A very dynamic storm is affecting the South tonight…severe weather across Florida with a tornado watch until 2 a.m. EST…and heavy snow across Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee up into Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois… Our surface low is east of Gadsden … Continue reading →

On Tuesday night, i was driving to St. Francisvile, Louisiana from Alexandria and got to take the ferry across the Mississippi River between New Roads and St. Francisville. The trip across the river is always fun, but on this crossing, … Continue reading →

The following counties have been cleared from the watch…Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Montgomery, Randolph and Tallapoosa. The Tornado Watch continues for Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Lee, Macon, Pike and Russell counties till 9:00 AM CST. Flash flood warning continues for Lowndes … Continue reading →

A couple of late reports… …15 W Hayneville [Lowndes Co] emergency mngr reports HEAVY RAIN of U0.00 INCH at 06:05 AM CST — search and rescue underway in the Collirene community for residents trapped in their homes due to flooding. … Continue reading →

Rain and some thunderstorms continue over the eastern third of Alabama this morning. The back edge of the rain extends from just west of Gadsden to Ashville to Clanton to Greenville and on into South Alabama. Most of the lightning … Continue reading →

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a new tornado watch for West Central and Southwest Alabama. It goes until 5 a.m. CST. It is generally south of Tuscaloosa and Clanton…it includes Bibb, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter … Continue reading →

The Storm Prediction Center says that a new tornado watch will be likley generally south of US-82 in Southwest Alabama from about Tuscaloosa down to Montgomery by 10 p.m. This follows the trend in my last post about increasing instability … Continue reading →

A dandy rain event is unfolding over Mississippi. Widespread heavy rain continues at the hour over much of the state. Lots of lightning. A strengthening low pressure center is near Greenwood, MS. The pressure is down to 1001 mb. The … Continue reading →

So far, so good back in Mississippi, with lots of storms, but no major supercells yet. Possible tornadoes have been reported… …near Tylertown in Walthall County (east of McComb) …near Rolling Fork in the Delta …just east of Cary…also in … Continue reading →

Here is an excerpt from the evening forecast discussion from the NWS Jackson…it it very ominous. They are especially concerned about supercell storms developing in Central Louisiana, moving into Mississippi between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Their local studies indicate … Continue reading →