Temperatures have fallen below freezing early this morning over much of northern and western Alabama, and into the 30s way into south Alabama. With clouds hanging on until at least mid-day, temperatures will likely hold in the lower to middle … Continue reading →

A line of strong storms, containing lightning and very heavy rainfall, are moving into Birmingham. The storms at 520 pm were located from Dora to Ensley to Hoover, moving NE. They will be moving across downtown, I-65 from Warrior all … Continue reading →

A line of storms was moving into western Alabama. At 330 pm, the leading edge of the line extends from roughly Hayleyville to Fayette to Aliceville to York. The storms in the northern part of the line seem to have … Continue reading →

The storm from eastern Mississippi still shows a hook echo in reflectivity, indicative of rotation. It is now in Pickens County, near Reform and Palmetto, moving NE. There are other storms we need to watch farther south, from Columbus, MS … Continue reading →

As James mentioned, a Tornado Watch is now in effect for about the southern half of Alabama, south of a line from Moundville to Eufaula. However, a supercell storm has formed in eastern Mississippi, and a tornado warning is in … Continue reading →

Some very cold air is moving in to the United States early this morning, as JB had predicted last week, but it doesn’t look like the core of it will head south as much as it will head east. But, … Continue reading →

The “Super Tuesday” tornado outbreak of this past week (February 5-6) will go down as one of the worst tornado outbreaks on record in the United States. It is difficult at this time to determine exactly where it will rank, … Continue reading →

When I was growing up in Cullman County, people always said tornadoes followed a path from Smith Lake up Alabama 69 toward Baileyton and Arab. Even today, people ask me all the time if there’s not something about the lay … Continue reading →

Overall, the storms have weakened some over central Alabama in the past hour, as they have moved more toward a squall line structure. At 530 am, a line of strong to severe storms extends roughly along a Scottsboro…Arab…Blountsville…Jasper…Tuscaloosa line, moving … Continue reading →

It appears a weak surface trough has formed in central Alabama, with pressures falling rapidly. This has actually increased the storm-relative helicity values somewhat in the past hour, with 400-600 in the area from Cullman to Tuscaloosa. This may be … Continue reading →