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HUN Issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning
It is for jackson and DeKalb Counties. It goes until 12:45 a.m. Strong storm 7 miles WNW of Section. Moving ESE at 30 mph. Communities in the path include…Section…Dutton…Sylvania and Rainsville. Look out for hail and the possibility for damaging … Continue reading
NWS Survey Report…
The NWS storm survey reports that it was an EF-1 tornado that touched down just southeast of the Marylee community, in extreme northeast Walker County. from there it moved eastward, across Smith Sake, and continued into Cullman County. In Walker … Continue reading
SPC Considering Watch
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a mesoscale discussion abotu the potential for severe storms across North and Central Alabama…. MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0850 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1108 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008 AREAS AFFECTED…NRN AND CENTRAL … Continue reading
It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature….
But she sure spends her time fooling me… Widely scattered storms have formed late tonight over NE Mississippi. They are moving into West Alabama. The storm over Marion County has weakened. But the storm over Monroe County Mississippi is moving … Continue reading
Late Evening Check…
(Spoke too soon…the disturbance passing to our north has managed to fire up an isolated storm late this evening. It formed over Northeast Mississippi and has moved into Marion County, but lightning has decreased markedly in the last 30 minutes. … Continue reading
Storm Chaser Arrested…Reaction…
Monday night, storm chaser Brian Barnes found himself on the wrong side of the law in west Texas. He was leading a storm chasing tour in Crane County in Texas. The group was parked along a road when a Crane … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clay/Cleburne/Talladega until 5:30
The NWS in Birmingham has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Western Clay, Southwestern Cleburne, and Talladega counties until 5:30. Cities included in the warning are Talladega Springs, Talladega, Sylacauga, and Childersburg. * AT 444 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE … Continue reading
Heavy Rainfall Amounts are Reported
Heavy rainfall totals will begin to be reported as the storms pass through the remaining areas in the state tonight. Already a public report of 3.9 inches of rain in Morris in Jefferson County has been reported. Other weather watchers … Continue reading
Widespread Reports of Flooding
Reports of flooding are coming in from across the storm area. EMA is reporting street flooding in the Roebuck area along 1st Avenue North and around the 800 block of 31 Street North. Amateur radio has reported that there were … Continue reading
Shelby County/Bibb County Be Alert
Our friends in Shelby and Bibb County need to be especially alert. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 445 pm for northern Bibb and Shelby. There is a definite possibility of large hail between Woodstock and Maylene. Storm … Continue reading
