This report from Shelby County by way of NWS/Birmingham: Columbiana Police report several trees and power lines down on Carter Lane and Thompson Street in Columbiana. Three homes struck by lightning in the Wilsonville-Columbiana areas.

LATEST TRACK FORECAST Little change. NHC track brings the center across the north edge of the Yucatan and into the SW Gulf of Mexico. It should emerge from the Yucatan Tuesday afternoon. Projected landfall is on the Mexican Coast some … Continue reading →

Pouring in parts of Central Alabama. Paula, one of our blog readers, reports an estimated two inches in Columbiana and still raining heavily. Not a great deal of lightning. The heaviest rain at 7:30 was not only over South Shelby … Continue reading →

BULLETIN HURRICANE DEAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 23A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007 800 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007 …CENTER OF DEAN PASSING SOUTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC… A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 630 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ALZ025-190015- SHELBY- 630 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT… AT 628 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE … Continue reading →

3340 Skywatcher south of Tuscaloosa at Taylorville reports rain so heavy that he can barely see the house next door. Here is an extension in time for Tuscaloosa warning: BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE … Continue reading →

NWS/Birmingham cancelled Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Pickens County. A warning continues for: * Clay County until 6:15 * Central Tuscaloosa County until 6:15, including Tuscaloosa, Holt, Northport, Coker. The storm was over the city of Tuscaloosa and to the south. … Continue reading →

Will try to combine some of this information in a few minutes: BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 550 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 547 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN EAST … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 ALZ023-182300- TUSCALOOSA- 533 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT… AT 528 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE … Continue reading →