UPDATE 405 PM The warning has been allowed to expire. The storm is northwest of Lake View and appears to be cycling. It could produce rotation again at any time. It will pass into rural western Jefferson County shortly. ORIGINAL POST A confirmed tornado is indicated by radar near Coaling in eastern Tuscaloosa County. Radar […]
Turn around, don’t drown! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 645 PM CST * AT 346 PM CST…THE PUBLIC REPORTED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING IN NORTHERN BLOUNT COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ALSO SHOWS CONTINUOUS THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONAL […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 545 PM CST * AT 344 PM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN CULLMAN COUNTY NEAR ARKADELPHIA AND COLONY. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY […]
As heavy rain builds into Lamar, Fayette and Walker Counties, flash flood warnings have been issued. Here are accumulated rainfall totals from Doppler radar. Life threatening flooding is also occurring across Marion and Winston Counties as well as much of North Alabama. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING […]
An impressive southwesterly flow aloft is transporting tremendous amounts of very moist Gulf air all the way out of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and even the eastern Pacific into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. A low level jet at 5,000 feet is pouring water like a firehose into the Northwest and West Central Alabama. Heavy […]
It only took an hour for all network reporting stations in Central Alabama to set new record highs for this date. The temperature reported at the Anniston-Oxford airport at 1 pm was 77 degrees, so this has set a new record high by exceeding the previous record of 73 degrees set in 1982. At Tuscaloosa, […]
Christmas lights aren’t the only thing making life brighter these days. Sharing some of our favorite good news stories from around the state this past week from our friends at Alabama NewsCenter seems like a perfect way to wish you a Merry Christmas! We are putting our weekly roundup of stories from the Alabama News […]
Blount County is experiencing serious flooding as well. Radar estimates indicate over four inches of rain has falledn in the northern tip of Blount County around Summit. Please remember, turn around, don’t drown. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL […]
…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA… MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA… * UNTIL 430 PM CST * AT 1226 PM CST…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL […]
Serious flooding in ongoing across North Alabama at this hour. Here are rainfall accumulations from Doppler radar. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 545 PM CST * AT 1146 AM CST…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY […]
Three to five inches of rain has fallen across Marion and Lamar Counties prompting a flash flood warning. Reports are coming in that roads are washed out in Hackleburg. The NWS Huntsville is ramping up the wording in all their products to discourage travel in their flood warning areas. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM […]
Merry Christmas everyone! As you open your presents on this Christmas morning, please keep in mind that we have an active weather situation across the area. The long track killer tornado that affected Mississippi and parts of Tennessee on Wednesday serves as a reminder that this time of year can produce deadly weather. Folks, it’s […]
**No Weather Xtreme video today** From all of us that work the blog… Despite all the problems, this is still a good world. May you and your family enjoy God’s richest blessings this Christmas; usually found in the smaller things we sometimes overlook. ACTIVE DAY: A flash flood watch is in effect for much of […]
A narrow strip of some incredible rainfall amounts from this morning’s storms has triggered this flash flood warning. Please remember, turn around, don’t drown. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST […]
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.
