We’ve been talking about the pattern change for over a week now and that change is underway. With a cold front draped across the Mid-South, look for numerous showers and thunderstorms today ending into the evening hours as the front progresses southward. Even though coverage of storms will be fairly widespread, it is possible to […]
LATE REPORT 3:48 A severe thunderstorm warning was just issued for DeKalb County as well. Wind damage was reported earlier in downtown Fort Payne from these storms. ORIGINAL POST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN […]
RADAR CHECK: As expected, we have seen a big increase in the number of showers and storms across Central Alabama this afternoon. Heavier storms are producing lots of lightning, gusty winds, and some small hail as they move east/northeast… Temperatures are only in the low 80s across much of Central Alabama because of clouds and […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 100 PM CDT * AT 1237 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HEFLIN… MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO […]
Scattered showers and storms have formed across Central Alabama this morning. One storm is over western Jefferson County west of Bessemer. It will move toward Bessemer, Midfield and Lipscomb. Others are forming near Northport in Tuscaloosa County and one is south of Boligee in West Alabama. A developing storm is between Wilsonville and Chelsea in […]
AT DAYBREAK: A pretty quiet morning across Alabama, although a few widely scattered showers are forming across the central counties of the state. As the long awaited pattern change begins, we expect scattered to numerous showers and storms later today and tonight; some of those could be strong. SPC now has the standard “slight” risk […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 746 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CUBA… MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 530 PM CDT * AT 458 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PIEDMONT… MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 428 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BENEVOLA… OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF GORDO…MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. […]
UPDATE 4:30 PM The NWS has issued an Areal Flood Advisory for Jefferson County. Here is a picture of flooding downtown on 2nd Avenue in the Loft District from @IngeTingle: ORIGINAL POST Strong thunderstorms are over the Birmingham Metro area at this hour. Much of the southern half of the Metro is being affected right […]
RADAR CHECK: Like you expect on a summer afternoon in Alabama, we have scattered showers and thunderstorms in progress this afternoon. They are drifting slowly to the southwest, and the heavier storms are producing heavy rain and lots of lightning. These storms will die down later tonight. Away from the storms, temperatures this afternoon are […]
AT DAYBREAK: It is nice and quiet across the great state of Alabama early this morning… nothing on radar, and the sun is shining brightly in most places. Photo below from @ducst Today’s weather will stay hot and humid; the storms that moved through parts of Central Alabama last night have stabilized the atmosphere, so […]
Storms continue to push westward tonight and are still capable of strong winds and hail. The system has congealed into a nice little convective system that extends from western Shelby County down to Greenville in Butler County. Areas from just south of Tuscaloosa to Monroeville will be under the gun over the next couple of […]
Strong indications of damaging winds from the storms moving southwest out of the Montgomery area. See the bow configuration on the thunderstorm complex on the radar image. This is a bow echo. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL […]
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