Last Friday night, ten people died in one of the worst tornadoes in United States history. The EF5 tornado formed from what was very nearly a “perfect storm,” as it formed in conditions of intense helicity that allowed it to … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms were forming quickly over southern Shelby and northern Chilton County tonight in an area bounded by Columbiana, Jemison, the Shelby County Airport and Montevallo. The activity is moving SSW toward Jemison and Thorsby. Look for deadly lightning and the … Continue reading →

A nice little thunderstorm cloud is visible well northeast of Birmingham. There are actually two…one along I-59 about 12 miles north of Gadsden and another south of Fort Payne. The first storm is heading straight for Gadsden and the other … Continue reading →

A couple of interesting storms to tell you about… One is 8 miles NNW of Lineville in Clay County. Moving directly toward Lineville. Not showing much lightning yet, but I don’t trust that. It’s only a matter of time in … Continue reading →

You hear us talk about outflow boundaries from time to time. It is the air rushing out of a collapsing thunderstorm. Today’s storms are pulse storms, meaning they go up quickly with an updraft, but since there is little wind … Continue reading →

A southward moving trough is triggering showers and thunderstorms in a U-shaped arc across East, Central and West Alabama this afternoon. Behind the trough, slightly drier air has filtered down the center spine of the state, leaving drier conditions in … Continue reading →

An intense thunderstorm has prompted a warning for southwestern Lamar and northwestern Pickens County until 330 p.m. The storm is crossing US-82 west of Reform. Will pass near Macedonia and Ethelsville. The NWS Birmingham noted a Mid-Altitude Radial Convergence (MARC) … Continue reading →

The NWS Birmingham says they don’t buy the 65 mph wind gust reported by the automated observing equipment at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field (main airport.) They say airport personnel reported winds were no more than 15 mph. Even though the radar … Continue reading →

An intense little storm formed over western Montgomery a short time ago, and it just produced a 65 mph wind gust at Dannelly Field. Here is the report…. BMX: MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY,AL (KMGM) ASOS reports gust of 56 knots from W @ … Continue reading →

Showers continue to develop over Northwest and Northeast Alabama this afternoon. Over the Northwest section of the state, a nice field of puffy cumulus clouds formed by late morning. Some of those cumulus clouds have grown into showers. Still no … Continue reading →