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Active Weather Weekend

It’s an active weekend across Alabama, and unfortunately, we are going to have an active weather pattern to go along with it. A busy weekend here in Alabama with lots of events. And the weather is a little on the … Continue reading →

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Storms Entering West Alabama

An area of rain and storms is over Northwest Alabama and eastern Mississippi. Strong storms in the Columbus MS area are moving east southeast into Pickens County. They contain dangerous lightning, gusty winds, torrential rains and possibly some small hail. … Continue reading →

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The Andover Tornado

On the morning of Friday, April 26, 1991, strengthening low pressure was over northeastern Colorado. A warm front snaked eastward from the low, stretching over southern Nebraska, northeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri and then into Arkansas. Kansas found itself in the … Continue reading →

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The Chicago Tornadoes – April 21, 1967

April 21, 1967 dawned cloudy and cool in the Chicago area. Weather maps that day showed strong low pressure over northern Minnesota with a warm front lifting through Illinois. The U.S. Weather Bureau saw signs of trouble and began issuing … Continue reading →

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April 11th Alabama Storm Chase Account

Storm Chaser Brett Adair provided some excellent live internet streaming while chasing thunderstorms in North Alabama on April 11th. His information was instrumental in evaluating the intensity of the supercell passing through Walker County during the early afternoon. The presence … Continue reading →

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Perfect Weather Warning Issued

The Weather Company in Birmingham has issued a Perfect Weather Warning for Central Alabama for Sunday. The watch that was in effect earlier has been upgraded to a warning. Perfect Weather Conditions are imminent all across Central Alabama and people … Continue reading →

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An Unsually Strong Morning Tornado Outbreak…

On April 21, 1920…one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in Alabama history struck northwestern sections of the state after causing catastrophic damage in Northeast Mississippi also. The unusual thing was that the tornadoes occurred early in the morning. Something we … Continue reading →

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Perfect Weather Watch…

Expected exceptionally fine weather conditions have prompted The Weather Company to issue a Perfect Weather Watch for Central Alabama for Sunday. A Perfect Weather Watch is issued when mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the middle to upper 70s are … Continue reading →

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Natiional Highlights…

National weather highlights on the Saturday and into the coming week… …Low pressure over the Great Lakes Region and a bowling ball of an upper low over the Ohio Valley is pushing a cold front toward the East Coast today. … Continue reading →

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Rain Area Spreading Eastward…

Moderate to heavy rain continues tonight from near Tuscaloosa up to near Haleyville. The heavier rain area is about 40 miles wide. It is moving NE at about 30 mph. If you do the math and you are lucky, you … Continue reading →

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