Late this afternoon, showers had spread into NW Alabama. Just before 5:00 there were moderate showers in Marion County. However, by far the main showers and thunderstorms were in an almost due north-south liine across West Mississippi into SE Louisiana. … Continue reading →

First showers have reached Extreme West Alabama. By far the main line of showers and storms at 4 pm was down the west side of Mississippi into SE Louisiana. Strongest storms in the south part of the line. SPC has … Continue reading →

* 1 is how many severe weather warnings has been issued in the USA so far today. (since midnight) That does not count winter weather stuff. The last Tornado Warning was around 7 last evening–issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth. A … Continue reading →

The only way I can thank all of you for dozens of birthday well-wishes today is to post it here on the blog. I had no idea that many people had ever heard of me. I get a little silly … Continue reading →

Possibly….. Could be….. Most Likely….. Normally, in winter, we would pay little or no attention to this morning’s low temperatures and we would probably not post a list like this. But since it is so very late, and there are … Continue reading →

UPDATED 11:30 AM TO INCLUDE 15 ADDITIONAL REPORTS It appears that the frost across Alabama this morning was not a widespread killing frost. One thing that helped was that temperatures were not low enough for a long period of time. … Continue reading →

Radar has taken on a different look within the last couple of hours. Instead of patches of light rain, there are now numerous very small convective showers. These are producing brief but quick periods of sleet. We have had numerous … Continue reading →

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 935 AM CDT MON APR 14 2008 ..STORM SURVEY IN MARSHALL COUNTY COMPLETED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE…WORKING WITH OFFICIALS FROM MARSHALL COUNTY EMA…COMPLETED STORM SURVEYS OF THE DAMAGE IN MARSHALL … Continue reading →

Scattered light rain continues mainly across Central Alabama. Noon reports show light rain and a chilly 43 degrees at Anniston, Birmingham and Shelby County Airports. Tuscaloosa Airport has 48 and light rain and Coker, west of Tuscaloosa, 50 with light … Continue reading →

By late this morning, scattered light rain had spread southward across much of North and Central Alabama. It is a cold rain with temperatures in the mid 40s over the north half of the state and wind at times up … Continue reading →