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Tornado Watch Coming Up for Central Alabama
A new tornado watch will be issued for Central Alabama in the next few minutes. Tornado warned storms over southeastern Mississippi from Laurel to Wiggins back to near Slidell in Louisiana will rotate northeastward into Central Alabama over the next … Continue reading
A Bi-Hourly Look At How Tonight’s Event May Unfold
Here is a bi-hourly view of how tonight’s event will unfold using the High Resolution Rapid Refresh model. 7PM Intense storms now crossing I-59 in southern Mississippi will be into Southwest Alabama. They will intensify as they move into more … Continue reading
Small Spin Up Tornadoes Hit Reform and Ross Bridge
A small tornado may have touched down in Pickens County just before 4 p.m. It formed just southeast of Carrollton and moved to just southeast of Reform. There was a small velocty couplet, heavy shower and a ZDR maximum. There … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Increasing Across Central Alabama
Heavy showers are increasing in the I-20 Corridor this afternoon across parts of Pickens, Sumter, Greene, Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties. They are also heavy across southern Talladega, Clay and Randolph Counties. All of this activity is growing upscale and will … Continue reading
Low Pressure System Strengthening
The low pressure system has moved into northern Louisiana now and is strengthening. Here is a raw surface chart. You can see the swirl in the wind barbs over eastern Texas and western Louisiana. The value in the top right … Continue reading
PDS Tornado Watch Issued; High Risk Possible for South Alabama Soon
The tornado watch has just been issued for extreme Northwest Florida southern Mississippi and Southwest Alabama. No counties from the NWS Birmingham County Warning Area are in the watch…yet. The watch is a PDS watch, which is means it is … Continue reading
PDS Tornado Watch Soon for Southwest Alabama
The SPC is creating a tornado watch that will be issued by 2 p.m. or so for much of southern Louisiana, southwestern Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. There are indications that it will be a Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado … Continue reading
Just Say No to BINOVC
You don’t see the BINOVC (Breaks in Overcast) remark in METAR surface observations much anymore. It indicates that there are breaks in the overcast. While patches of blue sky may seem comforting on a dreary day, not when we see … Continue reading
Funnel Cloud Reported at New Orleans Armstrong International Airport
Here is the weather observer’s report from MSY at 11:10 a.m.: NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT,LA (MSY) ASOS reports Tornado KMSY 231710Z 04004KT 4SM FC RA BR FEW011 BKN026CB OVC075 21/19 A2968 RMK FUNNEL CLOUD B09 AO2 PRESFR SW CB W-N-E-SE MOV NE … Continue reading
Moderate Risk Expanded to Include Auburn; Complete Look at Alabama Weather Situation
Taking a look at the Alabama Weather Situation a little after 11 a.m. The SPC has issued their new Day One Convective Outlook. The moderate risk was expanded northward just a bit, so it now includes Auburn and Eufaula. STORMS … Continue reading
