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West Alabama Storms Packing a Punch
Thunderstorms over West Alabama are packing quite a punch from Pickens through much of Greene, Hale, southwestern Perry, western Dallas and northern Marengo Counties. Places like Carrollton, Eutaw, Grensboro and Marion are under the gun or about to me. The … Continue reading
Arthur in the Days Ahead?
We have been keeping our eye on low pressure that had been forecast to develop off the South Carolina coast over the past couple of days. That did happen and the system is sitting over very warm Gulf Stream waters … Continue reading
Updated Radar Report
Storms are moving into southwestern Chilton and southern Bibb COunty heading toward Shelby County. The storms are weakening, but they still have lots of lightning, heavy rain and gusty winds. To the northeast, one storm maxed out as it passed … Continue reading
Watching Storms Tonight
Taking a Friday evening look at the Alabama Weather Situation. We are tracking a couple of systems on regional radars tonight that have impact and potential impact on the state overnight. An upper level disturbance near Columbus MS has a … Continue reading
Storms Growing Near Birmingham
Storms are growing over Birmingham at this hour and have prompted a Significant Weather Alert. They are generally near and northeast of downtown and are drifting northeast. Brief heavy rain, deadly lightning and some gusty winds will accompany them. LATE … Continue reading
Storms On The Border
Thunderstorms formed over eastern Mississippi late this morning morning and they have slowly been marching eastward toward the Alabama border. Some of them have made it into Northwest Alabama now, including Marion County. and are within striking distance of Alabama’s … Continue reading
Storms to the Left, Storms to the Right
If you are standing on I-65 in Birmingham at least. They are much more widespread and heavier about 125 miles to the south, but some new storms have formed across North Central Alabama as well. Here is the BMX radar … Continue reading
Afternoon Update
Here is an update on the Alabama weather situation on this Sunday afternoon: This morning, we noticed a boundary, subtle but fairly evident on radar returns, moving southward across Central Alabama. This boundary triggered a couple of early morning storms … Continue reading
Watching Storm in Bibb/Perry
Another strong storm is over southern Bibb County southwest of Centreville. It will cross AL-5 as it moves into northern Perry County, heading toward Heiberger. The NWS has issued a Significant Weather Alert. It will produce gusty winds, lightning and … Continue reading
Subtle Boundary Triggers Rogue Storms
Scroll down for Brian’s excellent as always morning discussion. Checking radar trends early on this Sunday morning, a couple of thunderstorms developed on some sort of southward moving boundary that was evident in radar reflectivity this morning. It appears to … Continue reading
