A long line of thunderstorms extends from Extreme North Georgia westward across North Alabama, North and Central Mississippi to SW Arkansas. Not as well organized as earlier. But still way too much lightning. Here in Alabama, the strongest storms at … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 218 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CALHOUN ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT… AT 214 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 211 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE…LAMAR WALKER AND WINSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT… AT 210 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG … Continue reading →

The line of thunderstorms across North Alabama is part of a longer line that extends westward to Central Mississippi and NE Louisiana. The line of storms is more solid in Alabama. At 2:10 am, it was pouring across Lamar, North … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 135 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE…LAMAR MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT… AT 133 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG … Continue reading →

NWS in Huntsville continues a Tornado Warning for Lawrence County in NW Alabama until 1:45 am. At 1:31 doppler radar continued to indicate a tornado about 11 miles SW of Moulton moving east at 25. A line of heavy showers … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1141 PM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT…LAWRENCE LIMESTONE AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT… AT 1140 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG … Continue reading →

I have a ton of material in my filing cabinet from my 32-year career in the U.S. Weather Bureau (later National Weather Service) all at the Birmingham office. Thought you might enjoy (and get cooled off!) by this special statement … Continue reading →

Well, almost but not quite. The 0.25 at Troy, for example, would not be a “soaking” But a huge percentage of the state received well over one inch and a number of places over two inches. It was a steady … Continue reading →

Most of Alabama is rain free late this morning, maybe a few patches of light rain. It is cloudy over most of the state. Gradual clearing is now our main weather story. Satellite photographs show clearing already over Extreme NW … Continue reading →