This is for the storm moving out of Walker County near Sumiton and Dora. Shows strong indication of tornado. It will affect the northern part of the county around Warrior, Kimberly and Trafford. Will stay north of downtown.

A deadly night of tornadoes across northern Texas and southern Oklahoma struck on April 9, 1947 as one supercell thunderstorm produced six twisters along a 221 mile corridor. About 5:45 p.m., a tornado touched down White Deer, Texas. The tornado … Continue reading →

FREEZE WATCH CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT: Clouds will keep temperatures from getting too cold tonight. Only isolated spots are expected to reach freezing and only for a short period of time.

I don’t think clouds have ever looked so beautiful on a Skycam shot… It looks like we may have dodged a major bullet last night in the cold department across Central Alabama overnight. Clouds moved in during the evening hours, … Continue reading →

We knew that April 8, 1998 was going to be a bad day. An upper level low was over Iowa. Strong upper level winds were moving eastward from the southern Plains. A strong southerly flow was pumping lots of warm, … Continue reading →

A freeze warning remains in effect for North and Central Alabama tonight… Some late temperatures reports just before 10 p.m. from our cadre of Skywatchers… …33 atop Simmons Mountain in Springville …29 from John in Concord …29.7 from Mike in … Continue reading →

At 5 a.m., cold temperatures have Alabama in ther grip. Readings across North and Central Alabama range from 25F at Vinemont, Crossville and Fort Payne to 32F at Birmingham, 33F at Tuscaloosa and Calera and 36F at Alexander City. A … Continue reading →

One year ago today, an extremely well forecast severe weather event produced a deadly series of tornadoes across the Deep South. A total of twelve people were killed in Tennessee. For the first time ever, the Storm Prediction Center issued … Continue reading →

Severe thunderstorm warning for Walker County until 1 a.m. Line of storms is very intense from DeKalb County, through Marshall County, to near Cullman to Nauvoo in Walker County and onto near Eldrdige. Storm just north of Jasper is very … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms seem to be intensifying again over North Alabama as they slide southward tonight. A new severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Cullman County until 12:15 a.m. This storm will pass near Cullman, Good Hope, Holly Pond and Hanceville. … Continue reading →