A nice cluster of thunderstorms moving from Fayette, South Walker and extreme North Tuscaloosa County moving east and approaching downtown Birmingham. A small single thunderstorm producing heavy rain in the NE part of Trussville. It is headed east toward Leeds. … Continue reading →

Scattered thunderstorms were more prominent over the northern third of the state at mid-afternoon, especially from near the Jasper/Birmingham/Gadsden line northward. NWS issued a Special Weather Statement for Cullman County based on a strong thunderstorm 5 miles NW of Good … Continue reading →

That’s what we all are during this exceptional drought and there is some encouragement, at least across Alabama’s northern counties this afternoon. At 1:30, there were scattered showers and thunderstorms over the extreme north, especially from Marion, Winston, Cullman and … Continue reading →

Scattered showers and thunderstorms were increasing over extreme North Alabama early on this Friday afternoon. Most of the lightning was confined to the Tennessee Valley. The NWS/Huntsville issued a Special Weather Statement for North Madison County until 1:00 p.m. They … Continue reading →

Heavy showers continue over South Colbert and North Franklin County in NW Alabama. The NWS/Huntsville issued a Special Wearther Statement about that area explaining that the slow ESE movement would permit possibly a rate of one inch of rain per … Continue reading →

They were already forming at 10:30 this morning–quite a bit earlier than yesterday. A heavy shower was located along the Colbert-Franklin County line in NW Alabama. Moving slowly ESE. Places like Russellville and the small communities of Frankfort, Pleasant Site, … Continue reading →

Rain lingers over parts of Alabama late tonight but it was diminishing. Around 10:30, there was some moderate rain across parts of Marengo, Wilcox and Dallas County in West and Central Alabama. Several parts of the state had locally heavy … Continue reading →

Well, well, A Flash Flood Warning in a major drought. The warning was issued by NWS/Huntsville For Central Lauderdale County in NW Alabama. Heavy rain was falling in the Underwood-Peterson area and moving very little, maybe toward the SE at … Continue reading →

Here is where the main thunderstorms were in Alabama around 7:15 this evening: * East part of Lauderdale and Colbert County in Extreme NW Alabama. NWS had a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lauderdale until 7 * Over Central Alabama in … Continue reading →