Author Archives: murray
Shower? Is That You?
We see something on the radar this afternoon that we haven’t seen in a while: showers. They appeared over Northeast Alabama’s Cherokee and Cleburne Counties before 5 p.m. peaking quickly in intensity but quickly going downhill as they rain themselves … Continue reading
Is This June?
Happy Mother’s Day! Early season warmth continues on this 2015 edition of Mother’s Day. Temperatures are near 90F in the I-20 corridor with lower 90s common over South Alabama. These readings are some 10-12 degrees above normal, feeling more like … Continue reading
Ana Being Named at 10 p.m.
The NHC will name assign the name Ana to Invest 90L off the coast of South Carolina at 10 p.m. CDT. The maximum winds measured by the stepped frequency microwave radiometer on the Air Force plane was 45 mph. The … Continue reading
Flash Flood Emergency for OKC Metro
Heavy rains from this afternoon and evening’s severe weather in the OKC Metro area has resulted in flash flooding. For the first time, the NWS Norman has used Flash Flood Emergency language in their warning. I have superimposed the tweet … Continue reading
Tornado Emergency SW Oklahoma City Metro
A big, rain wrapped mile wide wedge tornado is approaching the southwestern Oklahoma City Metro. Areas from Bridge Creek to Newcastle will be impacted. Could eventually impact Norman or Moore. This is a bad situation.
Tornadoes SW of Oklahoma City
A supercell thunderstorm about 50 miles southwest of Oklahoma City has already produced at least three or four tornadoes and continues to cycle. It is heading in the general direction of Chickasha, Blanchard, Newcastle and Moore, all names of communities … Continue reading
Ana Is That You?
There is still consistent evidence that a subtropical storm could form northwest of the Bahamas by midweek. This subtropical storm could affect the Carolinas and Georgia coastline, but top winds should be less than 50 mph. Gusty winds and rough … Continue reading
April Showers Bring May Flowers
If April showers bring May flowers, Birmingham will be able to open a florist this month. That piece of familiar weather folklore is playing out to be very true this year for us. Birmingham recorded its 6th wettest April ever … Continue reading
Hear EM Speak About 4/27/2011 Operations Tonight at NWA Meeting
Tonight is our first Chapter Meeting of 2015! The meeting will be at the NWS Birmingham with special quest speaker, Eric Jones, Elmore County Emergency Manager. Eric, Emergency Management Director for Elmore County and former Director for the Alabama Association … Continue reading
Tornado Debris Signature South of Fort Worth Tonight
Sunday, 9:59 pm The Fort Worth radar is showing a clear tornado debris signature in the long lived supercell in southwestern Johnson County west southwest of Rio Vista, heading in the general direction of that town. It will pass near … Continue reading
