All day Sunday, there was a broad west to east zone of showers and thunderstorms, sometimes not well defined, that extended from North Texas across South Arkansas, North Louisiana, North Mississippi into North and Central Alabama. Thunderstorms were, at time, … Continue reading →

For the second night in a row, up “after hours” looking north at some “thunderstorms” that moved down into North Alabama from Tennessee. Only thing–not much to them. In fact, very puny. Just a moderate shower near Fort Payne in … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms with lots of heavy rain over North Alabama continues to advance slowly southward. Actually, the individual storms are moving ESE or SE but the whole system is moving slowly south. By 7 am, thunderstorms with heavy rain and lots … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms all across the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama early this morning. Lots of lightning and dumping very heavy rain. Individual storms moving ESE but the entire line (or zone) of storms easing southward also. The Storm Prediction Center has … Continue reading →

* 2,000 is the number of homes that were destroyed by wildfires early this year in SE Australia, mostly in February. Wildfires can be as devastating to people as a large tornado. * 173 people died in those wildfires–many of … Continue reading →

I just gotta post a few low temperatures this morning. If you walked out early anywhere in North and Central Alabama, you had to quickly realize that this is not typical for the last day of June. Not unheard of … Continue reading →

That city has been very much in the news lately for obvious reasons. Tehran, with a population of over 7 million, of course, is the capitol of Iran. It is located in the extreme north part of the country 1,000 … Continue reading →

No, we are not in a drought again but it is getting dry across many parts of the state. It does not take long for a relentless June sun and mean ole thermometers stubbornly insisting to reach the 90s every … Continue reading →

A narrow east/west band of showers and a few thunderstorms were develooping early this afternoon across the heart of Central Alabama. They are almost in the exact same place that those yesterday afternoon formed and did not move much. Not … Continue reading →

A line of showers and thunderstorms developed this afternoon across Central Alabama. That wording sounds a bit strong. Actually they are spaced pretty far apart and seem to be along or near the old dew point front that stalled in … Continue reading →