Author Archives: murray
Storms Limited to Northeast Alabama Now; Elsewhere, Showers Slowly Weaken Overnight; Much Cooler Today
Thunderstorms are moving into Etowah County as we approach 1 a.m. early on this Saturday morning. They will coninue into DeKalb and Cherokee Counties as they slowly weaken. Showers over West Central Alabama ahead of a cold front are weakening … Continue reading
Strong Storms Over North Central Alabama
Strong storms are moving across northeastern Walker and Cullman Counties at this hour. They will bring heavy rain, lightning, 40 mph wind gusts and some small hail. The storms will affect Blount County over the next 90 minutes. They should … Continue reading
Strong Storms Over Fayette County; Will Affect Walker and Winston; Mississippi Storms Moving East Too
UPDATE 1055PM Those strong storms over southeastern Winston and northwestern Walker County are capable of producing wind gusts of 40 mph and one half inch hail as they move northeast at 45 mph. They will move into Cullman County within … Continue reading
Showers About to Build into Storms, Move into Lamar, Fayette Counties
Showers over West Central Alabama and East Central Mississippi are trying to become storms. They extend from Marion through Lamar and into Lowndes County, Mississippi. The cells northeast of Columbus are moving into Lamar County between Vernon and Millport. Those … Continue reading
Strong Storms over Northwest Alabama
Strong storms are over Northwest Alabama this evening. One intense thunderstorm is over eastern Lauderdale County in Northwest Alabama, northwest of Athens. It will clip northwestern Limestone County before passing into Tennessee. Another storm is over Lawrence County northwest of … Continue reading
A 7:20 pm Look at the Alabama Weather Situation
After a very warm day that saw every one of the 8 major reporting stations in Alabama except Mobile set a record high for the date, a change to colder is coming. 81s were wild across the northern half of … Continue reading
A Record Day Across Central Alabama
A ridge of high pressure over Alabama on Friday, southerly winds and a strong late winter sun conspired to bring record high temperatures to Alabama. Every major reporting station in the state except for Mobile established new record highs for … Continue reading
Record Book Rewritten! Storms Tonight, a Few Could Be Strong
The record book has been rewritten at all our first order reporting station this afternoon. New record highs have been established at the following: Muscle Shoals 81F (old record 78F) Huntsville 80F (old record 77F) Anniston 79F (old record 78F) … Continue reading
Our Record’s In Jeopardy, Baby, Ooh…
This post is sung to the pop hit song, Jeopardy, by the Greg Kihn Band from 1983. See if you can hit the post James… Our high temperatures are definitely in jeopardy today across Central Alabama. And we are track. Here … Continue reading
