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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Walker County
Storms have intensified a bit between Carbon Hill and Jasper…they will push southeast toward Jasper, Cordova, Sumiton and Sipsey. Be in a safe place as these storms approach…they will have winds to 6– mph and higher. WUUS54 KBMX 260550 SVRBMX … Continue reading
Severe weather analysis – 1243 am
Bow echo moved across NW Alabama as squall line accelerated in that area, producing winds over 65 mph and widespread tree and powerline damage, and some structural damage. That bow has broken now, but strong winds are still likely with … Continue reading
Severe weather analysis – 1045 pm
…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING JUST ISSUED EXTREME NW ALABAMA… A line of severe thunderstorms is approaching NW Alabama at this time. The air gets a little more stable, and the shear decreases somewhat, as one moves SE in central Alabama, so hopefully … Continue reading
Updated SPC Risk Areas
The Storm Prediction Center’s MODERATE and HIGH RISK areas have been expanded to include more of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. Remember, these risk areas are over a space and a time; the storms will develop in the western end first … Continue reading
Tornadoes in airport observations
This from Dallas Love Field on Tuesday evening… KDAL 250129Z 09022G31KT 2 1/2SM +FC TSGSRA BKN050 OVC130 29/20 A2943 RMK TORNADO B23 AO2 PK WND 11031/0128 RAB16GSB28 PRESFR TORNADO B0123 12W MOV E FRQ LTGICCG ALQDS GSB28 P0003= Time 0129 … Continue reading
Expecting A Bad Day in the Plains
The Storm Prediction Center has upped the ante on the severe weather threat in Oklahoma for this afternoon. No storms are in progress yet, but a dry line west of I-35 will be the focus for convection between 3 and … Continue reading
Joplin Tornado Now Deadliest on Record
The 117th victim was pulled from the rubble in Joplin, Missouri this morning, and that makes this the single-deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history. The National Weather Service has kept records since 1950, so this is the “official” record. Another … Continue reading
A View of Cullman – Before & After the Tornado
Enough time has passed since the April 27th outbreak for us to notice a lot of changes around the state, but in particular, I noticed a part of Cullman as viewed from our SkyCam at the Water Treatment Plant on … Continue reading
Unusually cold!
Scroll down for JB’s list of morning lows. The past few days have featured temperatures that were way below normal, especially during the daytime. An upper-level low moved across the southeast US, lifting and dynamically cooling the air. Plus, we … Continue reading
A Tribute to Rural Tornado Relief Volunteers
Over the past few months, I have come to know Loretta Gillespie, a writer for the Cullman Times and the Moulton Advertiser, and when I read this article that she wrote in the Moulton paper last week, I asked her … Continue reading
