SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 309 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ALZ025-034-035-242100- BIBB AL-CHILTON AL-SHELBY AL- 309 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY EASTERN BIBB AND NORTHERN CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL … Continue reading →

Many parts of the Good Ole USA are cooking today and I don’t mean BBQ. It is very uncomfortable in many states with the heat index at dangerous levels. We have not always had a heat index. How did we … Continue reading →

Widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms were still in progress over South Alabama at 9:30 this evening. They were gradually diminishing. The one dumping the heaviest rain was near Evergreen. A few of the high temperatures across Alabama this … Continue reading →

For a time this evening, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect for parts of Elmore and Montgomery County. No warnings in effect as of 9 pm. But scattered ones continue over the south part of the state but is … Continue reading →

Here is a late afternoon update from around Alabama including a spot report on some 4 o’clock temperatures. Scattered showers developed this afternoon mainly over east and Southeast Alabama but almost all of the lightning was down over the SE … Continue reading →

A selection of Thursday afternoon highs from all over ALABAMA 98 Birmingham 99 Muscle Shoals, Albertville 100 Moundville (99.5) 97 Fort Payne, Huntsville, Decatur, Tuscaloosa, Pinson 96 Cullman, Anniston, West Cheorkee County 98 Odenville, Troy, Montgomery 94 Mobile 101 Dothan … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 714 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2010 MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON… FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN… ANNISTON…CENTRE…HEFLIN…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA… BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER… PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE… LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…MOUNDVILLE…MARION… CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…ROCKFORD…ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE… VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE…DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN…SELMA… PRATTVILLE…FORT DEPOSIT…HAYNEVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE… MONTGOMERY…TUSKEGEE…UNION SPRINGS…AUBURN…OPELIKA… PHENIX … Continue reading →

A small thunderstorm has developed early this afternoon along the Jefferson-St. Clair County line between Trussville and Leeds. Thunder heard in NE Trussville. A number of other small showers in numerous other counties. Those also moving NE

Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. This story (a true one) will be in my book, “Scatterbrains and Scattered Showers” if I ever get around to writing it. Looking more and more like I will be as … Continue reading →