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Tornado Watch Until 11 p.m. for All of Central Alabama

The northward movement of the warm front is placing a larger part of Central Alabama in the warm sector for this afternoon and evening and the Storm Prediction center has issued a tornado watch now for a large part of … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Etowah County

A strong thunderstorm has rapidly developed in Etowah County. It was just northeast of Reece City, moving to the northeast. It is passing between Sardis City and Keener. This warning does not affect the city of Gadsden. THE NATIONAL WEATHER … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette/Lamar, Pickens Canceled

Large hail is falling at Millport most likely. This hail core will move toward Fayette. Hail to the size of quarters is possible. Winds of 60 mph or greater also. Attention is shifting to the west now where storms will … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Etowah County

I spoke a little too soon about our storm weakening. It intensified over Etowah County and prompted the NWS to issue a severe thunderstorm warning. The left side of the image is the base reflectivity you are used to. The … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Greene, Hale Counties

That strong storm that came out of Mississippi has the potential of being severe (producing hail of quarter size or greater) so the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for locations downstream of its current location. Eutaw … Continue reading →

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Watch County Notification

This is the text of a severe warning from the National Weather Service for part of the AlabamaWX.com coverage area. Standby for more details to be added to this post by our meteorologists. WWUS64 KBMX 232043 WCNBMX WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION … Continue reading →

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Tornado Warning Barbour County (Possible TDS at 2:10)

This storm likely produced a tornado as it crossed the Chattahoochee River into Georgia around 2:10. Check out the Tornado Debris Signature from the Fort Rucker Radar. It is evidenced by the low values (blues) on the correltaion coefficient panel … Continue reading →

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Watch County Notification

This is the text of a severe warning from the National Weather Service for part of the AlabamaWX.com coverage area. Standby for more details to be added to this post by our meteorologists. WWUS64 KBMX 231953 WCNBMX WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION … Continue reading →

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Tornado Warning Russell County

Radar indicated rotation approaching Seale in Russell County is the trigger for this tornado warning. It is moving in the direction of Phenix City. This for panel radar image shows (from top left) 1. an inflow notch on the reflectivity … Continue reading →

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Tornado Watch for Southeast Alabama

The NWS has issued a tornado watch for areas south of I-85. It goes until 7 p.m. but the activity should be out of Alabama by 5 p.m. Counties included are: Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell [AL] till … Continue reading →

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