Lots of severe storm reports coming out of Oklahoma, Arkansas and North Louisiana late tonight. Just a few of many: * Confirmed tornado Mena, Arkansas. Downtown area hard hit and 30 National Guard troops dispatched. * Hail described as “apple … Continue reading →

UPDATED AT NOON FOR 47 ADDITIONAL REPORTS (Remember, we get more than one report from a lot of places) 22 Broomtown with a “big frost” 25 Hamilton, Muscadine with frost 26 Cottondale 26 Dearmanville, Scrougeout, heavy frost 27 Asland, Lafayette, … Continue reading →

* 56 elk were killed by a single bolt of lightning in Colorado on August 29, 2000. Some were over 100 feet from where the lightning bolt struck the ground. Yes, “lightning is frightening.” * 36 inches is how deep … Continue reading →

Why am I up at 2:30 in the morning? Don’t know except that I fell asleep for 4 hours in my chair during the evening, a good AAA rated power nap. Missed almost all of the North Carolina-Michigan State National … Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes. It was 72 in Muscle Shoals in NW Alabama Sunday but at noon today, it was cloudy with wind gusts to 31 mph and only 44 degrees. SNOW FLURRIES NORTH ALABAMA? Certainly a possibility, … Continue reading →

A line of diminishing showers continues moving eastward at a steady pace through East and NE Alabama. At 11:25 p.m, the line of showers extended from near Leeds on I-20 east of Birmingham northeastward to about Ashville and Gadsden into … Continue reading →

A line of diminishing showers late tonight extended all the way from the NE corner of Alabama southwestward to NW of Birmingham. The line of showers was moving eastward with little or no lightning. There is still a weakening trend. … Continue reading →

That line of storms across North Alabama (actually there is very little lightning) extended at 9:30 tonight from near Jasper, NE to Cullman and to just east of Huntsville. The south part of the line in Walker and Cullman County … Continue reading →

That cold front has entered NW Alabama and temperatures have dropped to the low 60s. Further westward, it was in the mid 40s around Little Rock and upper 30s at Harrison in extreme North Arkansas. Alabama will feel a distinct … Continue reading →

A cold front is entering the NW corner of Alabama near Waterloo. A line of thunderstorms extends from near Frankfort, Ky., to Nashville and to Extreme NW Alabama. Some fairly strong storms at 7:30 over Lauderdale, Colbert and West Franklin … Continue reading →