Showers and thunderstorms have increased in a zone across North Central Alabama–mainly from Lamar and Fayette County eastward across Walker, Winston, Cullman, Blount, Marshall and Dekalb County Moderate to strong and dumping locally heavy rain. NWS/Huntsville has issued a Significant … Continue reading →

BULLETIN HURRICANE BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 500 PM AST FRI AUG 21 2009 …HURRICANE BILL A LITTLE WEAKER…COULD REGAIN SOME STRENGTH ON SATURDAY… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 314 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL … Continue reading →

Several lines of showers and thunderstorms across Alabama at mid-afternoon. None are long and very intense like yesterday afternoon.. But some of the storms this afternoon have downpours of rain, lightning and strong gusty winds. The lines are irregular: 1. … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 236 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ALZ040-042-044-212030- DALLAS-LOWNDES-MONTGOMERY- 236 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DALLAS LOWNDES AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT… AT 235 PM … Continue reading →

A narrow north-south line of showers has developed over west Alabama. Maybe even some lightning getting involved. At 12:50 pm the line extended from East Tuscaloosa south to east of Moundville in Hale County and then to near Demopolis and … Continue reading →

Thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette a large part of Alabama received soaking rains in the last 24 hours. Maybe this list is not as interesting or anticipated as much as it would have been during our championship … Continue reading →

Not much going on around the state at 10:30 this morning. However, a scattered line of showers under development from SE Kentucky to East Mississippi. Showers are widely separated but this may be a line trying to develop ahead of … Continue reading →

We in the weather business learned years ago to expect big rain amounts when a blanket of tropical air was present and thunderstorms were involved. So it happened this afternoon and evening. A line of thunderstorms, feasting on leftover moisture … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 639 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 ALZ019-021-027>029-210045- CALHOUN-CLAY-CLEBURNE-RANDOLPH-TALLADEGA- 639 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CALHOUN…CLAY…CLEBURNE RANDOLPH AND TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT… AT 637 PM … Continue reading →