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Radar Has the Measles
Showers are forming this afternoon ahead of our approaching upper level trough. The radar looks like it has acquired a case of the measles. The showers have reached heights of about 25,000 feet so it won’t be long until we … Continue reading
More Storms Overnight?
Here is an update on the Alabama weather situation: Thunderstorms plagued Alabama again today, but damage was limited to 7 wind damage and 1 large hail report over Northeast Alabama and 3 wind damage reports over South Central Alabama. Those … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued
The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of North and Central Alabama until 6 p.m. Counties in the Birmingham NWS area of responsibility include: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, … Continue reading
Be Weather Aware This Afternoon and Tonight
UPDATE 10:50 AM The SPC just issued a mesoscale discussion for the area from Kentucky down into Alabama for the threat of severe weather including the high likelihood that a watch will be coming shortly. ORIGINAL POST A very atypical … Continue reading
Storms A Little Weaker
Tonight’s storms are a little weaker as they run into more stable air. No warnings are in effect now. But there is still the potential for damaging winds from the stronger storms in the line. At 9:55 p.m., a trained … Continue reading
Slight Risk Area Expanded into Alabama
That line of thunderstorms across eastern Arkansas and eastern Louisiana is only about 4-5 hours west of the Alabama/Mississippi border now. If these storms hold together, they will pack quite a punch and could produce severe weather. The intense line … Continue reading
Lunch Notes
I will have the muffaletta please… Oh, not those kind of lunch notes. Here are some lunch WEATHER notes: …A dying MCV (mesoscale convective vortex) is between Cullman and Athens along I-65 in North Alabama. It is accompanied by a … Continue reading
The Rapid City Flood
On this date in 1972, the Rapid City flood devastated much of the South Dakota city. The disaster occurred after the Canyon Lake Dam failed in the wake of 10-15 inches of rain, sending a wall of water down the … Continue reading
Storms 2 to 3 Hours Away from Alabama Border
The severe thunderstorm watch has been extended to cover much of Northern Mississippi. It comes right up to the Alabama border and still goes until 4 a.m. There are severe thunderstorm warnings in the Jackson MS area. This activity is … Continue reading
Late Night Update
Showers and thunderstorms are moving across Mississippi and western Tennessee tonight. They are about three hours west of the Alabama border now. There are severe thunderstorm warnings for counties west of Winona and west of Canton. The storms will run … Continue reading
