The town of Pomeroy, Iowa was a prosperous, thriving place in 1893. In the middle of the flat, Iowa prairie, the town of 1,000 spread across 30 blocks. On July 6, 1893, the air had a sultry, oppressive feel to … Continue reading →

It has been a busy day in the weather office on this July Saturday… Thunderstorms became active early this afternoon. Some of them became severe. The most significant has been a storm that moved out of Tuscaloosa County into Jefferson … Continue reading →

Moody [St. Clair Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 04:30 PM CDT — trees and powerlines reported down in Moody. 2 Ssw Chula Vista [St. Clair Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 04:35 PM … Continue reading →

Tropical Storm Bertha is a little less than 1,600 miles east of the Windward Islands this afternoon. It is moving west at about 21 mph. There are increasing indications that the forecasted weakness in the Atlantic Ridge may not recurve … Continue reading →

Severe thunderstorm warning for Etowah and St. Clair Counties, including Steele until 515 pm. This storm appears to be weakening, however. There is an intensifying storm near Ohatchee. Activity will be increasing over East Alabama over the next hour. Line … Continue reading →

Numerous reports of wind and hail coming in now from these storms… From ABC 33/40 E-Warn : WUUS54 KBMX 052130 SVRBMX ALC009-055-115-052215- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0354.080705T2130Z-080705T2215Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 430 PM CDT SAT … Continue reading →

Eastern Jefferson/Shelby/into St. Clair…some of most intense lightning I have seen in a long time near Trussville…storm extends from Trussville to Moody to Leeds…VIL levels pushing 55. Watch out Lake Logan Martin…heading your way. Severe thunderstorm warning in effect. 3/4 … Continue reading →

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn : WUUS54 KBMX 052117 SVRBMX ALC073-115-117-052200- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0353.080705T2117Z-080705T2200Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 417 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A … Continue reading →

Storms over eastern Jefferson moving into St. Clair mean business with lots of lightning and heavy rain…as well as strong gusty winds. The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Jefferson, NE Shelby, St. Clair [AL] till 5:00 … Continue reading →

A very strong storm is near Fremont, MS…it has a VIL of over 75 on the BMX radar! Good indications of hail. High potential for damaging winds also. It is moving into Marion County near Bexar. It will pass near … Continue reading →