No warnings at this hour. The leading edge of our line of storms is from Vernon in Lamar County to Winfield in Marion County to Arley in Winston County to west of West Point in Cullman County. The line is … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms continue over Northwest Alabama late tonight. A large area of rain and storms covers the NW corner of the state from western Marion County through much of Franklin County into Colbert, Lauderdale and Lawrence Counties. The heaviest rain and … Continue reading →

Interesting night… A long line of storms moved southeastward across North Alabama this afternoon and into Central Alabama this evening, weakening as it went. It gusted out over northern Jefferson County, laying down a pronounced outflow boundary. A group of … Continue reading →

May 27, 1973 was a Sunday. My family lived in the Roebuck section of northeastern Birmingham. I was eleven years old at the time. I loved sleeping with the window open, and awoke to a warm and humid morning, muck … Continue reading →

The line of thunderstorms sagging southeastward across Central Alabama has gusted out and is weakening north of downtown Birmingham. An outflow front is pushing southward out of the line. It will produce winds of 20-39 mph as it arrives. Heavy … Continue reading →

Melissa Wilson, one of our Skywatchers in Hamilton, reports 1.75 inches of rain with quite a bit of ponding on area roads. Take it easy if you are in the heavy rain areas. 1.06 inches reported in Bear Creek by … Continue reading →

Line of storms across North Alabama from Marion and Winston Counties across Cullman and Marshall Counties, then into DeKalb County in Northeast Alabama. Appears to have weakened a bit in the past hour, but still packing a punch. Lots of … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, I voraciously read every book that I could get my hands on. Especially books about weather. And most of all, books about tornadoes One of my favorites was the classic Tornadoes of the United States … Continue reading →

NOAA’s NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFERS RIP CURRENT SURVIVAL TIPS As millions of Americans flock to the beach this summer, NOAA’s National Weather Service offers important tips to survive rips currents and surf conditions. Bathers can stay safe this summer by … Continue reading →

Severe thunderstorm warning for Lowndes and Noxubee County in Mississippi…including Brooksville and Macon. Webster and Calhoun Counties also under warning. Line of storms from east of Grenada to just west of Starkville. Storms strongest in the vicinity of Walthall. The … Continue reading →