Tropical Storm Jerry was demoted to a depression late this morning. He is way out there 945 miles west of the Azores and moving NE 13. Not much hope for him. He will be gobbled up by a larger non-tropical … Continue reading →

Doppler radar at NWS/Birmingham (Shelby County Airport) is out of service. However, just before 7 o’clock, ABC 33/40 doppler clearly shows a line of showers (and some thunderstorms) from West Central Alabama down into the central part of the state. … Continue reading →

At 5:35 pm: Moderate shower just west of I-65 in the Hoover area. Another one along I-65 in South Shelby County. 3340 Skywatcher reported about 1/4 inch of rain in Columbiana earlier. A heavy shower between U.S. 43 and State … Continue reading →

Just for the fun of it, these non-Alabama weather notes late on this Sunday afternoon: * Well over one inch of rain at Ocean Springs, Mississippi Coastal area, so far today * Only current Severe Thunderstorm Warning in the entire … Continue reading →

Most of the north half of Alabama was free of showers late this afternoon. There were a few isolated ones over Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and Shelby County. At 4:40 pm, a line of showers and thunderstorms continued to work its was … Continue reading →

BULLETIN SUBTROPICAL STORM JERRY ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112007 500 PM AST SUN SEP 23 2007 …JERRY BEGINNING TO TAKE ON TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS… AT 500 PM AST…2100Z…THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM JERRY WAS LOCATED NEAR … Continue reading →

Bona fide tropical air coveres Alabama this afternoon. You can fell it the minute you step out the door. A real contrast to about a week ago. The tropical depression that moved inland Friday night was a big help in … Continue reading →

The tropical depression never got strong enough to get a name. Almost, but not quite. Around midnight the circulation center was inland over the Extreme West part of the Florida Panhandle. Radar shows showers and thunderstorms mainly over that part … Continue reading →

It goes until 6 am, CDT and includes these South Alabama Counties: BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 683 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1010 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 TORNADO WATCH 683 … Continue reading →

LATE AFTERNOON SPOT REPORTS Panama City…mostly cloudy, wind SSE 20, gusts 32 mph Ft. Walton (Mary Ester)…light rain, N 12 (only 0.17 rain in the last 6 hours) Valparaiso…cloudy, NNE 13, (0.23 rain for the last 6 hours) Pensacola Naval … Continue reading →