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Tornado Watch

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 195 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1015 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 TORNADO WATCH 195 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS . … Continue reading →

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A 10 o’clock Look at Alabama

A line of showers was across Extreme NW Alabama. However, a stronger line of showers and thunderstorms was positioned from east of Louisville down across West Tennessee (east of Memphis) and across Northwest Mississippi into Central Louisiana. The Storm Prediction … Continue reading →

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Alabama at 9 am

Still quiet. A few showers over the NW corner. However, the atmosphere is becoming more restless. The Storm Prediction Center says that a watch is possible later this morning for most of Mississippi and a good part of Louisiana. At … Continue reading →

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Early, Early Friday Morning

Not a great deal of change since our post close to midnight. At 3:30 am, the main line of thunderstorms extended from West Tennessee through West Kentucky into Ohio. The line of storms is somewhat irregular but there is considerable … Continue reading →

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Late Night Position Report

That line of thunderstorms was in a more north-south position. Now the line extends moreso in a SW to NE position. As midnight approached, the line extended from East Arkansas across the NW corner of Mississippi into West Tennessee to … Continue reading →

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Moderate Risk Cancelled

The Storm Prediction has discontinued the moderate risk of severe weather that was in effect for parts of North and West Mississippi, West Tennessee and East Arkansas. It is now a slight risk. At 9:15 tonight, the lead line of … Continue reading →

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Early Tonight in Alabama

Still only a few light showers in Central Alabama at 7 o’clock. To the west, there was two lines of thunderstorms. The easternmost line was from NW Mississippi through West Tennessee to Southern Illinois. A little more to the west, … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon Quick Look

A few scattered showers developed late this afternoon across Central Alabama mostly between Birmingham and Montgomery. A few more numerous over Shelby and Chilton County. Still widely spaced and mostly light. They were moving toward the NNE. Nearest strong thunderstorms … Continue reading →

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Early Afternoon in Alabama

Just before 2 o’clock this afternoon, nothing going on across Alabama. In fact, the nearest thunderstorms was a line of storms over in East Arkansas. Plenty of rich moisture across Alabama. Brisk southerly winds over 20 mph at times have … Continue reading →

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Weather by the Numbers 4/10/08

* 8 is how many states (or parts thereof) that are under the gun for a Moderate Risk of severe weather today and tonight. A Slight Risk covers a much larger area all the way from Houston and Baton Rouge … Continue reading →

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