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Alabama Update at 5:10 pm

Late this afternoon, rain had tapered off from Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and Blount County northward. However, a broad band of moderate to heavy rain continued in areas east and south of Birmingham well down into Southwest Alabama. Already, as much as … Continue reading →

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Flash Flood Watch

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 322 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 ..FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL .AFTER RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF … Continue reading →

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1:30 PM Look at The Alabama Countryside

Broad band of moderate to heavy rain continues rather quickly across Alabama early this afternoon. Around 1:30, the heaviest rain (moderate to heavy in come cases) extended from the Huntsville/Scottsboro area in NE Alabama to east of Birmingham and then … Continue reading →

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More From East Mississippi

Highway 145 is closed because of a truck under powerlines. Two houses have been hit including a barn. Clarkdale School is fine. This damage report from East Mississippi from possible tornado in South Lauderdale/North Clarke County. AND FROM WEST ALABAMA, … Continue reading →

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Damage Near Meridian

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1130 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 1105 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE MERIDIAN 32.33N 88.68W 03/25/2009 LAUDERDALE MS … Continue reading →

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From NWS/Jackson

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1136 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… EASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI… THIS … Continue reading →

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Pouring in West Alabama–11:40 Update

Late this morning it was pouring rain in Alabama’s western counties near the Mississippi border as a line of heavy showers along with some thunderstorms advances eastward into the state. Moderate to heavy rain at 11:40 am from Franklin and … Continue reading →

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Warning Close to Alabama

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Severe Thunderstorm for East Lauderdale County in Extreme East Mississippi. This includes the city of Meridian. Until 12 Noon. The storm was near Meridian and moving NE at 30. Moving generally … Continue reading →

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10 o’clock Peek at Alabama

NOTE: This is intended only to bring you up to date concerning weather at 10:15 am: For information on what the future holds, scroll down for an earlier post and also the morning Video discussion from James. Does not look … Continue reading →

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Alabama Weather Update at 7:55am

Showers are increasing across Alabama this morning, especially over the North and West/Central portions. This includes some moderate to heavy showers over parts of Lamar, Pickens and West Tuscaloosa Counties. Little or no lightning indicated at this time and the … Continue reading →

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