NWS/Huntsville posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for North Central Lauderdale County in Extreme NW Alabama until 7. The storm was near Zip City and near Underwood-Petersvilkle. Almost stationary. Look out for possible damaging winds and very dangerous lightning. Storms have … Continue reading →

WATERSPOUT OFF GULF SHORES Moisture is increasing and the prospect for rain is looking better, especially by this weekend. Beneficial rain for some areas. Indeed, parts of North and Central Alabama could received between 1.50 and 2,00 inches of rain … Continue reading →

Widely scattered showers were developing over West and SW Alabama this afternoon. Some of these showers were further north than at anytime yesterday. In fact, at 1:30, an isolated shower was noted as far north as Winston County in NW … Continue reading →

The showers that persisted near the coast spread further northward this afternoon into part of West Central Alabama. Just before 7, they had spread as far north as Choctaw and South Sumter County. This included some heavy showers over South … Continue reading →

* 1.23 inches is how much rain fell on July 4, 1956 at Unionville, Maryland in only one minute. That was accepted as a world record for such a short period rain. The NWS later tested and examined the automatic … Continue reading →

Foe the second day in a row, the Mobile area is getting an overdose of rain. Storms over the area this afternoon were not moving much. The NWS/Mobile issued a Flash Flood Warning for South Mobile County until 4:30 pm. … Continue reading →

The SW 1/3 of Alabama was still getting rain tonight. You could draw a line from near Eutaw and Greensboro in West Alabama all the way to Ozark and Dothan in the SE, and areas south of that line is … Continue reading →

Late this afternoon, North and East Alabama was dry as a bone. Only about the SW one-third of the state was getting showers and thunderstorms. This included some strong thunderstorms from Sumter County in West-Central Alabama southward to the Mobile … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms were scattered to numerous along the Alabama-NW Florida Coast this afternoon from Mobile County eastward to Panama City. Over 1/2 inch of rain fell at Panama City in less than an hour. Mobile Regional Airport has received 1.29 inches … Continue reading →

ALABAMA 24-HOUR AMOUNTS 1.10 inches between Alliance-Oak Grove (West Jefferson County) 0.08 Alexander City 0.06 North Auburn 0.21 Birmingham (Alabama Power) 1.36 Bankhead Lock and Dam (NE Tuscaloosa County) 0.18 Logan Martin Dam 0.08 Clanton 0.08 Lay Dam 0.47 Cordova … Continue reading →