Showers have become rather numerous over parts of North Alabama this morning… They extend from Jackson and DeKalb Counties in Northeast Alabama, down through Marshall, Blount and into Jefferson Counties, extending over into Cullman, WInston, Lawrence and Morgan Counties. Walker … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS… LOCATION…27.1 N…83.5 W or 85 miles SW of Tampa MOVEMENT…NNE-20 MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB Isolated tornadoes are possible across Florida and a tornado watch is in effect. Rains of 3-6 inches are possible with … Continue reading →

FAST FACTS ON BARRY…4 AM CDT LOCATION: 25.9 N…84.2 W OR 180 SW OF TAMPA MOVEMENT: NNE 15 (ACCELERATING) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB Barry is poorly organized as you can see from this satellite photo… The … Continue reading →

Admiral William Halsey’s Third Fleet had tangled with a typhoon named Cobra in December 1944 east of Luzon with disastrous results. One of the recommendations of a court of inquiry was to establish regular aircraft reconnaissance flights to patrol for … Continue reading →

10 PM CDT FAST FACTS ON BARRY LOCATION: Latitude 24.7 N…Longitude 84.9 W…or 270 miles SW of Tampa. MOVEMENT: NNE 9 MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 mph MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB. The convection associated with Barry is being blown to the northeast … Continue reading →

Tropical Storm Barry is going to bring heavy, but beneficial rains to much of Florida and southern Georgia, up into the Carolinas… Alabama high and dry… FAST FACTS ON BARRY… At 7 p.m. CDT…the center of Barry was near: Latitude … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms are widely scattered across North and Central Alabama this afternoon. At 5:55 p.m., the most notable storms were located… …over southern Walker County between Parish, Gorgas and Cordova. This storm is dumping some heavy rains with some … Continue reading →

How many times have you been on a late flight that was delayed, and just wanted to get home? Of just hoping the pilot would go ahead and fly through the storm to get you to your destination? On June … Continue reading →

Clanton resident John Brasher was a reporter/photographer at the Centreville Press back on May 27, 1973. He was covering the operation of the NWS Radar Station at Centreville/Brent when he and the staff there became a part of the story. … Continue reading →

May 27, 1973 was a Sunday. My family lived in the Roebuck section of northeastern Birmingham. I was eleven years old at the time. I loved sleeping with the window open, and awoke to a warm and humid morning, muck … Continue reading →