Author Archives: murray
Dangerous Situation in Lamar County
A dangerous situation is occurring in Lamar County where an intense line of storms is pushing into Lamar County. It shows strong indications of producing damaging winds and there are at least two possible tornadic circuations. One is near Vernon, … Continue reading
Confirmed Tornado in Eastern Mississippi, Will Affect Alabama Soon
Storms over eastern Mississippi have become severe this afternoon. A couple have even become tornadic with confirmed tornado damage in the Rose Hill area southwest of Meridian. A significant tornado debris signature was observed on radar and spotters confirmed there … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
*** No Weather Xtreme Video this morning *** Greetings from the Big Easy, site of one of the semifinal games in the inaugural College Football Playoff. Brian has Pasadena covered and I will cover New Orleans, one of America’s gem … Continue reading
Flash Flood Watch Expanded
The National Weather Service has expanded the Flash Flood Watch to include more of Central Alabama, mainly south of US-278 and north of US-80. It goes through Monday at 6 a.m. Counties added to the watch include: Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, … Continue reading
Large and Dangerous Tornado Near Columbia MS
…AT 233 PM CST…A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR IMPROVE…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. The NWS in Jackson is calling it a particular dangerous situation. The tornado debris signature is at 10,000 feet which indicates … Continue reading
Storm Moving Across Birmingham Area is Not Severe
A strong thunderstorm is moving across the Birmingham Metro area with lots of heavy rain and lightning. There will be some gusty winds as well. The storms are not severe since they are elevated and since they are running into … Continue reading
Hale Storm Crossing Moving Toward Tuscaloosa/Bibb Counties.
That is a beast of a storm this morning in Hale County. It is elevated in nature, which for our regular readers says that its base is in instability that is well above the surface layer. These storms are less … Continue reading
Heavy Showers Developing, Strong to Severe Storms Tomorrow
Heavy showers have developed early this afternoon across North and Central Alabama in a moistening atmosphere to the southeast of a disturbance over the Missouri Bootheel. The moisture increase is in response to an increasing southeasterly flow between a surface … Continue reading
Sun Dog Sunday
An upper level disturbance to the west of Alabama has spread a nice layer of cirrostratus clouds across the northern third of the state this afternoon. It has resulted in some beautiful sun dogs, an optical phenomenon caused by the … Continue reading
Gorgeous Sunday
Today dawned cloudy across Central Alabama, but the clouds quickly thinned into a nice field of stratocumulus and then cleared completely. Temperatures have warmed nicely into the lower 70s across much of the area, indeed across the entire state. Clouds … Continue reading
