It goes until 3 a.m. CST for much of the northwestern half of Alabama. Here are the counties included in the watch… …Central Alabama… Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Dallas, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, … Continue reading →

OK…we are less than an hour away from getting a tornado watch for western Alabama. It has been an active severe weather day across the South, with at least five reported tornadoes in Arkansas and Mississippi. The hardest hit town … Continue reading →

Here are some recent severe weather reports from the west of Alabama… Bastrop [Morehouse Co, LA] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 05:15 PM CST — trees and power lines down in and around Bastrop. Dermott [Chicot Co, AR] … Continue reading →

From a reader… Bill, Dumas is in SE Arkansas, not NE. My mom and brother live there. He just called me with the following report. I have a ground report out of Dumas,Arkansas from my brother just now. He says … Continue reading →

New tornado warning from Jackson for Bolivar County in the Delta. Strong rotation crossing the River near Arkansas City. Another tornado warning just issued for Washington County MS for strong rotation moving aross from Chicot Co, AR. A PDS Tornado … Continue reading →

With significant severe weather threatening Alabama tonight…now is a good time to review your tornado safety rules… Tornadoes are nature’s most violent weather phenomena. Despite vastly improved detection and warning systems, seconds often make the difference between life and death … Continue reading →

Windy conditions continue across Central Alabama as we move into the late afternoon hours. The NWS advises that they will be upgrading the Lake Wind Advisory to a Wind Advisory for the overnight hours. Strong southeasterly winds have averaged some … Continue reading →

Activity is beginning to develop ahead of the main line in Mississippi… Severe thunderstorm warning for Holmes and Yazoo Counties for an impressive little small storm that is growing. This is what we call a mini-supercell. Another for Adams and … Continue reading →

Our little winds around here have been kicking up some dust and knocking over some trash cans this afternoon, but check out what they are doing in Texas. A depression-era type dust storm… From our associate Kevin Selle in Dallas… … Continue reading →

Some impressive wind reports from the NWS Jackson…the first number is sustained, second max gusts through 3:15 p.m. Jackson 31, 43 Meridna 25, 30 Vicksburg 38, 44 Greenville 38, 47 Greenwood 40, 47 Hattiesburg 28, 35 Jackson Hawkins Airport 36, … Continue reading →