The SPC has issued a tornado watch for portions of Arkansas, Tennessee and northern Mississippi. The watch is valid until 11 PM this evening and includes the city of Memphis. Its eastern edge is the state line of Alabama, but does not include in areas in the state currently. Showers and thunderstorms are developing across […]
New Storm Prediction Center Day One severe weather outlook is out and it shows a slightly expanded slight risk area over Alabama. A “slight” risk is the standard severe weather forecast from the SPC. It is issued when organized severe thunderstorms are foercast for an area. The right panel shows the categorical risk area with […]
Showers that are destined to be thunderstorm soon have formed over western Alabama in an area of increasing instability where sunshine is working on moisture that is entering the state from Mississippi. Here is the radar: Here is the SPC meso page showing the instability values. LATE NOTE: The SPC just issued a mesoscale discussion […]
Photo from Tommy Mosley I often wish I was a writer, like Rick Bragg. But, God chose not to give me that gift. It is for that reason I always struggle to write what I feel on this day. It is my belief we are born to accomplish certain goals. To be at specific places […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. Today marks two years since the generational tornado event of April 27, 2011, so be sure to take a […]
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.
