Another day of intense heat across Alabama. The high of 107F at Tuscaloosa is amazing. It made it to 102F at the Birmingham Airport before storms temporarily cooled things off a bit. The storms have diminished greatly in the past … Continue reading →

We saw hints this morning we might see some storms today, and that did happen. A couple of the storms packed a punch, with some very localized heavy rainfall in a short period, strong winds and deadly lightning. The storms … Continue reading →

On August 5, 1980, Hurricane Allen brushed the island of Haiti, killing 220 people. On the 6th, the powerful hurricane was brushing past the island of Jamaica with winds of 100 mph. The hurricane’s storm surge washed the pilings from … Continue reading →

Not much to talk about in the thunderstorm department today. Storms have been isolated, small, short-lived and not very intense across the state today. At 5 p.m., the strongest storm in the northern half of the state was between wadley … Continue reading →

One really strong storm that is still getting stronger right now…it is over East Alabama. Centered near Piedmont. Moving east at 10 mph into rural northern Cleburne County. Lots of lightning and very heavy rain. Will produce some strong gusty … Continue reading →

At 12:20, radar showed showers popping up over North Alabama in the following locations… Scattered across Morgan, northern Cullman, Blount, Etowah and neat the border of Etowah/St. Clair/Calhoiun Counties. Some quickly intensifying cells were in DeKalb County near Fort Payne. … Continue reading →

TEMPERATURE WATCH The mercury stood at 92F at 11 a.m. at the Birmingham Airport, a degree above yesterday. The official high at the Birmingham Airport was 99F on Saturday, the hottest so far in 2007. So we could reach the … Continue reading →

The best time to fight a forest fire is when it is small. Smoke jumpers are specially trained firefighters who parachute into remote areas to fight wildfires on difficult terrain. Unfortunately, prior to 1939, it could take a long time … Continue reading →

Storms over the northern half of Alabama are settling down as we head into the evening hours… There are still a few isolated heavy downpours out there…at 6 p.m. radar located them near… …the Graysville/Adamsville area …Liberty Park to Lake … Continue reading →

A strong storm has developed over the southeast side of Birmingham from Vestavia to Irondale…including Mountain Brook….watch out for very heavy rain…deadly lightning and the potential for a donwburst and some wind damage… Other notable areas of development… …Along I-59 … Continue reading →