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Two Counties in the Clear

NWS, Birmingham has cancelled the Tornado Watch for Lamar and Marion County over on the west side of the state. The watch continuous for numerous other counties until 1 am, CDT. NWS/Huntsville continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lawrence and … Continue reading →

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Storm Reports From NWS/Birmingham

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 706 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0215 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 6 NE PICKENSVILLE 33.29N 88.19W 10/30/2009 PICKENS AL PUBLIC … Continue reading →

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Alabama Weather at 6:45 pm

Many thanks to Bill Murray for blog coverage while I was doing wall-to-wall radio coverage of the Walker County Tornado Warning. Bill was doing the post while traveling on a train through Virginia on the way to Birmingham. Finally, we … Continue reading →

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New Tornado Watch Until 1 am

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 785/786 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 520 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 ALC057-063-065-075-091-093-107-119-125-127-133-310600- /O.CAN.KBMX.TO.A.0785.000000T0000Z-091031T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.A.0786.091030T2220Z-091031T0600Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 786 UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF … Continue reading →

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Another West Alabama Warning

NOTE: This means that different parts of Pickens County now under two separate tornado warnings. ——————————————————————— BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 407 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN … Continue reading →

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New West Alabama Tornado Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 402 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… THIS … Continue reading →

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Alabama Counties in Tornado Watch

The Tornado Watch is in effect until 7 pm: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 785 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA … Continue reading →

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Alabama Update + Other Notes

As 11 am approached, almost all of Alabama was without precipitation. There were a few light showers over Extreme SW Alabama in Mobile and Washington County. Still looks like showers will hold off until some point this afternoon for most … Continue reading →

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In Focus–Big, Big Snowstorm

The snow just kept coming down, And was still doing so late this morning. It has been billed as the worst snowstorm (for October) in 12 years for parts of the Mountain West. Colorado was one of the hardest hit. … Continue reading →

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Late Morning in Alabama–11 o’clock Report

Late this morning almost all of the rain in Alabama was over the Extreme North. Especially across the Tennessee Valley where it was moderate to heavy. Moving toward the NNE. Almost no rain from Birmingham southward. Warmer air continues to … Continue reading →

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