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Bill-To-Be: Gulf System Could Be Upgraded Soon
Imvest 91L over the Central Gulf of Mexico has not been designated a tropical depression or tropical storm yet because the circulation is not considered to be tight enough yet. But tropical storm force winds are being measured well to … Continue reading
Bill, Is That You?
We have been looking toward the upcoming period with interest for ten days to two weeks now as the global models have teased that there might be a tropical system in the western Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico. There is … Continue reading
Strong Storms Lifting North
Storms are lifting north across Central Alabama and eastern Mississippi this afternoon. They have mean looking clouds, gusty winds, frequent lightning and very heavy rain, but they are not severe and not expected to become severe. Some of those storms … Continue reading
Morning Showers Bring Morning Downpours
Showers are forming this morning across much of Central Alabama in a moist airmass that it being pumped northward by a strengthening ridge of high pressure to our east. There is just enough moisture convergence, light instability and very little … Continue reading
Late Morning Storms Forming
A couple of showers and storms have formed this morning in areas east and southeast of Birmingham. Growing storms extend from Clay down to Roebuck to Homewood with another set from Leeds/Moody to Chelsea to Pelham. Others are in northern … Continue reading
Etowah County Flood Advisory
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for Etowah County. Strong thunderstorms from Mountainboro to Gadsden and Attalla to Hokes Bluff are pushing south at 10 mph, producing heavy rain. There are reports of street flooding downtown Gadsden … Continue reading
Tall Storm
The severe thunderstorm in the Birmingham Metro were over 50,000 feet tall, easily reaching the top of the troposphere. The red area in the image shows the highest cloud tops. They produced wind damage on Lawrence Street in Irondale, where … Continue reading
Tracking Strong Storms
Strong thunderstorms are widely scattered across North Central Alabama this afternoon. Really two storms at this time, one over Pickens County between Reform and Gordo and the other centered on the Cullman/Blount County line west of Blountsville and Cleveland. In … Continue reading
Strong Storms Over Northwest Alabama
The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lauderdale County for a storm approaching Killen. It will move to near Lexington. Wind damage was reported in Florence, with some large trees down. Strong storms extend southeastward through Colbert, eastern … Continue reading
The Deadly Barneveld Tornado
On the morning of Thursday, June 7, 1984, weather maps showed a major trough of low pressure across the western United States, anchored by an upper low over the northern Rockies. A long cold front snaked from Canada down through … Continue reading
