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A Firehose of Rain Moving Toward Birmingham and the I-65 Corridor: 1.5 Inches Per Hour Possible, May Cause Flooding
A narrow band of heavy rain is moving across Central Alabama, bringing 1-1.5 inches of rain in less than an hour, gusty winds, and potential flash flooding, with a small risk of brief spin-up tornadoes as storms approach the I-65 corridor. Continue reading
Barbour, Chambers, Lee, Randolph, and Russell Counties Added to Wind Advisory
A wind advisory has been extended to include Barbour, Chambers, Lee, Randolph, and Russell Counties until midnight CDT, with southeast winds gusting up to 40 mph, potentially causing downed trees and power outages. Continue reading
Storm Surge at Cocodrie LA from Brett Adair’s HazCam
Image of the storm surge in Cocodrie from Brett Adair. Continue reading
6 pm NHC Update on Francine: Winds Gust to 97 mph at Dulac, LA
Strong winds are impacting southern Louisiana right now, including the New Orleans Metro area. Continue reading
Winds Just Gusted to 54 mph at New Orleans Lakefront Airport
Winds gusted to 47 knots or 54 mph at New Orleans Lakefront Airport at 5:38 p.m. Continue reading
Brett Adair Captures the Surge in Cocodrie LA
Our friend and storm chaser extraordinaire Brett Adair positioned himself in Cocodrie, LA this afternoon along LA-56, in very low lying territory and caught water rising rapidly. Continue reading
Francine Makes Landfall in Southern Terrebonne Parish as 100 mph Hurricane
Francine has made landfall in southern Louisiana in the Parish of Terrebonne, about 30 miles south-southwest of Morgan City, as a Category 2 hurricane. Maximum sustained winds are estimated to be near 100 mph Continue reading
Spot Reports at 4 p.m.: 105 mph gusts at NOS Eugene Island
The Naval Ocean Station at Eugene Island on Atchafalaya Bay south of Morgan City is reporting NE winds at 62.1 mph gusting to 105 mph! The pressure was down to 979.8 mb and the water was rising rapidly…now 3.96 feet! Continue reading
Likely Waterspout Moving Toward Dauphin Island
A strong supercell structure is located 8 miles south southeast of Dauphin Island now. Moving north northwest toward the island. Be prepared for tornado warning and potential waterspout coming ashore to become tornado! Continue reading
4 pm Advisory: Francine Becomes a Category Two Hurricane
Landfall will occur when the center point of the eye crosses land. That will happen in about 90 minutes to two hours. Continue reading
