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Quick Update
Penny sized hail reported at Fire Station in Winfield. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 445 for SE Marion County. Fayette County has been cleared. The intense thunderstorm is between Winfield and Brilliant, moving quickly northeast. This warning … Continue reading
Ominous Sign…
When I was a kid, I woke up a few times to a home barometer with the needle below 29.80 inches. That was never a good sign. 29.78 this hour at Birmingham. 29.64 at Corinth MS. The pressure was falling … Continue reading
Thunderstorms Intensifying Over Central Alabama This Morning
Here is a look at the radar at 3:45 a.m. It tells the story of strengthening thunderstorms over Central Alabama. That hail marker along the Jefferson/Walker/Tuscaloosa County confluence indicates a high probability of hail, possibly to the size of gofl … Continue reading
Hailstorm
In Mississippi, a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Lee County for a thunderstorm just north of Tupelo that shows the potential for hail approaching the size of softballs. This storm could clip extreme NW Alabama in an hour … Continue reading
Alabama Update 2:15 a.m.
A line of thunderstorms is moving NE this morning over eastern CUllman, western Bount, Jefferson into eastern Shelby County. It is associated with a northeastwar moving warm front. The storms are not severe, but they do have lightning and some … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
For extreme NW Alabama including Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale until 8 a.m. SPC Discussion… DISCUSSION…SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IN A ZONE FROM NORTHERN MS INTO WESTERN KY. DESPITE DRY/STABLE SURFACE CONDITIONS…SUFFICIENT CAPE/SHEAR ALOFT WILL PROMOTE … Continue reading
March Already Roaring Like A Lion
Thunderstorms are already developing and becoming severe over the South early this morning. A severe thunderstorm watch is being issued for parts of NW Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Illinois and Kentucky. It goes until 8 a.m. Severe thunderstorm warnings have already … Continue reading
What a Tornado Looks Like on Radar
A large wedge tornado is on the ground in Linn County, KS this evening. A report at 7:15…. 7 N Iola [Allen Co, KS] trained spotter reports TORNADO at 07:07 PM CST — 3 tornadoes combined into 1 wedge Here … Continue reading
Long Distance Storm Chasing
From Kansas…a late report on the Storm Track Forum… “Eric B’ Hymer is currently watching a wedge tornado on the Allen/Anderson county line.” Anderson is the top county in the picture, Allen the bottom one… There have been other reports … Continue reading
Severe Weather in Kansas
Sitting in the Phoenix Airport early this evening about to fly home…watching severe weather on the Plains… A couple of tornado warnings are in effect in Southeast Kansas this evening in the Wichita area of reponsibility. For Anderson County until … Continue reading
