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Heavy Storms in the Birmingham Metro
UPDATE 4:30 PM The NWS has issued an Areal Flood Advisory for Jefferson County. Here is a picture of flooding downtown on 2nd Avenue in the Loft District from @IngeTingle: ORIGINAL POST Strong thunderstorms are over the Birmingham Metro area … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Shelby
Storms continue to push westward tonight and are still capable of strong winds and hail. The system has congealed into a nice little convective system that extends from western Shelby County down to Greenville in Butler County. Areas from just … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Southern Dallas Co.
Strong indications of damaging winds from the storms moving southwest out of the Montgomery area. See the bow configuration on the thunderstorm complex on the radar image. This is a bow echo. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED … Continue reading
New Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby
The storm over Shelby County is surging southwestward along an approaching outflow boundary. It will affect areas from Helena to Alabaster to Pelham. Expect gusty winds, small hail, torrential rains and deadly lightning. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS … Continue reading
New Rapidly Intensifying Storm Over Eastern Jefferson, NE Shelby
A new storm has fired south of Moody on the Jefferson/Shelby County Line. It is pushing south and will cross mountainous NE Shelby County moving in the direction of US-280 at Westover, passing between Chelsea and Harpersville. This storm has … Continue reading
More Counties Cleared From Watch
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been canceled for Calhoun, Chambers, Cleburne, Lee, Randolph, and Russell Counties. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties till 10:00 p.m. … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Includes Montgomery
Big storms are marching down I-85 tonight, approaching the city of Montgomery. The storms extend from Eclectic to Talassee to Shorter and Union Springs. The core of the storm is Southwest of Tuskegee. Strong indications of damaging winds on Doppler … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for East Central Alabama Til 9 p.m.
LATE REPORT Talladega County has just been added to the severe thunderstorm watch. The severe storm near Bremen will likely get into Talladega County as well. ORIGINAL POST A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for portions of East Central … Continue reading
Tennessee Storms Dropping South
Storms over Tennessee have intensified tonight and are dropping south toward North Alabama. They are lined up generally along I-40 southwest of Nashville toward Jackson TN. They extend east of the Music City to near Crossville. They are dropping south … Continue reading
Storms Around Birmingham
A few storms have developed in the Birmingham area over the past 90 minutes. One rapidly developing one is just northeast of the Birmingham Airport. It grew to over 40,000 feet tall in just a matter of minutes. Other strong … Continue reading
