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New Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 107 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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Severe Weather Reports

First, this quick note. NWS Huntsville continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dekalb and and Marshall County until 1:15 am. NWS Birmingham issues a Significant Weather Alert for Blount and Winston County until 1:45 am. DAMAGE REPORTS FROM NWS HUNTSVILLE PRELIMINARY … Continue reading →

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First Hour of Monday Update

At 12:45 on this Monday morning, that line of intense thunderstorms extended from East Franklin County to south of Huntsville, approaching Guntersville and then angling SW of Fort Payne and the NE edge of Etowah County. Translation: The line of … Continue reading →

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More Late Night Severe Storms

NWS/Huntsville continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:45 for North Colbert and Lauderdale County in the Tennessee Valley. Late tonight numerous thunderstorms were rolling southward again into Extreme North Alabama from Tennessee. They were moving SE NWS also continues a … Continue reading →

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Another Warning

NWS/Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for East/Central Jefferson County and part of Shelby County until 7:00 p.m. This includes places like Trussville, Mountain Brook and Leeds and Irondale. At 6:30, NWS detected a severe thunderstorm that may have … Continue reading →

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Additional Reports

* Ham radio operator at Center Point in NE Jefferson County reported hail 3/4 of an inch in diameter at 5:53 p.m. * Lightning is very severe in NE Trussville. * The NWS/Birmingham has now issued an area Flood Advisory … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 548 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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Boomers Still Going Strong

The NWS/Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for West/Central Greene County and North Sumter County in extreme West/Central Alabama until 6:00 p.m. The severe thunderstorm, capable of producing penny-size hail and gusts over 60, was near West Union and … Continue reading →

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5 o’clock Look

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for St. Clair and Etowah Counties in NE Alabama expired at 5:00 p.m. This has been replaced by a Significant Weather Alert for Calhoun, Etowah and St. Clair Counties until 6:00 p.m. Radar shows some very … Continue reading →

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Two Quick Notes

* Thanks to David Reimer for relaying information that the temperature actually reached a high of 117 at Alva, Oklahoma yesterday (Friday) That is one degree hotter than the reported national high of 116 in Death Valley. It is also … Continue reading →

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