NWS/Huntsville issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central DeKalb County in extreme NE Alabama until 4:45. They did that because of a thunderstorm centered 8 miles NE of Rainsville. It may produce damaging winds and hail. It was moving east … Continue reading →

Radar at 3:35 this afternoon sure did look strange. Nothing going on over most of Shelby and Jefferson Counties. We were in a dry area, but completely surrounded by showers and storms. The strongest storms were near the Tennessee border … Continue reading →

* The EMA Office at Wetumpka in Elmore County, reports wind damage from a thunderstorm at 2:40 p.m. A number of power outages around the City of Wetumpka. * In Autauga County, the EMA reported thunderstorm wind damage at 2:45 … Continue reading →

NWS/Birmingham continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the NE part of Elmore County in East-Central Alabama until 3 o’clock. The storm grew stronger about 9 miles NE of Wetumpka and moved east at 25 mph. NWS/Huntsville issued a Severe Thunderstorm … Continue reading →

At 2:15 this afternoon, storms continued to march east and ENE across North Alabama. The leading eastern storms were over Eastern Shelby, Talladega and Coosa Counties extending down to NW of Montgomery. We have reports out of Sylacauga that it … Continue reading →

At 1:45 p.m., the Lamar County EMA Office reported flash flooding in Lamar County with 2 feet of standing water now on Highway 18 south of Vernon. Highway 18 runs from Vernon eastward to Crossville and eventually to Fayette. MORE … Continue reading →

It is raining buckets over the western tier of counties in Alabama due to that line of strong thunderstorms that crossed the border from Mississippi. This is especially true in Lamar County, where we would not be surprised to see … Continue reading →

A Significant Weather Alert falls short of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, since the criteria is lower, we get a whole lot more of those. Here is the latest. * NWS/Birmingham issued a Significant Weather Alert for Chilton, Coosa and Shelby … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms were intensifying across Central Alabama early this afternoon and a line of new storms was about to cross the Mississippi border into extreme West Alabama. NWS/Birmingham has issued special weather statements (a Significant Weather Alert) for Sumter, Pickens and … Continue reading →

NWS/Birmingham has issued a Special Weather Statement concerning thunderstorms in Perry County until 12:45. Just before noon, the thunderstorm was over Morgan Springs moving east at 10 mph. The main threats are strong gusty winds, 35-45 mph, and frequent cloud-to-ground … Continue reading →