A cluster of showers has been moving east across Extreme North Alabama this morning. They moved across Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin County. At 7:15 AM, the main showers were over Lawrence, Morgan and Limestone County. Some official rain amounts through … Continue reading →

Well, it is not October. But it does not feel like late April. This is the time of year when it is supposed to become more humid in Alabama with a decent chance of showers every 3 or 4 days. … Continue reading →

* 39% is our share of normal rainfall at Birmingham Airport so far this year. * 7.22 inches is all we have received. * 11.26 inches is our shortfall. This is a major deficiency. The way rain falls determines greatly … Continue reading →

Very little going on across Alabama early this afternoon. Dull weather. At 1 o’clock, only a few patches of light rain over the extreme north and NE. Also, a few reports of light rain downstate over the SE counties, places … Continue reading →

By the way, isn’t rainfall an unecessary expression. Isn’t rain a better word? After all, if it does not fall, it is not rain. Anyway, rain across North and Central Alabama has been very, very puny this morning. I still … Continue reading →

That is an enormous storm affecting the Northeast USA. Definitely a textbook example of a nor’easter. Just a few late morning notes: * Boston buoy reporting east winds to 40 mph with 22-foot waves * Isle of Shoals, east winds … Continue reading →

Tis exactly what we experienced over the weekend and this morning. Consider this: * The high of 55 in Birmingham Sunday was 19 degrees below normal for April 15. It was the normal that we should have in mid-December. * … Continue reading →

For the first time in a number of hours, no warnings current in Alabama. But some strong storms remain over SE Alabama, especially from Coffee County, NE into Barbour County. Moving quickly NE Numerous reports of damage today, however no … Continue reading →

Josh Johnson, a good friend to all of us and a meteorologist with WXIA-TV, Atlanta, passes along this note: A thunderstorm was over Randolph County, in East Central Alabama at 7:10 this evening. Exactly one hour later, the same storm … Continue reading →

A big percentage of Alabama received rain today. Not everybody and in some areas it was rather light. However, numerous places got good amounts. Here is a list: 1.97 inches at Decatur 2.44 at Evergreen 1.33 at Montgomery 2.20 at … Continue reading →