Matt Padgett pointed out that the 1974 Superoutbreak is not the only significant Alabama weather event on April 3rd. He is right. I think JB is going to make a post soon, but I had to throw in my memories. … Continue reading →

The SPC just issued a mesoscale discussion that includes North Alabama. They feel like there will be little severe storm development across the state before the watch expires at 9 p.m. They have cancelled the watch for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, … Continue reading →

Severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 515 p.m. Nickel sized hail reported at Cedar Bluff at 4:40 p.m. The storm is passing south of Gaylesville. It will produce hail, lightning and strong winds. It is a supercell storm and thusly … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms continue over Northeast Alabama this afternoon. At 4:45 p.m. radar shows thunderstorms from north of Centre in Cherokee County to east of Gadsden to near Ashville in St. Clair County. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Cherokee … Continue reading →

Some severe weather reports from this afternoon so far… …quarter sized hail…UAH Campus Huntsville 1:51 p.m. …nickel sized hail SW Huntsville 1:53 p.m….downtown Huntsville at 1:56 p.m…Huntsville Hospital at 1:56 …nickel sized hail covering the ground at Highway 20 and … Continue reading →

NWS not issuing severe thunderstorm warning for Randolph County… Issuing Significant Weatehr Alert instead. Storm will pass north of Woodland and Wedowee. Storm has decreased a bit for now. Hail, lightning, gusty winds will accompany it as it moves ESE … Continue reading →

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for northern Clay County until 4. Cleburne County warning has been cancelled. Heads up Randolph County. You’re next. The severe thunderstorm is near Delta in Clay County. It is moving ESE at 25 … Continue reading →

Goes until 4 p.m. The storm that has had a history of producing a wall cloud and funnel cloud is tracking along the Clay/Cleburne County line. It will cross State Route 9 and US 431 eventually passing between Ranburne and … Continue reading →

Please indulge me one more long post…final one…I promise… All weekend, I have been collecting stories from readers about their recollections of the April 3, 1974 Superoutbreak of tornadoes that killed 86 people in Alabama and 335 nationally. Here are … Continue reading →

I hand copied every watch and warning from the Superoutbreak during a visit to the NWS office on West Oxmoor Road when I was in 7th grade. Here is a selection of the material with some background including entries from … Continue reading →