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OBX Snow!
Snow affected the northern portions of the Outer Banks on Friday, making the tan colored sands of the North Carolina coast look more like the dazzlingly sugar white sands of Northwest Florida and Alabama. Some snowfall amounts from eastern North … Continue reading
A Valentine’s Weekend Bunch of Good News from the Alabama News Center
Valentine’s Day is upon us, reminding us how much we love good news about Alabama. Like a box of chocolates, here’s an assortment of some of our favorite good news stories from our friends at Alabama NewsCenter this past week. … Continue reading
Winter Weather Advisory for Cherokee County
The NWS in Birmingham has issued a winter weather advisory for Cherokee County. It will remain in effect until 9 p.m. Beverly Daniel from Cherokee County EMA reports there is a good dusting in most places on the mountain. Getting … Continue reading
Flakes are Flying!
LATE REPORT at 9:12: US-231 closed at Brindley Mountain in northeastern Morgan County. Traffic is a nightmare in that area. The highway 231 bridge over the Tennessee River is closed according to EMA. Flakes are flying across North and Central … Continue reading
Winter Weather Advisories to our Northeast
Winter weather advisories (WWA) have been issued for Monday through much of Tuesday for a wide area to the northeast of Alabama. Here’s a rundown of some expected conditions. EASTERN TENNESSEE Places like Crossville and Cookville could see 1-2 inches … Continue reading
Super Sunday
Super Bowl L doesn’t quite have the ring to it that Super Bowl XLIX did, so the NFL ceased using Roman numerals to describe their Championship game. The weather in San Jose for this evening’s game will be perfect, with … Continue reading
Flooding Concerns in Birmingham Metro
We continue to monitor Jefferson County for flooding concerns. The NWS has issued an Areal Flood Advisory for Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby [AL] till 4:45 AM CST. Village Creek in Ensley is at 8.33 feet. That is just below the level … Continue reading
Late Night Analysis
As we approach the witching hour tonight, the end is finally in sight. The line of thunderstorms over eastern Mississippi has intensified as our cold front start to surge eastward. The low level jet at 5,000 feet has intensified in … Continue reading
Radar Confirmed Tornado in Pickens County
The NWS has issued a tornado warning for Pickens [AL] till 11:30 PM CST …AT 1104 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ETHELSVILLE…OR 7 MILES WEST OF REFORM… MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
New Tornado Watch Until 4 a.m.
The watch includes counties along I-65 and to the west. The watch includes Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Autauga and Lowndes until 4:00 AM CST. Watching a strong storm moving out of Hale … Continue reading
