Tropical Depression Twelve continued to become better organized and was christened Tropical Storm Katrina at 11 a.m. EDT on August 24, 2005. Immediately, a Hurricane Watch was issued for the Florida coastline since the storm was expected to become a … Continue reading →

A note from the NWS Birmingham…. BMX RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL 2 PM WEDNESDAY AFTN…PARTS ON ORDER…SORRY FOR AN Y INCONVENIENCE…KSL

Air Force reconnaissance recently found a central pressure of 914 mb, moving the Category Five hurricane into a tie for tenth place with 1955’s Hurricane Janet. 1 WILMA 2005 882 4th Cat 5 in 2005, struck serious blow to South … Continue reading →

The Canadian Model develops a tropical cyclone north of the Greater Antilles during the next 48 hours, moves it northwest, then west, and drives it into South Florida by next weekend. The GFS does not pick up on this idea, … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS…10 PM CDT LOCATION…LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES WSW OF KINGSTON JAMAICA AND 195 MILES SE OF GRAND CAYMAN MOVEMENT…W-20 MPH MAX SUSTAINED WINDS…145 MPH CENTRAL PRESSURE…924 MB At 10 p.m. tonight, extremely dangerous Hurricane … Continue reading →

Air Force reconnaissance penetrated the eye of Hurricane Dean tonight around 8:30 p.m. CDT. They found a central pressure of 926 mb, down four mb from earlier today. Here is the report… 000 URNT12 KNHC 200150 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL042007 … Continue reading →

The eye of extremely dangerous Hurricane Dean is moving along the southern coast of Jamaica this evening. This puts the island in the extremely dangerous right semicricle of the hurricane. The entire island is engulfed in the massive eyewall of … Continue reading →

A new thunderstorm is developing just northwest of Birmingham. It is in the Brookside and Cardiff area. Moving north. Look for lightning, very heavy rain and gusty winds. A broken line of storms extends from Limestone through western Morgan County, … Continue reading →

A developing line of storms is getting its act together across North and Central Alabama. It extends from the Hunstville/Decatur Alabama southward down I-65 through Cullman County, then curving into Walker County and southwestward into Tuscaloosa County. A strong storm … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS…4 P.M. CDT LOCATION…17.3 NORTH…76.8 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES S OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA OR 320 MILES ESE of GRAND CAYMAN MOVEMENT…W-20 MPH MAX WINDS…145 MPH CENTRAL PRESSURE…930MB/27.46 INCHES The eyewall of Dean is roaring across southern Jamaica. At … Continue reading →