Showers and a few thunderstorms have increased in coverage and intensity over the past hour across Central Alabama. The main activity is now 50 miles south southwest of downtown Birmingham. It is moving NNE at 35 mph. It will affect … Continue reading →

A few light showers are showing up across the southwestern quarter of Alabama this afternoon. Radar at 2:10 p.m. shows activity showing up from Bibb and Hale Counties extensing southward into Southwest Alabama. The heaviest shower was passing just east … Continue reading →

I need two fantasy baseball general managers to fill out our ten team 5×5 mixed roto fantasy baseball league. We utilize a snake draft that will be held online at 10 p.m. CDT tomorrow night (Sunday)… If you know what … Continue reading →

At noon on this Saturday, the sun is trying to shine through a widespread veil of high cirrostratus clouds. Some cellular cloud development was noted over Northwest and Southwest Alabama where more direct sunshine is reaching the ground. Temperatures had … Continue reading →

The Storm Prediction Center has western Alabama in a Slight risk outlook for severe weather tonight and a large part of the state in a Slight risk for tomorrow. Here is the day one outlook (today): https://www.jamesspann.com/wximages/day1a.gif A strong upper … Continue reading →

In 1973…three F4 tornadoes across Georgia and South Carolina. First storm cut a thirty three mile path though Georgia, killing one person and causing $75 million in Conyers. Second tornado touched down near where the first twister dissipated and roared … Continue reading →

We have a hidden gem right in our very own backyard here in Birmingham. In learning as much as I could about the 1932 tornado outbreak in Alabama, I wondered what plants and trees might have been blooming on that … Continue reading →

On March 20, 1948, a destructive tornado hit Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City. Damage was severe. Following the tornado, Air Force brass wanted to know if there was any way that an operational tornado forecast could be issued. Air Force … Continue reading →

An F3 tornado tracked through Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City just before 10 p.m. on March 20, 1948. The twister destroyied 52 aircraft. More than 10 million dollars damage was done making this the costliest tornado on record … Continue reading →