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Another Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 546 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

The NWS/Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 12:00 midnight for much of North and Central Alabama and part of Southern Middle Tennessee. Here is a list of Alabama counties included: Bibb Blount Colbert Cullman DeKalb Etowah … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 525 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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Damage Reports From NWS/Memphis

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 456 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0402 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.09N 90.10W 07/30/2009 SHELBY … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon in Alabama–5 o’clock Report

NWS at Birmingham has issued a Special Weather Statement for Fayette, Lamar and Pickens County in West Alabama until 5:30. The Significant Weather Alert mentions possible gusts to 50, heavy downpours. The storms of concern extended from SE of Columbus, … Continue reading →

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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 409 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ALZ025>027-302200- SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- 409 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SHELBY ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT… AT … Continue reading →

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A Watch For Our Neighbors

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 639 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 345 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN ARKANSAS … Continue reading →

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Alabama at Mid-Afternoon

Rather peaceful across the northhalf of Alabama in the middle of this late July afternoon. That is subject to change. Thunderstorms were increasing in number and growing stronger over the south half of the state. For a time, a Severe … Continue reading →

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Wet Morning Continues–11:30 am Report

Late this morning, moderate to heavy rain continues across NE Alabama, part of a complex that entered Alabama before daybreak and has been moving slowly eastward. A separate family of storms more to the south has mostly moved east out … Continue reading →

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Thunderstorm Convoy

The wide band of showers and thunderstorms that passed through Tuscaloosa late last night (causing some damage) was over in East Alabama at 1:30 this morning. They extended from Calhoun and part of Etowah County on the north down through … Continue reading →

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