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Strong Storms Will Make it Into Alabama
As expected, storms have intensified late this afternoon over Central and southwestern Mississippi ahead of a strong cold front, triggering severe thunderstorm warnings. At 5:22 p.m., winds gusted to 68 mph at Jackson’s Hawkins Field. Winds have gusted to 48 … Continue reading
Birmingham’s Coldest Period
On the morning of January 26, 1940, Alabama and the Deep South were in the deep freeze. And had been for over a week. Headlines on the Birmingham Age-Herald were dominated by the cold and additional snow that had fallen … Continue reading
Storms Weakening, Still Packing a Punch
Our line of strong storms is weakening now. It extends from Pell City to Harpersville to Columbiana. Winds gusted to 31 mph at the Shelby County Airport in Calera. More severe thunderstorm warnings will not be issued unless the storms … Continue reading
Winds Gust to 58 mph at BHM
Winds just gusted to 58 mph at the Birmingham International Airport. 0023Z KBHM 260023Z 26017G50KT 4SM +TSRA SQ FEW038 FEW050 OVC060CB 10/06 A2982 The strongest parts of the storms are over southern Jefferson County, approaching the Inverness area. Other strong … Continue reading
1950’s January Thaw
The January thaw is a weather singularity. A singularity is an event that occurs more often than one would expect with chance. The January thaw is a period of above normal warmth that frequently occurs in mid-Winter in the northeastern … Continue reading
Late Night Look at Alabama’s Weather
A band of mixed precipitation is pushing east across the state tonight. Travel impacts this morning will be minor at worst over the northern third of the state: maybe some light accumulations on grassy areas or cars, and a few … Continue reading
Delightful Day!
After fog burned out of the lake and river Valleys of North Alabama this morning, the state has been nearly bereft of clouds on this mid-January Friday, a real Godsend given our recent dreary days. Some high clouds were about … Continue reading
Storms Push East; Not Severe At This Time
Our line of thunderstorms continues pushing east tonight, running into more stable conditions as the atmosphere cools. It extends from Arab to west of Oneonta to the Birmingham Metro to Brent and on to Marion. It is pushing east at … Continue reading
Storms Weaken Somewhat, But Still Packing a Punch
Our line of storms has weakened a bit, as expected, as he are losing the heating of the day. It not extends along I-65 south from Dodge City to Birmingham, then curving down I-59/20 to near Lake View. It then … Continue reading
The Big Picture
A line of intense thunderstorms, including some that are severe and even tornadic, is surging across western Alabama now. The NWS has issued a tornado warning for parts of Marion County. An intense line of storms, showing strong signs of … Continue reading
