The date was March 28, 2000. Severe weather was plaguing North Texas. The radar information was ambiguous. Was the supercell thunderstorm west of Fort Worth capable of producing a tornado? Mike Foster, the forecaster responsible for the storm was desperately … Continue reading →

On the morning of March 24, 1975, a cold front was pushing southeastward across Northwest Alabama. It was trailing southward from a weakening, occluded low of northwestern Iowa. Ahead of the cold front, a squall line was moving eastward across … Continue reading →

When the significant tornado struck downtown Atlanta last Friday night, one thing was conspicuously absent from the areas around the Georgia Dome, Georgia World Congress Center, Philips Arena and Centennial Park: warning sirens. Now, we are not proponents of relying … Continue reading →

A sixty mile wide band of showers and storms was moving across West Alabama at this hour. It is moving east at 35 mph. Individual storms are moving NE at 60-70 mph. The heavist rain at 8:15 extended from Marion … Continue reading →

The U.S. Army Signal Corps began taking weather observations and issuing warnings to mariners in November 1870. In 1877, a man named John Park Finley enlisted. He was trained in meteorology and climatology and had a tremendous interest in meteorology. … Continue reading →

It has been another rough weekend for weather in the Deep South and we aren’t even to spring yet. Over two dozen tornado reports were received from Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. In our state, at 9:50 a.m., a tornado … Continue reading →

The NWS has cancelled the tornado watch for Alabama. Drier air is moving into Alabama behind a cold front, ending the severe weather threat. A few showers continue over East Alabama from Birmingham up to Centre down into Clay, Randolph … Continue reading →

(16:05:27) iembot: 2 S Scottsboro [Jackson Co, AL] broadcast media reports HAIL of marble size (E0.50 INCH) at 03:10 PM CDT — (16:05:28)…Scottsboro [Jackson Co, AL] emergency mngr reports HAIL of pea size (E0.25 INCH) at 03:15 PM CDT — … Continue reading →

Drier air is finally filtering into Alabama from the west as a low pressure system over eastern Tennessee pulls eastward. Dewpoints were in the middle 50s over Northwest Alabama with northerly winds. A line of showers and storms was along … Continue reading →

A large, potentially tornadic storm is less than 10 miles west of downtown Atlanta. It is moving east and will affect the city shortly. A tornado warning is in effect for Cobb, Douglas and Fulton Counties. A new warning has … Continue reading →