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Severe Thunderstorm Lamar/Fayette/Pickens
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 515 pm for SE Lamar County around Kennedy and Millport. Lamar County storm over 50,000 feet tall. Also strong over into SW Fayette County over to near Belk and up to north … Continue reading
Birmingham Airport Hitting Jackpot
Some rainfall amounts from the Birmingham Airport… …1.98 today…most since April 26th when 1.98 inches fell… (CORRECTED AMOUNT) …0.92 between 3:53 p.m. and 4:29 p.m. …0.38 between 4:00 and 4:10 p.m. …0.39 in just seven minutes between 3:53 and 4:00 … Continue reading
Alabama Update 4:40 p.m.
Storms intesnfiying over West Alabama. They extend from parts of Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties southward through Lamar, Fayette, Pickens and extreme western Tuscaloosa Counties. Moving south and southeast. PICKENS/TUSCALOOSA… Significant weather alert til 515 p.m. Strongest storm near Gordo. … Continue reading
Heavy Rain Eastern Birmingham
Storms over the eastern sections of Birmingham have produced some very heavy rains and dangerous lightning. * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN… EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… THIS INCLUDES … Continue reading
Alabama Update
Thunderstorms continue to be scattered across much of Alabama this afternoon. They are least common over northeastern sections. Some of the best action is over the eastern parts of the Birmingham metro area. Zooming in, we find a large complex … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Increasing
Shower and thunderstorm activity is increasing this afternoon across Alabama. At 3 p.m., storms were heaviest and most widespread within about a 25 mile wide band with side of I-20 from Tuscaloosa County over to Calhoun County. The strongest storms … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Radar Tour
Showers and thunderstorms are fairly numerous across Central Alabama, mainly west of I-65 early this afternoon. The main activity extends in an acro from SE Winston County through Walker, Fayette, eastern Tuscaloosa, western Shelby and into Bibb County. Just to … Continue reading
The Great Mobile Hurricane of 1852
Early on the morning of Wednesday, August 25, 1852, the wind at Mobile began blowing strongly from the northeast and a steady rain began to fall. It was the first sign that there was a serious hurricane in the Gulf … Continue reading
Katrina: Day Three
Early on the morning of Thursday, August 25, 2005, the all too familiar twin square orange and black hurricane warning flags were flying over South Florida. Residents were beginning the drudgery of preparation for another hurricane. On average, South Florida … Continue reading
Late Night Check on Alabama Weather
A complex of thunderstorms moved into eastern Alabama earlier this evening and weakened. As the storms collpased, they produced a ling outflow boundary that continued moving steadily westward. The boundary has fired showers and storms from southern Blount County, through … Continue reading
