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More Tornado Warnings East

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 705 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… NORTHERN … Continue reading →

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Wow! What a Night!

Sure would like to know how many lightning strokes hit Alabama overnight. Amazing. But take heart, the weather is improving, at least over the NW and west part of the state. Just before 7 o’clock, you could draw a line … Continue reading →

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Tornado Warning in East Alabama

We will post another update with a summary of what is going on in a little while. But we need to get this Tornado Warning posted: BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 629 AM … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 624 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings

Also, a Tornado Warning continues downstate for Chilton, West Coosa until 6:30 am Here is the latest Severe Thunderstorm Warning: BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 551 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 … Continue reading →

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Alabama Just Before Daybreak

Many thanks to Bill Murray for hanging in there all night with me as we tried to keep the blog freshly updated. Bill handled it alone for the past several hours while I was tied up doing radio updates. We … Continue reading →

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First Alabama Tornado Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 129 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… THIS … Continue reading →

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1 am Quick Look

Late reports indicate 8 dead and 60 injured across Tennessee from tornadoes. At least three fatal in Arkansas. At 1 am, the main line of thunderstorms that we are watching very closely extended from the NE corner of Mississippi southwestward … Continue reading →

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From Cookville, Tenn.

From “Mike, the Weather Guy” in Cookville, Tennessee: we’re getting a report that the Castalian Springs post office is completely destroyed…. A reporter for NewsChannel 5 in Nashville is near where the FIRE is at…he reports the sound is incredible….and … Continue reading →

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Still Rough Late Tonight

Not as many tornado warnings in effect at this hour as there were late this afternoon and early tonight. There are no warnings in Alabama at this hour. However, a Tornado Watch continues for North and West/Central Alabama until 5:00 … Continue reading →

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