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Severe Thunderstorm, Limestone/Madison

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 513 PM CDT FRI JUL 9 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon in Alabama

More strong thunderstorms were entering Extreme NW Alabama at 4:45 this afternoon. Lightning activity was on the increase. Down in South Alabama, there was a west to east zone of moderate to strong thunderstorms. They extended from Monroe County in … Continue reading →

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How Hot is it?

3 o’clock temperatures (CDT) from far and wide . . . 81 Huntsville cooled by nearby showers 90 Haleyville 92 Muscle Shoals 93 Decatur 95 Gadsden 96 Tuscaloosa, heat index 103 95 Birmingham, heat index 100 86 Montgomery, thunderstorm in … Continue reading →

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Special Weather Statement

There has been several of these posted for North Alabama this afternoon, including another one just issued for North Jackson and NE Madison County until 2:45. Scroll all the way to the end for a damage report, SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT … Continue reading →

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Early Afternoon Update

A broad zone of scattered showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon, extended from Arkansas across Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio and into the west part of Pennsylvania and New York. All of this stuff was moving generally toward the east. … Continue reading →

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Flash Flood Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1050 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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More About the Lone Thunderstorm

The slow-moving thunderstorm over SW Jefferson County has dumped 3.22 inches of rain in the Bessemer area–reported by 33/40 Skywatcher Jeff Drake. The Hoover Fire Department was dispatched to an location on Shades Crest Road because of a possible structure … Continue reading →

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A Lonely Thunderstorm

Just before 10 pm, it was sitting down there by itself in the Extreme south edge of Jefferson County near where I-59-20 crosses into Tuscaloosa County (near Bucksville) The edge of the storm is also over Extreme SW Shelby County. … Continue reading →

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The Heat Parade

Here we go with a list of high temperatures on this Thursday afternoon. The Alabama reports are both official stations and 3340 Skywatchers ALABAMA 94 Haleyville, Mobile (both Regional Airport and Brookley Field) 97 Gadsden Airport, Troy 98 Springville, Muscle … Continue reading →

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Widely Spaced Storms

Small showers and widely spaced thunderstorms persist early this evening over North and Central Alabama. Movement was slow and erratic. Several of those showers were scattered across Walker, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa County. At 5:15 this afternoon one of those thunderstorms … Continue reading →

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