Simple answer is, “It was plenty hot” Here is a roundup of high temperatures this afternoon. This is not an all-inclusive list: THE 100-DEGREE CLUB Birmingham Decatur Muscle Shoals Pinson Fort Payne Jasper Moundville OTHERS 96 Anniston 95 Auburn 98 … Continue reading →

BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052010 100 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 …DEPRESSION REMAINS DISORGANIZED…COULD DISSIPATE LATER TODAY… SUMMARY OF 100 PM CDT…1800 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…28.0N 87.0W ABOUT 175 MI…280 … Continue reading →

NOTE: Based on this advisory, the center should make landfall on the SE Louisiana Coast. By 7 am Saturday, the center should be over Central Mississippi and by 7 am Sunday over NW Alabama. If this holds true, we could … Continue reading →

There will be an increasing number of posts on this weather BLOG over the next several days concerning the potential across the Gulf of Mexico and along the coast. At mid-morning, the Tropical Depression was passing close to 200 miles … Continue reading →

The weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report issued each Monday afternoon by the U.S Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office, Montgomery had this analysis of the current top soil moisture: TOP SOIL MOISTURE …..21% of the state reported very short … Continue reading →

In the heat and humidity that is covering Alabama like a wet blanket, scattered thunderstorms were developing over extreme north and NW this afternoon. The strongest storms were over NW Alabama over Colbert and Franklin Counties. Plenty of lightning with … Continue reading →

At 8 o’clock tonight, the NWS issued a Flash Flood Warning for South Tuscaloosa County until 10 pm. It was a very timely warning. We appreciate this email note from James Cain sent at 9:28 pm. He writes… “My mom, … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms were finally going downhill across Alabama early tonight. But there are still several biggies: …..South Tuscaloosa County south of the City of Tuscaloosa. …..A line of intense storms from north of Troy east to Columbus, Ga. Still loads of … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 727 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 ALZ023-070115- TUSCALOOSA AL- 727 PM CDT FRI AUG 6 2010 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT… AT 727 PM CDT…THE … Continue reading →

UPDATED AT 7:15 PM FOR LATER REPORTS * EMA reports power lines down one mile SW of Montevallo on White Street. * Some very heavy rain around the area this afternoon. A few early reports: 1.38 McCalla (thanks to Lawrence … Continue reading →