Much of North-Central Alabama, including Jefferson and surrounding counties, where it rained much of the morning and the afternoon, now free of showers. The best group of showers and some thunderstorms is found over SE Alabama, especially from Crenshaw, Pike … Continue reading →

We have all enjoyed a fairly large family of showers moving east across North and Central Alabama most of the morning and into this afternoon. At 12:45 p.m, most of the showers had shifted eastward to Marshall, DeKalb and Cherokee … Continue reading →

The fairly big family of showers still intact late this morning. And, they are friendly with each other–not shooting lightning and thunder. Lightning detection equipment shows little or none. Their location as of 10:40 am: Jefferson County East Walker Blount … Continue reading →

Showers were already in progress over parts of North and NW Alabama this morning. At 8:35, showers were extensive across Fayette. Walker, Winston and Lawrence County. Moving almost due east. The rain will overspread much of: Morgan County Blount North … Continue reading →

* 49.58 inches is the normal annual precipitation for Savannah on the Georgia Coast. So why does Birmingham, over 250 miles from the coast, get 4.41 more inches of rain per year? (53.99 inches) The short answer is our dear … Continue reading →

But it is too early to say that there will be no more development. The front that we have been advertising is still up over NW Tennessee and North Arkansas. Check the current breakaway in dewpoints: 73 across the Tennee … Continue reading →

The strongest storms were over Elmore and Tallapoosa County shortly after noon. NWS has a Significanr Weather Alert for part of that area. The SPC (Storm Prediction Center) is considering a Severe Thundersorm Watch for part of South and Southeast … Continue reading →

It is not exactly a line of showers and some thunderstorms. More like a zone. Or, maybe a band. Whatever the name, it extends from SW to NE all the way across the state. The center of the band would … Continue reading →

At mid-morning, there was a moderate to heavy shower near Springville in the west edge of St. Clair County and over SE Blount County moving eastward into St. Clair County. However, the main rain area extended from West Jefferson, across … Continue reading →

A west to east string of showers (and some thunderstorms) extends all the way across North Central Alabama. At 6:40, the showers were in progress from South Lamar County over on the west side, to Cherokee County along the Georgia … Continue reading →