The warnings… ….Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega [AL] till 7:45 PM CDT…severe storm in the Anniston Oxford area and SE of Heflin… ….Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega [AL] till 7:30 PM CDT..severe thunderstorm … Continue reading →

The headline on the front page of the Sunday morning edition of the Fort Payne Times-Journal on May 20, 1973 read “We Prayed.” The supplications were offered to heaven as an F2 tornado chewed its way across the northern part … Continue reading →

A line of scattered storms is marching southeastward tonight ahead of a cold front. They extend from Marion and Winston Counties…skipping over Cullman County for now…then get a little stronger in Blount County…over into Etowah…Cherokee…Calhoun and Cleburne Counties. The strongest … Continue reading →

A strong thunderstorm is near Vina in Franklin County this evening. It is moving southeast into Marion County and will pass near Hodges, Hackleburg and eventually Haleyville and Natural Bridge in Winston County. A LATE REPORT AT 7:15 Atwood [Franklin … Continue reading →

Showers have weakened across North Alabama during the past hour. Rain was indicated over northern Cullman County and a smal shower on the Cleburne/Randolph County line in East Alabama. A couple of heavier showers were over Lauderdale and Colbert Counties … Continue reading →

Showers continue across the northern third of Alabama on this Sunday. Showers extend from the Columbus MS area to near Jasper then to Guntersville and Fort Payne. They are light to moderate in intensity. The main line of showers, ahead … Continue reading →

Showers and increasing over Northwest and West Alabama this morning. The showers and light to moderate in intensity now. The cover parts of Marion, Limestone, Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Marion and Lamar Counties. A few other showers are over Etowah … Continue reading →

On this date in 1980…Mount St. Helens erupted in southwest Washington State. Fifty seven people died in the catastrophic explosion and massive landslide, making it the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in the history of the United States. The … Continue reading →

Showers and a thunderstorm have developed across the northern half of Mississippi and the northern half of Alabama this morning in response to an approaching trough of low pressure. An arc of moderate showers extends across the Tennessee Vaey of … Continue reading →

The Ten Deadliest U.S. Tornado Outbreaks 1. 747…Tri-State Outbreak, MO, IN, IL. TN, KY, AL…March 18, 1925 2. 454…April 5-6,1936…AR, TN, AL, MS, GA, SC 3. 330…March 21-22, 1932…AL, TN, KY, GA, SC 4. 324…April 23-234, 1908…AR, NE, TX, AL, … Continue reading →