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Storms Intensifying Over West Central Alabama

Storms Intensifying Over West Central Alabama

| January 30, 2013 @ 7:16 am

Storms are intensifying now over Greene and Sumter Counties. It is raining heavily in Eutaw and east of Livingston. Also, watching a dangerous storm southeast of Meridian. It has a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado warnings as well. This storm will move into Sumter County near York and Livingston. We will be […]

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Tornado Watch Changes

Tornado Watch Changes

| January 30, 2013 @ 7:04 am

Fayette and Marion Counties have been removed from the Tornado Watch. Chambers, Russell, Lee, Macon, Barbour, Bullock and Pike Counties have been added to the watch. TORNADO WATCH 14 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA BLOUNT JEFFERSON WALKER IN […]

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Dropping Dewpoints Are A Good Thing

Dropping Dewpoints Are A Good Thing

| January 30, 2013 @ 6:56 am

Some peak wind gusts from the Skycams along with dew points: Still in the warm sector: Trussville 38 mph, Dewpoint still 66F Birmingham 42 mph, Dewpoint still 68F Mount Cheaha 46 mph, Dewpoint still 63F Tuscaloosa 38 mph, Dewpoint still 66F Gadsden 46 mph, Dewpoint still 66F Cullman 45 mph, Dewpoint still 64F Clanton 33 […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tuscaloosa County CANCELED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tuscaloosa County CANCELED

| January 30, 2013 @ 6:49 am

WARNING CANCELED The warning has been canceled. The storms have weakened. Still will experience heavy rain and gusty winds. ORIGINAL POST Strong thunderstorms entering the Tuscaloosa area now. Could produce damaging winds. Storms are also entering western Jefferson County now and will affect the Birmingham Metro area over the next 90 minutes. The storms should […]

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Tornado Warning : Cullman County until 7 AM

Tornado Warning : Cullman County until 7 AM

| January 30, 2013 @ 6:32 am

UPDATE 6:47 Starting to get some reports of trees down and potential wind damage to homes in Cullman County. We will try to get more details. ORIGINAL POST Strong circulation south of Dodge City is crossing I-65 right now. It will eventually cross US-31 This possible tornado will pass just north of Hanceville and eventually […]

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Winston County Damage

Winston County Damage

| January 30, 2013 @ 6:27 am

John Talbot getting lots of reports of trees down across Winston County. There are also reports that a large hangar at the Winston County Airport is “basically gone”. The strongest part of that storm passed right over that location earlier. Lots of reports of trees down in Fayette County as well. Still have tornado warning […]

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Tornado Watch Being Trimmed to the West

Tornado Watch Being Trimmed to the West

| January 30, 2013 @ 6:27 am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 14 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS CANCELS 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA MARION IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA LAMAR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT AND VERNON. TORNADO WATCH 18 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning : Cullman County until 6:30 AM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning : Cullman County until 6:30 AM

| January 30, 2013 @ 6:06 am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA… MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 630 AM CST * AT 603 AM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS […]

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Tornado Warning : Cullman County until 6:30 AM

Tornado Warning : Cullman County until 6:30 AM

| January 30, 2013 @ 5:54 am

This tornado warning does include the city of Cullman and will be impacting the Interstate 65 corridor. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 630 AM CST * AT 553 AM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING […]

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Tornado Warning : Tuscaloosa/Walker County until 6:30 AM

Tornado Warning : Tuscaloosa/Walker County until 6:30 AM

| January 30, 2013 @ 5:48 am

Dangerous storm in northeastern Tuscaloosa County near Windham Springs shows strong indications of rotation. It will take that familiar path up through Parrish and near Cordova or Jasper, eventually toward Sipsey and Sumiton. Folks in these areas need to be in their tornao safe places now. If you know folks in these areas that may […]

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Tornado Warning : Winston County until 6:15 AM

Tornado Warning : Winston County until 6:15 AM

| January 30, 2013 @ 5:44 am

The most dangerous part of his storm is near Lynn, or just southwest of Double Springs. Strong indications of rotation on Doppler radar. Also good indication of damaging winds on the southern flank of the storm which extends down o near Carbon Hill. Folks in Double Springs, Addison and Arley need to be in their […]

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Stormy Morning

Stormy Morning

| January 30, 2013 @ 5:43 am

The bulk of the severe weather is now making its way into our area. Numerous power outages in our western counties where a severe thunderstorm warnings are in place. Getting reports of widespread wind damage from Fayette and Lamar Counties.  Highway 18 is blocked by downed trees. The Weather Service is asking people to use […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning : Fayette/Lamar/Marion/Walker/Winston until 6:15 AM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning : Fayette/Lamar/Marion/Walker/Winston until 6:15 AM

| January 30, 2013 @ 5:23 am

The storms over northwestern Alabama are capable of producing widesprad wind damage this morning. The most intense storms extend from near Fayette to Haleyville to near Moulton at 5:35. Areas from Carbon Hill to Nauvoo to Lynn to Natural Bridge should be out of mobile homes and in a substantial structure away from windows and […]

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New Tornado Watch

New Tornado Watch

| January 30, 2013 @ 5:15 am

Here is the new watch box that goes until 1 p.m. Here are the counties: Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa [AL] till 1:00 PM CST Tornado Watch continues also for Blount, Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, […]

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