This is “short-sleeve” weather for me. I sure wish I was not so warm-natured. Anyway, lets “cut to the chase” as a famous Birmingham talk show host, Russ Fine, used to say and take a look at this morning’s lows … Continue reading →

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 541 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2008 …PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT… A SMALL BUT INTENSE CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN A WARM…MOIST AIR MASS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT ON MONDAY … Continue reading →

For sure my kind of weather. Here is a list of low temperatures around the state this morning. We will probably post a longer list of tomorrow morning’s lows. 34 Black Creek, Fort Payne Airport 36 Bankhead National Forest, Crossville, … Continue reading →

The governor of Virginia has declared a State of Emergency in SE Virginia after today’s significant tornadoes. One of the hardest hit was Suffolk, located on U.S 58 west of the Portsmouth area. This is also WSW of Norfolk. At … Continue reading →

Lots of interesting material on the blog this morning. Goldwing Dave needs about five more dogs and three more cats. Maybe a pet snake. But let me intrude with this list of rain amounts. Normally we would not post a … Continue reading →

Rain has ended over Extreme NW Alabama. However, at 10:45 tonight a band of moderate to heavy rain extended from Tuscaloosa and Bibb County in West Central Alabama northeastward to the Gadsden-Guntersville-Fort Payne area in NE Alabama. The entire band … Continue reading →

Widespread rain continues at 9 o’clock tonight over North and Central Alabama. Embedded in all of that is a fairly narrow zone of heavier rain along the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham/Gadsden/Centre line. It was pouring rain in parts of the Greater Birmingham area. … Continue reading →

Rain was becoming widespread early tonight over West and North Alabama ahead of a cold front that was approaching the state. Thunderstorms were also embedded in the rain but so far not severe. At 7:15 pm, it was pouring rain … Continue reading →

A line of thunderstorms extended all the way from West Mississippi, west of Jackson, northeastward across NW Alabama. In Alabama, the storms were lined up from Lamar County to about Cullman and Fort Payne. The line of storms was lifting … Continue reading →

NWS/Huntsville issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central DeKalb County in NE Alabama until 2:30. The thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of Fyffe or about 12 NE of Albertville and moving NE at 15. It should move toward the … Continue reading →