At 1214 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Deerlick Creek Campgrounds, or near Holt, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include… Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Lake View, Brookwood, University Mall, Deerlick Creek Campgrounds, Bankhead Lock And Dam, Abernant, Binion Creek […]
1-2 inches of rain has fallen across Pickens County this evening. Low lying areas will flood. The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Small Stream Flood Advisory for… Southern Pickens County in west central Alabama… * Until 245 AM CST * At 1141 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to […]
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Central Sumter County in west central Alabama… Greene County in west central Alabama… * Until midnight CST * At 1128 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Greene, or 10 miles west of Eutaw, moving northeast at 60 mph. […]
Two thunderstorm complexes are moving through the West Central and South Central parts of the state. First, strong storms are impacting Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Greene and Sumter Counties. Lots of lightning and heavy rain as well as gusty winds with these storms. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for parts of Pickens and Greene Counties […]
At 1132 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Benevola, or 12 miles east of Aliceville, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include… Gordo, Mantua, Jena, Johnston Lake, Benevola, […]
…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IS CANCELLED… The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore the warning has been cancelled. _________________________________________________________________ The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Central Lowndes […]
UPDATE at 10:42 …THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON AND CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED… The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore the warning has been cancelled. A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST […]
Three main groupings of thunderstorms tonight over the Deep South and a new one forming over Southeast Mississippi. One is in eastern Arkansas and northeastern Louisiana. Multiple tornado warnings in effect. It is moving east northeast toward the Mississippi Delta. It should stay to our northwest. A second grouping of severe storms over Central Mississippi. […]
A new tornado watch has been issued that will cover much of their forecast area, which covers most of northern Mississippi. Storms are firing now in Central Louisiana that will enter Mississippi near Vicksburg in the next couple of hours. Additionally, storms over northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas will move into the Mississippi River Delta […]
A tornado watch has been issued for is being considered right now for a large part of Central Alabama and South Alabama by the National Weather Service. It is a PDS or Particularly Dangerous Situation watch. It goes until 3 a.m. CST. In Central Alabama, it includes: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, […]
Two tornado watches to our west already this afternoon. The first is for southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana until 9 p.m. There are storms over southeastern Louisiana that are expected to increase this evening as they spread northeastward. The second is for extreme southeastern Oklahoma, northeastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas. There is moderate […]
Later tonight, we are going to see another strong upper-level jet streak round the base of the trough, and this will cause a shortwave to eject out of the upper-level low over the Southern Plains. This is going to allow numerous storms to develop to our west and move towards Alabama late tonight. We should […]
After a very rough morning across Alabama, the storms have shifted into Georgia, an we expect a quiet afternoon with some sun breaking through the clouds and a high in the low 70s. But, another round of severe weather is likely late tonight and early tomorrow as a deep upper low approaches from the west. […]
UPDATE 930 AM …A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY… At 930 AM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located along a line extending from near Boot Hill to near Ariton, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD…Tornado. […]
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