Following are official fatality counts from the National Weather Service from today’s tornadoes… MISSOURI Newton Co…13 dead Barry Co…1 dead OKLAHOMA Picher…5 dead

You are under current severe thunderstorm warning. But I want you to be alert to the long lived supercell that is now 60 miles west of Vernon. It has been in existence since western Arkansas. It has produced numerous tornadoes … Continue reading →

Strong rotation just west of Halyeville…approaching western Winston County. Very dangerous storms cover much of Marion County into northern Fayette County. Moving toward Winston and Walker County. Don’t wait on these storms to arrive before you take safe shelter. Go … Continue reading →

Good place to go if you live in a mobile home or don’t have a safe place to go… Funnel clouds reported in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. DAMAGE REPORT 12 Nw Hamilton [Marion Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND … Continue reading →

AT 1136 PM CDT…DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED!! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HACKLEBURG…OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAMILTON…MOVING EAST AT 43 MPH. Take … Continue reading →

Complex of severe thunderstorms over Northwest Alabama tonight… TORNADO WARNING MARION COUNTY…Until midnight… Rotation on radar indicating tornado passing north of Hamilton… Very strong winds reported in Hamilton now…”seem like Hurricane force” Damaging winds possible over all of Lamar, Marion, … Continue reading →

Strong, strong signs of rotation just NW of Hamilton… Moving ESE rapidly. Dewpoint at 70 in Hamitlon…very unstable… Tornado will pass between Hamilton and Hackleburg. Damaging winds possible all over Marion County…. Be in safe shelter now! New update from … Continue reading →

Tornado warning for Marion County…TVS heading for Hamilton/Hackleburg…very strong indications of rotation…high BTI… The core of this dangerous area of thunderstorm is heading straight for Hamilton. Repeat…tornado warning for Marion County…and a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for the … Continue reading →

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker and Winston Counties till 12:00 AM CDT and for Franklin and Lawrence Counties till 11:45 PM CDT. Very dangerous complex of storms with history of producing tornadoes and … Continue reading →

The NWS Huntsville has issued a Tornado Warning for Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone [AL] till 11:45 PM CDT * AT 1040 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF … Continue reading →