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Alabama Update at 4:30pm

Late this afternoon almost all of the showers and thunderstorms within the Alabama borders were over the SE third of the state. This was especially true over the extreme south where it was pouring rain along the Alabama/NW Florida border … Continue reading →

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Alabama at Mid Afternoon

Almost no showers or storms in progress over the north half of the state. Down south there was a line of storms from Lowndes County NE across the Montgomery area into Tallapoosa and Chambers County. At one time this afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Just Before 2 in Alabama

Showers and thunderstorms slow to develop today. In fact around 2 pm, there were virtually none over the north half of the state. Down south, there was a cluster of storms on the west and north sides of Montgomery. A … Continue reading →

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6:50 am Quick Look

Most of Alabama dry at this hour. However, a line (not solid) of moderate to heavy showers developed over East Alabama from near Montgomery NE across South Tallapoosa County to near Lafayette in Chambers County. Line moving slowly SE, individual … Continue reading →

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Alabama at 3:45 am

Quiet as a mouse. Nothing going on. Just a few isolated showers over the NW and NE corners of the state. Big (bunch) (glob) (group) (cluster) –choose one–still dumping very heavy rain (and lightning) over NE Arkansas, SW Tennessee and … Continue reading →

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Most People Are Sleeping . . .

But not us. We are soaking the post-midnight coffee and babysitting thunderstorms. Except there are very few to watch in Alabama. Before midnight, we were semi-certain that aSevere Thunderstorm Watch would be extended south into North Alabama. It did not … Continue reading →

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New Severe Thunderstorm Watch

It is in effect until 11 o’clock tonight in West and Middle Tennessee. The watch extends as south far enough to touch the Alabama border but no Alabama counties are included. It does include Franklin, Lincoln and Moore County in … Continue reading →

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Historic Flash Flooding

Louisville was one of the hardest hit areas today for extensive flash flooding. A lot of people said they had never seen anything like it. The flooding also extended to numerous other counties in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Storms abated … Continue reading →

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Looking North

Part of the big family of severe thunderstorms that brought historic flash flooding to Louisville and many other areas today was pushing SE this evening. A line of thunderstorms at 6:30 extended from near Nashville to Asheville, North Carolina. The … Continue reading →

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Alabama Storms Decreasing

Only a few storms still in progress late this afternoon. At 5:30 pm: …..Strongest one was over West Tallapoosa County just south of Alexander City and near Wind Creek State park. …..Smaller storm along the Macon-Montgomery County line …..Even smaller … Continue reading →

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