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Tornado Watch # 75 (Down South)

New Tornado Watch No. 75 until 10 am, CDT SOUTHEAST ALABAMA COUNTIES Coffee Dale Geneva Henry Houston NORTHWEST FLORIDA Bay Calhoun Gulf Holmes Jackson Walton Washington LATE REPORT FROM BALDWIN COUNTY 33/40 Skywatcher at Foley reports tornado touchdown earlier this … Continue reading →

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From Baldwin County

These reports relayed by our 33/40 Skywatcher in Foley: * Some damage * Funnel cloud Wilcox Road * Rosinton Community: Trailers damaged, some injuries * County Road 85, damage to a home. Missing roof but no injuries there. Tornado touchdown … Continue reading →

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Tornado Warning Near Coast

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 424 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA… CENTRAL BALDWIN … Continue reading →

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4 am Spot Reports

ALABAMA AND REGIONAL 63 steady rain Tuscaloosa 61 light rain Birmingham 61 heavy rain Montgomery/Maxwell AFB 62 thunderstorm Greenville 63 thunderstorm Mobile 63 heavy rain Troy 66 heavy rain Fairhope, gusts 30 mph 63 rain Columbus, Miss., gusts 32 mph … Continue reading →

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3:35 am Friday in Alabama

It was pouring rain in the wee morning hours today across Central and South Alabama and a Tornado Watch continues over SW Alabama. The heaviest rain was from about Tuscaloosa southward to the coast and it was spreading NE. NWS … Continue reading →

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NWS/BHM Tornado Survey

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 455 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ..TORNADO DAMAGE SURVEY INFORMATION FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA ..THE ASHCRAFT CORNER TORNADO (LAMAR AND FAYETTE COUNTIES) (ALL TIMES ARE IN CDT) EVENT TIME/DATE: 3:20 AM, MARCH … Continue reading →

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Damage Reports

Here is a round up of some scattered damage reports as this line of strong storms moved across our area. * Trees down on Roy Drive and Wage Street in Helena. Road completely blocked. * At 5:05 a.m., report from … Continue reading →

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Another Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 512 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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A Few Quick Notes

* Still a possible tornado near Parrish and near Cordova in Walker County moving east rapidly at 55 mph. The Tornado Warning continues for Walker County until 4:30 and it may have to be extended. * NWS has issued a … Continue reading →

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Tornado Warning, Walker County

WFUS54 KBMX 260903 TORBMX ALC127-260930- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0056.090326T0903Z-090326T0930Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 403 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… CENTRAL WALKER … Continue reading →

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