Shortly after 2 am (when the whole world should be snoring) the strongest storms have now moved east out of these counties: Cullman Blount Jefferson Tuscaloosa Pickens Greene Hale The line of strongest storms and locally heavy rain was across … Continue reading →

SPOT REPORTS FROM 33/40 SKYWATCHERS AND BLOG COMMENTS: * 4 to 5 minutes of pea-size hail just south of Taylorville between 11:25 and 11:40 pm with very intense lightning. Location was just south of the interstate just off highway 69S … Continue reading →

They are still marching eastward across North and Central Alabama. Not a warning situation and we don’t think it will be. Last Severe Thunderstorm Warning with this family of storms was Sunday afternoon from NWS in Jackson. At 1 am, … Continue reading →

A band of moderate to strong thunderstorms now moving eastward through West Alabama. Producing downpours of rain, gusty winds and considerable lightning. As midnight approached the storms were mainly from Eastern Pickens County eastward across Winston, Walker and Tuscaloosa County. … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS DRENCHING LAST EVENING 4.98 at Armstrong International Airport as of 6 am today 4.87 New Orleans/Audubon 3.32 New Orleans/Lakefront PLEASANTLY COOL 61 below zero this morning, Chalkyitsik, Alaska 5 above at Skagway, steady snow, gusts 52 mph, Wind … Continue reading →

Most of the thunderstorms had shifted eastward into Georgia and North Florida late tonight. However, an area of rain lingered over North Central and Northeast Alabama generally from Fayette and Walker County northeastward. Also, some new patches of generally light … Continue reading →

That big area of showers and thunderstorms has now fanned out over a wide area. At 7:15, the NE edge of the showers/storms has reached Marion, Winston, Blount and St. Clair County and approaching the Gadsden-Anniston area. The storms are … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 545 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ALZ024-040045- JEFFERSON- 545 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CST AT 542 PM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER … Continue reading →

That line of thunderstorms continues to move north and NE through Central Alabama. At 5:30, the leading north edge of thunderstorms was from just south of Tuscaloosa, to just north of Centreville and to near Jemison and Rockford. Now approaching … Continue reading →

Most of the north half of Alabama was dry at 3:45 this afternoon, but showers and storms were widespread over the southern counties, except extreme SE. A lot of communities are getting big rain amounts from these storms as they … Continue reading →