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Here Comes the Sun…
I wish that were @Spann introducing a Beatles song from his time on the radio, but it is actually some not unexpected bad news in the Weather Department. Visible satellite imagery backs up this fact, as breaks in the overcast … Continue reading
Satellite Sheldon Notes
Late Morning Notes
Still a good deal of uncertainty about how this event will unfold this afternoon and tonight. We may not know exactly until we see the whites of this system’s eyes. Let’s peruse some data late this morning. JETSTREAM LEVEL Up … Continue reading
Stormy, But Non-Threatening Skies
Skies over Birmingham are stormy looking right now, but they are only heavy showers. No lightning is involved yet and there is no severe weather threat from these showers. The heaviest rain right now is in the Gadsden area.
New Tornado Watch For Southwest Alabama
A tornado watch has been issued for coastal Mississippi, Southwest Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. The airmass is destabilizing in the watch area and storms will continue to intensify through the morning. A tornado warning is in effect for … Continue reading
Storms Over Northwest Alabama
A powerful low level jet is screaming across eastern Mississippi, northwestern Alabama and southern Tennessee early this morning. This is allowing storms over northeastern Mississippi to intensify. Lightning has become heavy over parts of Marion and Lamar Counties. Other storms, … Continue reading
Rain/Storms This Morning, Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather This Evening for Alabama
Good morning! Here is an early morning update on the Alabama weather situation. All is quiet in the state right now with the leading edge of the rain just over Northwest Alabama. This rain mass extends back over northern Mississippi. … Continue reading
From Whence Cometh Our Heavy Rain and Storms
The moisture feeding our current weather system is coming long distances to make it here. It is coming from the Yucatan and southern Gulf of Mexico as well as the eastern Pacific. As Satellite Meteorologist Sheldon Kusselson says, this is … Continue reading
Flash Flood Watches Issued for North/Central Alabama, Surrounding States
The National Weather Service has issued flash flood watches for all of North and Central Alabama in advance of the very wet storm system that is set to arrive late tonight and last into Friday. The watch for Central Alabama … Continue reading
Thoughts from Satellite Sheldon
Retired NESDIS meteorologist Sheldon Kusselson is our resident satellite expert. His thoughts on the upcoming event:
