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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The NWS Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Greene, Hale, Pickens and Sumter Counties till 3:15 PM CDT. The line of strong storms extends from north of Livingston to west of Union. It will be in Eutaw shortly … Continue reading →

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Quick Update 2:10 p.m.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GREENE, HALE, MARENGO, PICKENS, SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT… …AND FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT. A line of storms continues over North Central Alabama this afternoon…it extends from Marshall, Morgan, Madison … Continue reading →

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Storms across West/Northwest Alabama…New Watch

An intensifying line of storms extends from northern Lamar through southeastern Marion into NW Winston…the into Lawrence, Morgan, Limeston and Madison Counties. Movement is east southeast at 30 mph. They are forming ahead of a cold front that is now … Continue reading →

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Marion/Winston Alert

Strong storm over Marion County is producing dangerous lightning, very heavy rain and has the potential to produce wind gusts over 50 mph. A significant weather alert was just issued effective until 1:30 p.m. The storm extends from Haleyville to … Continue reading →

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Showers and Storms Developing

Showers and storms are developing rapidly in a corridor over Northwest Alabama from Madison, Limestone and Morgan Counties through Lawrence and Cullman Counties, into Franklin, Winston and Marion Counties. CAPE values in this region are approaching 1500 j/kg. With partial … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for South/South Central Alabama until 6 p.m.

The SPC has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for South and South Central Alabama until 6 p.m. CDT. The BMX counties include…Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, and Sumter. The airmass is rapidly becoming unstable over southern and … Continue reading →

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Active Day Ahead…TCL Weatheradio Out…

Today will be one of those days where you will want to keep a weather eye peeled during your various actviities. Severe weather is definitely possible, with the main threat coming from dfamaging winds. There could also be small hail. … Continue reading →

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More from the SPC…

This mesoscale discussion covers the southern half of Georgia into SE Alabama and northern Florida. ACUS11 KWNS 291438 SWOMCD SPC MCD 291438 GAZ000-FLZ000-ALZ000-291645- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1627 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0938 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 AREAS … Continue reading →

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From the Storm Prediction Center…

This MCD covers areas from NE Louisiana through southern Mississippi and into West Central Alabama. ACUS11 KWNS 291419 SWOMCD SPC MCD 291418 ALZ000-MSZ000-LAZ000-291615- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1626 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0918 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 AREAS … Continue reading →

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Heatburst!

Early Thursday morning, residents of Cozad, Nebraska were awakened by a sound that sounded like a tornado. Winds rose to 75 mph. But no thunderstorm was occurring. In minutes, the temperature soared twenty degrees to 91F. Numerous trees fell on … Continue reading →

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