STORM REPORT: Tuscaloosa County Fire and Rescue reports hail 3/4th inch in diameter at 7:20 am at mile marker 35 on US 82 west, near Sipsey Swamp (Now the Special Statement: SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 809 … Continue reading →

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tuscaloosa expired at 7:45. However, the NWS now has a Significant Weather Alert for Tuscaloosa County. This is short of a warning. The verystrong thunderstorm with lots of lightning and heavy rain continues eastward across … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 656 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EAST CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST … Continue reading →

Isolated thunderstorms in progress across North Central Alabama early this evening. At 7 pm, one of those was over SW Cullman County. A larger storm was over West St. Clair County in the Springville-Margaret-St. Clair Springs area. That storm developed … Continue reading →

Early this afternoon, very few showers in Alabama. There were some widely scattered light showers developing over East Central Alabama. However, at 12:20 pm, a line of showers and thunderstorms over North Mississippi and West Tennessee was approaching the NW … Continue reading →

* 86 is the percentage of top soil that has adequate or surplus moisture in the state of Alabama according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office.Those numbers two years ago, during our severe drought were vastly different. … Continue reading →

Still no showers in Alabama at this hour. At 10:10 am, the nearest ones (and few in number) were SW of Tupelo and NW of Columbus in Mississippi. We need the break! Repeat after me, “we need a break!”

Since late afternoon and this evening, a cluster of very strong thunderstorms has been advancing slowly north through SW and West Alabama. At 8 pm, very heavy rain over Marengo County spreading into East Sumter and Greene County. NWS, Birmingham … Continue reading →

You have probably heard the old, old (real old) saying, “Another Day, Another Dollar.” Today, instead, it is “Another day, another flash flood threat.” Storms off to a very early start this Tuesday morning. A cluster over NE Alabama and … Continue reading →

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1220 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0500 AM FLASH FLOOD VALLEY HEAD 34.55N 85.63W 09/21/2009 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR … Continue reading →