We thought storms would be isolated today, and they have been. Really isolated. If you look east, you can see them clearly. One is in Cherokee County near Centre. The other is approaching Glencoe in Etowah County. Movement is NNW … Continue reading →

U.S. Weather Bureau maps on the afternoon of June 8, 1953 showed a strong low pressure system over northern Wisconsin with a trailing cold front back into northern Missouri. A warm front was lifting northward through southern Lower Michigan. By … Continue reading →

A tornado has moved across the southern suburbs of Chicago this evening. A very strong velocity couplet was indicated on Doppler radar and spotters reported a large tornado. Hopefully injuries will stay minor and damage will be light. Another tornado … Continue reading →

On the morning of Thursday, June 7, 1984, weather maps showed a major trough of low pressure across the western United States, anchored by an upper low over the northern Rockies. A long cold front snaked from Canada down through … Continue reading →

A few showers and storms developed late this afternoon over Southwest Georgia late this afternoon. They have edged over into South Alabama this evening. They apparently formed in an area of moisture differential. As Josh Johnson pointed out, dew points … Continue reading →

Admiral William Halsey’s Third Fleet had tangled with a typhoon named Cobra in December 1944 east of Luzon with disastrous results. One of the recommendations of a court of inquiry was to establish regular aircraft reconnaissance flights to patrol for … Continue reading →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter [AL] till 7:00 PM CDT…dangerous storms around Livingston… Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cullman [AL] till 7:00 PM CDT…strong storms from Dodge City over to Hanceville and Garden City…moving toward Hayden…significant weather alert … Continue reading →

From Talladega EMA… …Numerous trees/power lines down in Fairmont Subdivision …Trees/ Power lines down at Sixth Place …Power lines down @ W. Walnut …Tree limb on house at W Park St. Severe thunderstorm warning continues for southern Clay, northern Coosa … Continue reading →

Intensifying storm south of Cullman…moving SE. Will move north of Hanceville and pass into Blount County within the hour. Severe thunderstorm warning until 630 p.m.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clay, Coosa, Talladega, Tallapoosa [AL] till 6:30 PM CDT and Shelby/SW Talladega/Chilton until 615 p.m. Sylacauga PD reports trees and power lines downed. NEW WARNING Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker [AL] till 6:30 PM … Continue reading →