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Flash Flood Warning : Jefferson/Blount/St. Clair/Shelby

WGUS54 KBMX 201815 FFWBMX ALC009-073-115-117-202100- /O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0062.110920T1815Z-110920T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 115 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING … Continue reading →

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Pilot weather research on Warrior River – Intro

Wind speed and direction.  Notice the wind always blows out of the sloughs (from the north on most, from the SW on the one across the river on the left side of the picture), and is stronger near the mouth … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning : BMX@ 9/14/2011 8:30:12 PM

Here is a new weather bulletin from AlabamaWX.com. Stand by for more details. WUUS54 KBMX 150129 SVRBMX ALC057-073-125-127-150215- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0412.110915T0129Z-110915T0215Z/ BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 829 PM CDT WED SEP 14 2011 THE … Continue reading →

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More info on earthquake

At 5:59:23 pm CDT, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred, and the epicenter was 5.0 km (about 17,000 feet, not that deep for an earthquake) between Huffman and Trussville. 12 seismic stations detected the earthquake, and over 40 people have reported … Continue reading →

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Did you feel an earthquake?

Some reports of an earthquake in the Trussville/Argo/Springville area just after 6:00 pm.  I was at home in Trussville…dog started barking…then the house shook for 3-4 seconds.  I haven’t seen an official USGS report yet.  If you felt anything, comment!

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Strong storm over NE Jefferson

The thunderstorma moving eastward across southern and eastern Jefferson County got stronger when they got into Trussville.  Small hail covered the ground in spots at my house near US 11, with wind gusts around 30-40 mph.  (See picture from James … Continue reading →

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Hale County EF-0 Tornado

The National Weather Service has found a second tornado produced by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Additional “Lee” rainfall, wind and tornado information can be found here: NWS Birmingham Wrap-Up. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1025 … Continue reading →

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More Lee Rainfall Information

The National Weather Service Offices in Birmingham and Huntsville have put out final storm-total rainfall information from Tropical Storm/Depression Lee. In the Huntsville County Warning Area, Guntersville had the heaviest total at 11.24 inches (click here for the full list). … Continue reading →

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Way too early to be this cool – Updated

The daytime high in BHM yesterday was a chilly 59 degrees.  However, the official high for the day occurred at midnight (1201 am yesterday morning), when it had not cooled off completely yet.  The official high temperature was still only … Continue reading →

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Major flooding – stay home

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE FLOODING PICTURES IN JAMES’ POST BELOW We had something similar to the system featured in the movie “The Perfect Storm” today, where a tropical cyclone (TD Lee) interacted with an upper-level disturbance and cold front.  This produced … Continue reading →

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