Early this afternoon, the Alabama countryside is very quiet, weatherwise. Not much going on. Quite different from the last several days. At 1:30 pm, an area of light to moderate showers over West Central Alabama were moving ESE to SE. … Continue reading →

Well, it seems that way. At mid-day, a long train of showers and thunderstorms extended from Southeast Oklahoma and Extreme Northeast Texas eastward across South Arkansas, Central Mississippi and finally into Extreme West Alabama. It was raining over almost all … Continue reading →

* Two fatalities at Butler, Missouri * Wind gust of 106 mph measured at Carbondale, Illinois * Flash flooding at Evansville, Indiana. Water rescues in progress. Water still rising * Widespread flooding with numerous rural roads closed across Perry, Jefferson … Continue reading →

Posting this Tornado Watch to illustrate that no part of Alabama is included although the watch comes very close to the Tennessee/Alabama border. Earlier, the SPC hinted that Extreme North Alabama might be included. A very costly severe weather event … Continue reading →

* SPC has posted a PDS Severe Thunderstorm Watch for NE Oklahoma, South and SW Missouri and NW Arkansas until noon, CDT today. * PDS stands for Particularly Dangerous Situation. Rare to have that designation for a thunderstorm watch. It … Continue reading →

When big, mean thunderstorms decide to stop for a rest, it always spells trouble. That is what happened this morning across several counties around the Montgomery area. Serious flash-flooding was occurring in Downtown Montgomery and the state capitol was closed. … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 727 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EXTREME EAST CENTRAL AUTAUGA COUNTY IN … Continue reading →

FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 711 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 ALC021-071515- /O.NEW.KBMX.FA.Y.0027.090507T1211Z-090507T1515Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHILTON AL- 711 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM … Continue reading →

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 705 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 ALC011-087-113-071230- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0134.000000T0000Z-090507T1230Z/ BULLOCK AL-RUSSELL AL-MACON AL- 705 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 …A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN … Continue reading →

That line of noisy thunderstorms that took its time pushing south through Alabama during the night is still with us. It kept a lot of people up for several hours waiting for the storms to go on by. At 5:20 … Continue reading →