Showers and storms will wind down this evening, but more are possible over the weekend. The best coverage looks like it will be Sunday, with only widely scattered storms on Saturday. The SPC has much of Alabama in a marginal risk category outlook for Sunday. Things look drier for the start of the week.
AT DAYBREAK: A few small showers have popped up early this morning over the Birmingham metro, but most of the state is dry. Here is a look at the sunrise over Smith Lake this morning… photo from @kw202 Sure looks like today will be drier than recent days around here; still we have the risk […]
Numerous thunderstorms have developed this afternoon from the Jacksonville and Oxford areas in Calhoun County down to Ashland in Clay County to Alexander City in Tallapoosa County to Wetumpka. They are especially widespread between Wetumpka and Montgomery, Auburn and Valley. They are producing intense lightning, torrential rains and some gusty winds. They have become especially […]
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms are moving northeast across Alabama this afternoon; it isn’t raining everywhere, but the stronger thunderstorms are producing torrential rain producing some flooding; this was along Rocky Ridge Road in Hoover earlier this afternoon (photo from @ayharvey) Severe storms are not expected this afternoon, but the heavier storms will produce gusty […]
Some areas in Birmingham are reporting flooding from this afternoon’s heavy thunderstorm that dumped as much as 1.5 to 2 inches of rain in just one hour according to Doppler radar estimates. The heaviest rain fell in the Hoover/Vestavia areas and in areas just north of downtown Birmingham. John Talbot just reported that there was […]
A warm, moist and unstable airmass covers Central Alabama early this afternoon and thunderstorms have been developing near a surface trough as morning sunshine pushed the mercury to the point that convection could occur. The storms are not severe. There is little wind shear, in fact hardly enough to keep them organized. Can’t rule out […]
Showers and storms are starting to fire in an area of surface convergence generally along and just south of I-20 that is associated with a weak surface trough. All morning, we have been tracking showers and storms in a large mas over West Central Alabama. A smaller batch moved through Tuscaloosa earlier and now the […]
AT DAYBREAK: All is quiet across Alabama this morning; the sky is cloudy and temperatures are between 65 and 70 degrees at most places. There is some light rain around Huntsville, otherwise the rest of the state is dry as the day begins. Another round of showers and storms is a good possibility this afternoon; […]
It is nice to see our old friend SimuAWIPS working again. It is a go to site for me for rapid analysis of the state of the atmosphere. Here is the SimuAWIPS depiction of the radar across the Southeast in the large panel. You can clearly see the shield of rain and storms. If you […]
They are just that. Scary clouds. Several people around The Summit have been observing menacing looking funnel like clouds to the south over Double Oak Mountain. Here is an example from @jmdrennen. These are harmless scud clouds developing as air is lifted by the cooler, moist outflow of nearby storms. Cloud fragments, known as scud, […]
The storms moving into the Birmingham Metro area right now are strong, with torrential rains, deadly lightning, gusty winds and even some small hail possible. There was a severe thunderstorm warning for Shelby, Bibb and Chilton Counties, but it has expired. Here is the radar just after 6 p.m.: No warnings are in effect for […]
A line of strong storms continues to lift northward across Central Alabama late this afternoon. Lots of intense lightning, strong gusty winds, some hail and torrential rains in all of the storms. In the warning area, we could see 60 mph winds, which can bring down trees and power lines and one inch hail. THE […]
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Bibb and Tuscaloosa Counties in West Central Alabama. The warning is outlined in yellow. The peach outline is a significant weather alert from the NWS Birmingham for strong storms that will affect the alert area through 5:30 p.m. That area will see […]
RADAR UPDATE: Showers and storms continue to increase, especially over the western half of the state at mid-afternoon. A severe thunderstorm watch is up for parts of East Mississippi until 7p CT. Showers and storms will progress eastward tonight; the main issues will come from gusty winds, frequent lightning, and brief heavy rain. Storms will […]
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