First, this brief note from the NWS, Birmingham: ..THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MARENGO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 245 PM CST… AT 243 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND … Continue reading →

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 218 PM CST TUE DEC 12 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA * UNTIL … Continue reading →

Could this be another situation like the one recently in Demopolis…a tornado forming from low-topped storms. The highest tops to these storms just before 2 pm was 34,000 feet based on Birmingham doppler scans. —————————— THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN … Continue reading →

That wide band of showers taking its time moving east. At 1:45 pm, showers had spread as far east as Lawrence, Winston, Walker, Tuscaloosa and Hale County. Probably the heaviest rain (moderate to heavy) was from West Pickens County northward … Continue reading →

At 12 noon, a broad band of moderate to heavy showers extended all the way from Indianapolis southward to Nashville, across NW Alabama to Meridian in East Mississippi and finally to New Orleans. Some of the heaviest rain was over … Continue reading →

Long line of showers continues to move east across Mississippi and now moving inti Extreme NW Alabama. The line (actually a fairly broad solid zone) extends from the NE corner of Mississippi southward to Jackson and Baton Rouge. There was … Continue reading →

Not this December 12, mind you, because we are expecting a high of 64 today. But 44 years ago today, 1962, the low was: 4 in Birmingham 7 in Tuscaloosa Next morning, December 13, 1962 it was 1 above zero … Continue reading →

I have a question. I am always full of questions. I should have been a reporter for USA Today, the Moundville Times, the Salt Lake Tribune or the Denver Post. What if Alabama was now covered with a blanket of … Continue reading →

This will be the final update on our roundup of low temperatures this morning. In this early afternoon update, we have added several reports and also changed a few of the hourly reporting stations that only report lows at 6 … Continue reading →

Observation at 9:30 PM Temperature 19 Dew point -1 Wind chill 6 Wind SW 13, gusts to 33 mph ADDITIONAL NOTE A few small snowflakes at Newbern, South Hale County shortly after 9