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Barry Tonight

Around 9 o’clock tonight (CDT) the center of what was once Tropical Storm Barry was centered SE of Savannah. The low will continue NE through the east edge of South carolina and North Carolina and still producing heavy rain. At … Continue reading →

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Quick Update

At 5:30 pm, there were some scattered showers across the Tennessee Valley, mostly from Huntsville westward to near Florence. In West Central Alabama, there was a short north-south line of moderate to heavy showers from the west edge of Bbb … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon Alabama Notes

The thunderstorm that was producing some heavy rain over part of West Jefferson County diminished and spread out into an area of moderate showers over SW Jefferson County into East Tuscaloosa County. At 4:30, most of the showers were from … Continue reading →

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Where is Barry?

Barry is “only” a tropical depression now but he is still putting down some heavy rain. At 4 pm, the center was very close to jacksonville and moving toward the NNE at 23 mph. He is expected to produce 2 … Continue reading →

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3:45 pm in Central Alabama

A fairly small thunderstorm was moving toward the SSW through West Jefferson County this afternoon. Earlier, it passed just west of Adamsville. At 3:45 pm, it was just NW of Pleasant Grove and moving in the general direcion of Oak … Continue reading →

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The Rain Patrol

FIRST: Be sure and scroll down to see the Brian Peters video discussion and all the pictures from the Spann family having a ball on the Alabama coast. Check out the photograph of their overeating. I could not handle those … Continue reading →

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A Few Heavy Showers

Several heavy showers were west and north of the Birmingham area late this afternoon. Just before 5 pm, they were located: * Between Fultondale and Warrior, crossing I-65 and U.S. 31 * Several over West Jefferson County approaching the Walker … Continue reading →

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Widely Spaced Showers

They were in progress late this afternoon over North and Central Alabama and some others in Mobile County. They are small showers but some are moderate in intensity. You could shove all of the showers into one corner of the … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm Barry Forms

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BARRY ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022007 500 PM EDT FRI JUN 01 2007 …TROPICAL STORM BARRY FORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO… AT 5 PM EDT…2100 UTC… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS … Continue reading →

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Latest From The Tropical World

SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1150 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2007 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA… SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF … Continue reading →

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