You will be bug-eyed if you read all these rain reports and your eyeballs may resemble a street map. Howsomever, to steal an expression from my friend, Snuffy Smith, people are extremely interested in rain reports now because of our … Continue reading →

This will probably be our last update on the active weather across Alabama tonight, unless something unusual happens. The line of thunderstorms that moved into NW and West Alabama late this afternoon, progressed slowly southeastward. Late tonight, at 11:30 pm, … Continue reading →

The main line of showers and thunderstorms just before 11 pm had shifted over into East Alabama and extended down into SW Alabama. More specifically, from Cleburne County along the Georgia border southwestward through Central Alabama to SW Alabama. It … Continue reading →

NWS has canceled the Tornado Watch for these additional Counties: Blount Jefferson Greene Hale Marengo Sumter Thunderstorms have weakened greatly More rain reports: 0.92 Riverchase (33/40) 0.55 South Trussville (Bill Murray) 0.98 Downtown Birmingham Skycam 0.67 Argo o.49 Inverness 0.73 … Continue reading →

These rain amounts are far from complete: 1.18 Northport 0.92 Fayette 1.42 Cuba 0.56 Downtown Tuscaloosa (Skycam) 0.47 South Trussville (Bill Murray) 1.50 Gorgas (East Walker County) We will have more complete reports tomorrow morning. While we are at it, … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 928 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008 ALZ025-090400- SHELBY- 928 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM CST… AT 925 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE … Continue reading →

No formal warnings in effect across the area now but strong storms continue to roam across Jefferson County . Rain has been especially heavy in the west part of the county. Our 33/40 Skywatcher for Concord/Hueytown reported that it was … Continue reading →

Strong thunderstorms, with plenty of lightning now moving into the Birmingham area and the line of storms extends down to just east of Tuscaloosa. Much vivid lightning and heavy downpours of rain but so far no formal warning. These storms … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 847 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008 ALZ023>025-034-090330- BIBB-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TUSCALOOSA- 847 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BIBB…JEFFERSON…SHELBY AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CST… AT 842 PM CST…NATIONAL … Continue reading →

At 8:45 pm, that line of intense thunderstorms was moving in on the Greater Birmingham area, Strongest storms from West Jefferson County down to Tuscaloosa. 3340 Skywatchers in the Hueytown area of West Jefferson County report extremely vivid and frequent … Continue reading →