:15 and 12:30. Sirens are sounding in Tuscaloosa and Northport, and you are in the tornado warning, but the threat will stay south of Tuscaloosa/Northport and the University of Alabama.
Radar indicates possible tornado over US-43 north of Linden. It will pass very near Greensboro, perhaps near Marion. WFUS54 KBMX 221751 TORBMX ALC063-065-091-105-221830- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0170.111222T1751Z-111222T1830Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1151 AM CST THU DEC 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING […]
Possible tornado indicated by radar east of Eutaw near Akron and Moundville. This possible tornado will ove northeast and could affect places like Tuscaloosa, Coaling and Brookwood. Be in safe shelter before these storms arrive. Leave mobile homes now for a substantial structure. WFUS54 KBMX 221747 TORBMX ALC063-065-125-221830- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0169.111222T1747Z-111222T1830Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO […]
Radar shows strong indications of a tornado now between Chatom and Millry in northern Washington County, moving into Clarke County. It will pass near Coffeeville and stay west of Grove Hill it appears. It could threaten Thomasville or Sweet Water in the next 60 minutes. This is not in our area, but we share it […]
Heavy rain continues over Northwest Alabama at this hour, including much of Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Morgan, Madison and Winston Counties. This activity is ahead of the warm front that is slowly lifting northward. It is just north of I-20 at this hour. There are two lines of storms. One extends from western Walker through northwestern […]
The new SPC convective outlook came out at 10:30. It still has most of Alabama outlooked for the standard “slight” risk of severe weather today. You can see it in the larger panel above. On the left panels you see the current warnings and watches. A severe thunderstorm warnings was just issued for Kemper, Lauderdale […]
The above image is radar estimated rainfall centered on Lamar County. You can see the flash flood warning polygon. Lamar County has some very flood prone locations so the warnings are issued early for that county. Remember, turn around, don’t drown. Do not drive or try to walk through standing water. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE […]
Counties included in the watch are: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker [AL] till 5:00 PM CST
Strong storms over northeastern Pickens into Fayette counties are moving north northeast. The storms will move toward Fayette, Eldridge and Carbon Hill. They will produce strong gusty winds, very heavy rain and dangerous lightning. The tornado watch has been issued. It includes the following counties. Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, […]
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