Author Archives: AWXVTEC FEED
Intense thunderstorms
Above is about a 4-hour radar loop of the derecho/bow echo coming across Oklahoma and into Arkansas. Notice the swirling motion near the northern end of the complex of storms…that is typical due to several reasons, one being the fact … Continue reading
Drought gone!
(NOAA) It’s not like you needed me nor the government to tell you, but the drought is now officially over for practically all of the Southeastern United States. Even in Florida, the drought is mainly gone due to heavy rains … Continue reading
Drought going away
(SE River Forecast Center) It’s not like you needed me nor the government to tell you, but the drought is now officially over for practically all of the Southeastern United States. Even in Florida, the drought is mainly gone due … Continue reading
Tornado Track Found in Autauga County
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has found a small tornado track from Saturday’s tropical rain bands in Autauga County near the town of Marbury. Here is the information they have released this morning: Event: TORNADO Time: 23 May 2009 … Continue reading
Waves and other neat stuff
Andy Kula, a friend and great meteorologist at the NWS office in Huntsville brought this to my attention, so I looked into it very closely. The area of thunderstorms over Mississippi that eventually moved into west Alabama last night was … Continue reading
NWS Storm Surveys
NOUS44 KBMX 072231 AAA PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-082231- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 531 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 …UPDATED FOR POWELLVILLE TORNADO… …TORNADOES AND WIND DAMAGE MAY 6 2009… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DISPATCHED A STORM ASSESSMENT … Continue reading
Pictures from Montgomery Flooding
James & Crew, These were taken in downtown Montgomery a little while ago. Thought your readers might enjoy them. Thanks for all your hard work! Deborah Barone
Apparent tornado in Madison
It appears that a tornado moved across Madison, Alabama this morning, a suburb of Huntsville. This is unofficial, but in talking with Kevin Knupp (who is surveying damage now) the tornado started near Greenbrier BBQ, then moved through Madison along … Continue reading
Storm chase on Sunday
My wife Jennifer and I headed out to catch the bow echo coming into southwest Alabama. We were focused on that, and didn’t realize supercell storms had formed close to BHM until we got near Hoover. This is an example … Continue reading
Storm chasing
With wife Jennifer…we were underneath hook echo of Shelby Co storm near 119, then got south on I-65 and into bow echo, winds 50-75 mph, trees down on I-65, do not try to drive south on I-65. Watch out for … Continue reading
