An isolated but strong thunderstorm was centered at 6:15 pm near where Tuscaloosa, Walker and Jefferson County join. This is about 10 miles west of Birmingport and near Bankhead Lake. Moving west. Heavy downpours as it moves across the extreme … Continue reading →

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms continue but they should get tired after the sun goes down. At 5:30 they were located over Madison County in the extreme north as well as these counties in West Alabama: ….West Jefferson ….Walker ….Marion … Continue reading →

And…there are changes in the official track forecast. After continuing north in Florida and to near Jacksonville and Savannah, there is a NW turn toward Macon and toward Atlanta by Saturday. There is never a dull moment in hurricane forecasting. … Continue reading →

Widely separated showers developed this afternoon. At 3:45 just a bit more numerous over Tuscaloosa and Walker County but still widely scattered. A few also near Hartselle and West Jackson County in Extreme North and NE Alabama. Moving WNW

Have spent the last half hour watching the Key West Doppler radar loop and it sure seems like Fay is centered directly over Key West at this time. She has spread bands of showers and thunderstorms, including a lot of … Continue reading →

Here is the latest advisory on Fay issued at 2 pm, EDT, or 1 pm, CDT. Please scroll down to the track forecast map that we posted earlier this morning. There has been virtually no change in it since that … Continue reading →

First, to answer a question from a reader about other disturbed weather areas. Besides Fay, there is an area of disturbed weather which has formed 600 miles WSW of the Cape Verde Islands. Slow development is possible over the next … Continue reading →

Key West…heavy rain, visibility 3/4th mile, wind NE 21, gusts 39 Marathon…heavy rain, wind east 16, gusts 28 Miami…rain, wind calm Molasses Reef…wind ESE 35, gusts 40, sea surface temperature 86 Orlando…partly sunny, wind NE 7 Tampa…partly sunny, wind NE … Continue reading →

Only action in the state was about as far south as you can go before getting into the Gulf of Mexico. A trained storm spotter reported a tornado over the west end of Dauphin Island just before 10 am moving … Continue reading →

Here is the latest advisory, be sure and see the latest track forecast may at the end. Note that the new track almost completely eliminates Georgia from the center track. But no written money-back guarantees are being issued. ————————————————————————————— BULLETIN … Continue reading →