Memphis NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo [MS] till 11:00 PM CDT …* AT 1017 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR JUMPERTOWN…OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOONEVILLE…MOVING … Continue reading →

We are getting ready for a significant severe weather event overnight here in Alabama. The very intense segment approaching Ripley and New Albany in northern Mississippi are one hour west of Franklin, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. Tornado warnings are in … Continue reading →

A disturbing report… Picher [Ottawa Co, OK] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 05:42 PM CDT — *** 5 fatal *** em reports 20 blocks of structures heavily damaged… This tiny town was once the lead and zinc mining capital of … Continue reading →

Strong thunderstorms are over western Tennessee, northern Mississippi and southeastern Arkansas…moving ESE at 45 mph. Extrapolating this movement…these cells could impact West Alabama on the following rough time schedule… Northwest Corner of the state…9:30 -10:00 p.m. Marion County…10:30-11 p.m. The … Continue reading →

Here are some reports from the west of Alabama. MEMPHIS REGION …Storm Chaser Jeff Piotrowski reports major damage in Stuttgart, AR. This is 90 miles SW of Memphis. This storm was near Almyra at 816. Damage has also been reported … Continue reading →

Here is a new Mesoscale Discussion from the Storm Prediction Center… It indicates that the cap is just about gone over Central Alabama. This is borne out by the developing of cells in East Central Alabama. The airmass is certainly … Continue reading →

PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1145 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 …SIGNIFICANT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE ARKLATEX AND MID SOUTH REGION EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT… THE NWS … Continue reading →

Here are two more tornadoes revealed from the post storm surveys conducted by the NWS after Thursday’s storms… A tornado touched down on Berea Road in NE Fayette County at 1:05 p.m. and continued along County Road 24 until it … Continue reading →

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch to our west. It includes parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The airmass to our west is destabilizing. A long stationary front lies across Central Mississippi and northern Mississippi back to … Continue reading →

The Storm Prediction Center has much of North and Central Alabama in a moderate risk area for severe weather for today. The expected high levels of instability along with significant wind shear is worrisome. We will see all modes of … Continue reading →