Back in town after a two-day trip to Starkville for the SE States Severe Weather Symposium. Driving back tonight in the 3340 Storm Chaser, James and I ran into much, much rain and occasional powerful lightning. Hope you saw some … Continue reading →

At 7:45 pm, two miles north of Haleyville, police report a flash flood, Car nearly submerged in water along Airport Road near Posey Field. They also report water to the top of car tires along highway 13. Car stalled in … Continue reading →

The north/south line of thunderstorms that was down the west side of Alabama not as well defined as it was about two hours ago. But the line still exists from NW Alabama all the way down to Clarke County. By … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 702 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009 ALC093-133-170300- /O.NEW.KBMX.FA.W.0007.090917T0002Z-090917T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WINSTON AL-MARION AL- 702 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED … Continue reading →

From NWS, Birmingham PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 555 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009 ..RARE NON-TROPICAL SEPTEMBER TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CHILTON COUNTY .. (Photo by John Browning) AN UNUSUAL WEATHER PATTERN…WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms over on the west side of Alabama were growing stronger late this afternoon. In fact they have lined up in a north-south strip that extends all the way from Florence and Decatur southward to NW Clarke County in SW … Continue reading →

From NWS, Birmingham: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 508 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 1058 AM TORNADO LOMAX 32.88N 86.66W 09/16/2009 F0 CHILTON AL … Continue reading →

Every which way you look, there are thunderstorms. They are scattered in all parts of the state. However, there was sort of a void of big storms in North Central Alabama. No bully storms in about a 50-mile radius of … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 401 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL … Continue reading →

There were no real strong storms within about a 40-mile radius of Birmingham at 3 pm. Several areas of Alabama were experiencing very strong thunderstorms at mid-afternoon and a few of those were strong to severe. The NWS posted a … Continue reading →