Filtered sunshine through variable cloudiness greets this fine Saturday morning across Central Alabama. Radars are quiet across Alabama this morning. Showers and storms associated with our upper level disturbance are over Northeast Tennessee this morning. They are moving east. The … Continue reading →

At mid-afternoon on April 28, 2002 severe weather was expected across the Mid Atlantic and Northeast U.S. Severe weather outlooks warned of a moderate risk for severe weather, but the risk was downgraded to a slight risk by late morning. … Continue reading →

The headline of the New Orleans Times Picayune on April 23, 2007 screamed the words of Mississippi Governor Dennis Murphree: “For God’s Sake, Send Us Boats” as the Mississippi River raged out of control in the Magnolia State. Nearly 200,000 … Continue reading →

Severe weather erupted across the Texas Panhandle as expected Saturday evening. A PDS tornado watch was issued about 3:45 p.m. By late afternoon, the capping inversion over Northwest Texas was weakening with the approach of an upper level trough. As … Continue reading →

Storm chasers are in Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle in great numbers on this Saturday afternoon. A moderately unstable airmass over the Plains is bubbling under a capping inversion and the result should be explosively severe thunderstorm development between now … Continue reading →

Today is the 40th anniversary of the worst tornado disaster ever in the Chicago, Illinois area. Forty four tornadoes struck the area from Missouri and Iowa through Illinois and Michigan, including at least six F3 twisters. A total of 58 … Continue reading →

On this date in 1927, much of the Mississippi River Delta was underwater as the Great Mississippi River flood of 1927 was well underway. The flood would be one of the most devastating to hit the United States. Hundreds killed … Continue reading →

A large tornado has been reported within the past hour tonight near Moorefield, Nebraska. Here is a radar view of the storm as it became quite impressive near Moorefield. Prolific storm chaser Roger Hill reported power lines down. Police had … Continue reading →

The Great Mississippi River Flood was raging back on April 16, 1927. Tremendous rains all over the Mississippi River Valley during the preceding autumn and winter sent floodwaters raging southward over a wide area. On this date, the supposedly inpregnable … Continue reading →