Most of the showers that popped up earlier have dissipated, leaving only cool outflow boundaries on radar, combinations of bugs stirred up by the wind and clouds. With temperatures in the mid 90s at many locations, the moisture has mixed … Continue reading →

Scattered storms have developed over parts of central and eastern Alabama this afternoon. The air is still humid, and the strongest surface heating this morning has been centered on Anniston. The storms are not hitting everywhere, but where they are, … Continue reading →

(NOAA) Do you remember this storm? I found some newspaper clippings I saved on it in some old boxes. I was in or about to start the 6th grade. The hurricane was powerful, but what made it particularly interesting was … Continue reading →

Lines of strong thunderstorms are moving through north and west Alabama. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for SW Jefferson County. There have been reports of hail and wind damage, including trees down. Rainfall amounts in some areas have … Continue reading →

97 in BHM at 3 pm. A few isolated thunderstorms over Alabama this afternoon, but most spots won’t get wet at all, and most that do won’t get more than 0.25″. The one nice thing is that the storms often … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s rain (SE River Center) Yesterday’s rain was concentrated in west and southwest Alabama, and even there, most places got less than 0.25″. Expect more of the same today, with maybe even less coverage, and hot temperatures. Right now, there … Continue reading →

Hot out there unless you’re under one of these small thunderstorms. Mainly 92-98 over Alabama, heat index over 100 in many locations. Storms are forming along moisture maximum area from north MS into west and central AL. Small storm approaching … Continue reading →

The atmosphere is not quite as unstable today as it was yesterday, with upper-level temperatures a bit warmer. However, it is still unstable, and isolated thunderstorms are already developing in parts of west Alabama, right on the edge of the … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms are starting to develop westward along the strong thermal boundary left behind by this morning’s storms over north Alabama (it is 93 in BHM, 81 in Cullman). With a weak disturbance approaching, more storms will develop over … Continue reading →

Radar indicates a line of intense thunderstorms over north Alabama, and a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Morgan County. The storms may have weakened a little in the past 30 minutes, but have produced wind damage in Marion … Continue reading →