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Warning: Cherokee County…

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn : WUUS54 KBMX 131646 SVRBMX ALC019-131715- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0377.080713T1646Z-080713T1715Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1146 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A … Continue reading →

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Radar Mostly Quiet…

At 11:00 a.m…NWS Doppler radars keeping a vigilant eye on Central Alabama are mostly quiet. A barely noticeable shower was dissipating as it neared Logan martin lake in East Alabama. It was the product of an outflow boundary that fired … Continue reading →

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Morning Update…

Getting what what seems like it will be an active day in the weather office started with a quick check of the radar… At 8:20 a.m…some stronger strosm were exiting East Alabama’s Cleburne as well as Chambers and Lee Counties. … Continue reading →

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Isolated Storms Dying Out…

A few lonely little storms continue to dissipate late t his evening across Central Alabama. One nice storm moved out of Tuscaloosa County into southwestern Jefferson County in the last hour. The weakening cell is southeast of Bessemer…moving toward Pelham … Continue reading →

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Preparedness Meets Disaster

The tiny town of Roanoke is in Central Illinois nine miles east northeast of Peoria. It is home to the Parsons Company. Parsons makes metal parts for heavy earth moving equipment. Its main plant is a sprawling 230,000 square foot … Continue reading →

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Tuscaloosa Storms…

A nice storm is over the Tuscaloosa Airport at this time. Winds are gusting to 33 mph with heavy rain. Another set of storms is moving south out of Fayette County into northern Tuscaloosa County Elsewhere, things are going downhill … Continue reading →

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Checking the Radar…6:30 p.m.

Things are calming considerably at the dinner hour across Central Alabama. Storms continue over mainly West Alabama. There are over Fayette County and near Haleyville in Winston County. Another is east of Muscle Shoals in southeastern Lauderdale County. Moderate rain … Continue reading →

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Quick Update…5:20 p.m.

Severe thunderstorm warning continues for southeastern Morgan, NW Marshall and NE Cullman Counties. Goes until 530 p.m. Strong storm northwest of Arab is moving SSE. It became very strong back in Morgan County, likely producing some hail. It will move … Continue reading →

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Cullman County Warning…

Northeastern Cullman now under a severe thunderstorm warning…as well as SE Morgan and NW Marshall. The warning goes til 530… The storm is just northwest of Arab, moving SSE.

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Alabama Weather Update – 4:30 p.m.

Thunderstorms continue across Alabama this afternoon. Storms in the Birmingham area have dissipated. East Alabama’s actviity has moved into Georgia. Now actviity seems to be concentrating along a line from Columbus MS to Cullman to Huntsville. This activity seems to … Continue reading →

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