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Winter Storm Watch to be Upgraded Shortly; Here’s Latest Thinking
Just finished conference call with the National Weather Service and media partners. It is nice to have this kind of collaboration with a potentially high impact winter weather event coming up. As you know, we always show our work here … Continue reading
Potentially Dangerous Situation Looming for Sugar Bowl Fans
A tornado watch has just been issued for southeastern Louisiana, including the New Orleans area. There are well over 100,000 football fans in town, including many of our Auburn friends. And with a volatile weather situation unfolding in southeastern Louisiana, … Continue reading
Strong Storms Over Tuscaloosa County Will Affect Western Jefferson County
Storms that prompted a severe thunderstorm warning over parts of Sumter and Greene Counties are over Tuscaloosa County now. They are currently affecting the City of Tuscaloosa. They are moving north-northeast and will affect extreme western Jefferson County, staying close … Continue reading
Dense Fog Advisory Posted for North Central Alabama
The NWS has issued a dense fog advisory for North Central Alabama, in effect until 9 a.m. CST Monday. Visibilities may drop to 1/4 mile or less overnight. Be very careful if you will be out driving. 0.66 inches of … Continue reading
A Quick Look at the Wintry Threat for the End of the Week
I have a feeling the European has a good handle on the situation for the end of the week. It is a classic situation for a winter storm in Alabama, with a developing wave moving eastward along the Gulf Coast … Continue reading
Severe Weather Threat to Kick Off the New Year
A significant severe weather threat is on the table for Monday afternoon and Monday evening across Central Alabama. The greatest threat for a couple of tornadoes will be south of US-82 from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery and points south, but all … Continue reading
Lots to Talk About
Happy New Year! Lots to talk about on this first day of 2017. I will do a quick summary and then will come back with some more specifics about the severe weather threat, Sugar Bowl weather and the wintry threat … Continue reading
Remembering the Best of 2016 and Looking Forward to the New Year With Our Alabama NewsCenter Partners!
As we ring in the New Year, our friends at Alabama NewsCenter show us that festivities abound and highlight the best of 2016! Here are some of our favorite stories. Take a hike this New Year’s Day at one of … Continue reading
Severe Weather Update at 7:15 p.m.
Showers and thunderstorms are occurring from southern Tennessee into North Central Mississippi. There are no warnings right now. Earlier, elevated storms that produced large hail prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in western Tennessee and along the Alabama/Tennessee border. Hail as large … Continue reading
Tennessee Hailers
Thunderstorms over western Tennessee are putting out some pretty big hail. 1.75 inch hail was reported just east of Jackson TN at 3:24 p.m. Here is a radar image of vertically integrated liquid, or VIL, which is a good indicator … Continue reading
