Our storms have weakened just a bit over the past 30 minutes. At 6:45 p.m., no warnings or alerts are in effect. Radar indicates showers from NE Pickens County through Tuscaloosa County then into western Jefferson County. The strongest storms … Continue reading →

Pickens warning not extended…storm over northern Pickens County 7 miles NW of Reform has weakened a bit. Moderate to heavy rain covers most of northern Tuscaloosa County into extreme southern Fayette. Rain was increasing over western Jefferson County. A heavy … Continue reading →

An area of showers and storms continues over West Alabama tonight…extending from Sumiton and Dora in Walker County back to south of Berry in Fayette and Northern Tuscaloosa Counties then to north of Gordo in Pickens County to a severe … Continue reading →

Emergency manager reports wind damage on Mt. Pleasant Road 3 miles NNE of Millport in Lamar County. Numerous trees reported down. The strongest cell is 6 miles west of Millport, moving SE at 20 mph. Severe thunderstorm warning remains in … Continue reading →

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 6:15 p.m. for southern Lamar and northwestern Pickens Counties in West Alabama. Radar shows a severe storm less than 10 miles WNW of Millport. It is moving SE and will pass just … Continue reading →

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for NE Lowndes County in Mississippi. The storm passing just north of the Columbus AFB has intensified and is now severe. It is moving southeast and will enter … Continue reading →

An upper level disturbance passing to our north has triggered a line of showers and storms that is sliding south through North Central Alabama this afternoon. At 4:45 p.m., showers were approaching I-59 over DeKalb, Marshall, western Etowah and Blount … Continue reading →

It starts as a wisp of white cloud on the horizon of a blue sky. A thin line of blue-gray storm clouds soon fills the northern sky, racing southward. Texans know a blue norther is on the way. Texans will … Continue reading →

Five years ago, we were becoming increasingly concerned about a significant severe weather event that was unfolding across the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys. Severe weather had already struck the night before across western Tennessee. Warm, moist and unstable air … Continue reading →

November 5, 2002 was Election Day in Alabama. The Governor’s Race was a hotly contested one between Democratic Incumbent Don Siegleman and Republican challenger Bob Riley. As some residents of the Southeast Alabama town of Abbeville watched election returns, meteorologists … Continue reading →