Agnes was born on June 16, 1972, forming as a tropical storm east of the Yucatan Peninsula. The infamous hurricane would be a storm with two distinct lives. She would move north over the Gulf of Mexico and strike the … Continue reading →

Showers and storms continue to diminish across North and Central Alabama this evening… At 8:20 p.m…radar showed concentrations of storms in the following areas… …across North Alabama in Cullman, Blount, southern Morgan, Marshall and Etowah Counties… …across Chilton, Coosa and … Continue reading →

Well, the transistors on the old Doppler are starting to cool down a bit after their best workout in a while over parts of North and Central Alabama….but still not enough to douse the drought… At 7:35 p.m. CDT, radar … Continue reading →

Nasty storms that mean business moving south out of Morgan County will affect areas generally east of I-65…may graze City of Cullman…lots of lightning…potential for damaging winds…lots of heavy rain…although no one is complaining…be careful driving… Strongest part of storm … Continue reading →

…how about Morgan City in Morgan County…heading toward Arab…Severe Thunderstorm Warning for western Marshall County… …how about Eulaton in Calhoun County…perhaps scraping the west end of Anniston… …from southeast of DeArmanville in southwestern Clebrune County back to just west of … Continue reading →

First the warnings… Severe thunderstorm warning for extreme SE Chilton County has been cancelled. The storm has weakened a bit and shifted into Elmore County…This storm has produced over 600 lightning strikes in the past hour. It is drifting into … Continue reading →

It goes until 615 p.m. It covers the southeastern part of the county along and east of I-65, but south of Clanton. The storm is near Verbena…moving south at about 5 mph. Look out for damaging winds, torrential rains and … Continue reading →

Nancy Galloway took these beautiful pictures during her vacation to Fort Morgan last week… Thanks Nancy!

I just finished reading the book “F5: Devastation Survival and the Most Violent Tornado Outbreak of the Twentieth Century” by author Mark Levine. Levine has penned several magazine articles for publication such as The New Yorker and Outside magazine. In … Continue reading →

On this date in 1929, the first radiosonde was sent up by French meteorologists. A radiosonde is a balloon that is released from a ground station. It rises to a height of about 80,000 feet, transmitting atmospheric conditions by radio … Continue reading →