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Severe Storms Possible Sunday
A cold front will move slowly through Alabama on Sunday. Ahead of the front, a moderately unstable airmass will be in place, setting the stage for strong thunderstorms. CAPE values will be in the 1,000 to 2,000 j/kg range, and … Continue reading
American Flight 1420
How many times have you been on a late flight that was delayed, and just wanted to get home? Of just hoping the pilot would go ahead and fly through the storm to get you to your destination? On June … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Check on Alabama’s Weather
Temperatures are cruising toward the 90 degree mark in nearly all areas this afternoon with a nice field of puffy cumulus clouds forming across Alabama. There is some instability across Central Alabama this afternoon, with CAPE values expected to be … Continue reading
The Johnstown Flood
In 1899, the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club in Pennsylvania was an idyllic retreat for rich industrialists like Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon and Henry Clay Frick. The club was some fourteen miles above the industrial town of Johnstown on … Continue reading
The Vanport Story
Portland, Oregon was a major shipbuilding during World War II. As many as 100,000 people were employed in the shipyards. Thousands of people flocked to Portland, many of them from the South. The huge influx of people created a huge … Continue reading
A Red Letter Weather Date for Me Personally…
May 29, 2004 is a red letter day in my personal weather history. That year, I decided that I would like to chase storms. I guess as a kid, I had left more like the chasee, so the thought just … Continue reading
Late Evening Look at Our Weather
The radar is quietening down over Alabama tonight… As a matter of fact, very few showers are left. Temperatures across Central Alabama range between 68F and 73F. It is quite muggy, with dewpoints in the upper 60s. Showers and thunderstorms … Continue reading
Iowa Tornado Rated EF-5
NWS personnel have rated Sunday’s Parkersburg-New Hartford-Dunkerton, Iowa tornado as an EF 5. This correlates to wind speeds up to 205 MPH on the Enhanced Fujita Scale at the locations of maximum damage. This is the first EF5 tornado in … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Update – 8:15 p.m.
Precipitation continues to diminish across Alabama tonight… Showers continue across East Alabama. The heaviest precipitation is over southern Talladega, Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa and Elmore Counties. A flash flood warning continues for Calhoun County until 9:30 p.m. Moderate rain continues generally … Continue reading
John Brasher’s Great Website on Brent Tornado
Check out John Brasher’s excellent website about the Bibb County storm that hit on May 27, 1973 at www.brenttornado.net. James also has an excellent post on our old blog. Here is a link to my post from earlier this morning.
