Overall, thunderstorm activity was on the decline late this afternoon. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continued for Lawrence County in NW Alabama until 6:00 p.m. The storm that prompted the warning for part of Talladega and Calhoun Counties has fizzled after … Continue reading →

NWS/Birmingham canceled the Severe Thunderstorm Warning that was in effect for parts of the Calhoun/Talladega County area. The thunderstorm weakened considerably and at 5:10 it was near the Anniston/Oxford area. A few thunderstorms have developed over South Shelby County and … Continue reading →

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning in East Alabama for Calhoun and North Talladega County continues until 5:30. The main part of that storm is now moving across South Calhoun and North Talladega County, including along I-20 approaching the Anniston/Oxford area. With … Continue reading →

NWS/Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:30 for Calhoun County and North Talladega County. Some of the communities involved include Weaver, Saks, Oxford, Jacksonville, Ft. McClellan, Anniston and Lincoln. These storms were located from near Ohatchee to 7 … Continue reading →

The St. Clair County EMA Director reports wind damage at 3:42 p.m. with multiple trees uprooted in Springville and Odenville. There was also small hail in Odenville. The very strong storms that uprooted those trees have moved over into Central … Continue reading →

At 3:50 p.m., there were two main clusters of strong storms over North and Central Alabama. Much of St. Clair County is getting a drenching. Very strong storms just moved out of NE Jefferson County into St. Clair with some … Continue reading →

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues until 7 o’clock tonight for at least the north 2/3 of Alabama. At 3:15, here is a rundown on some of the strongest storms in North and Central Alabama: 1. A line of storms from … Continue reading →

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for SW Blount County and North-Central Jefferson County until 2:45. Intense thunderstorms at 2:35 were over NW Jefferson County approaching US-31 and I-65 and also up through Western Blount County. Other scattered storms were over … Continue reading →

Thunderstorm and heavy rain in progress. Seemed to form directly overhead. Wind gusts estimated as high as 40 mph. Wind has diminished, but heavy rain continues. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. We also had about 5 minutes of pea-size hail.

* 6:30 p.m., Trees uprooted in the Sylvania community in DeKalb County. * 6:38 p.m., 3 miles ENE of Rainsville in DeKalb County. Chicken houses damaged. * Also in DeKalb County, trees and power lines down near the Blake Community … Continue reading →