The precipitation associated with the upper-level disturbance coming through Alabama has been impressive. Here is a radar loop from 656 pm through a few minutes ago. There were some healthy precip areas in the Birmingham area between 8 and 10 … Continue reading →

An upper-level disturbance will move through Alabama over the next six hours. That disturbance is producing a fairly large area of light precipitation, from northern Alabama into Tennesee and further north. The precipitation is moving southeast. Surface observations show snow … Continue reading →

First of all, it is always difficult to find out that someone passed away in a storm, as occurred last night in Leeds. As a meteorologist, it somehow makes it more difficult that it was weather-related. There has been a … Continue reading →

Intense lightning, torrential rainfall, and a sudden gust of wind, in some places maybe as high as 60 mph. Power out in some areas, with some trees down. It was a little scary for a lot of people to wake … Continue reading →

The NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for parts of southern Jefferson county. Radar seems to indicate a slight “wave” in the line of storms coming through just west of downtown BHM, and an “inflow notch”, which sometimes indicates storm … Continue reading →

Radar at 306 am (below) shows a solid line of thunderstorms crossing the Warrior River and moving into Jefferson county, and also moving into Tuscaloosa. Radar indicates that winds above 55 mph are associated with these storms just a few … Continue reading →

Here is a radar picture from Columbus, MS, just before 2 am, showing the line of storms entering Alabama. The storms are associated with lightning, and may produce wind gusts up to 50 mph in spots, causing a few downed … Continue reading →

Things are really heating up to our west. Radars show two lines of strong thunderstorms from northern Mississippi into eastern Texas. Several severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect along this line. Meanwhile, the air over Mississippi and Alabama is becoming … Continue reading →

The cold front extends from a surface low near Little Rock into east Texas tonight. Out ahead of the front, strong southerly low-level flow is bringing moisture northward into LA, MS, and southern AR. So far, a “cap” of warm … Continue reading →

The weather pattern will remain active early this week, with another strong cold front moving through Alabama tomorrow morning. Out ahead of it, strong southerly winds will bring in Gulf moisture. This system looks a little like the one on … Continue reading →