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Severe Weather Threat Continues Overnight Across Parts of the Area
An upper level system passing through the Rockies today has closed off into the upper level low we have been talking about. It is centered between Kansas City and St. Louis. An upper level trough is located over Arkansas. It … Continue reading
East Central Alabama Storms Packing a Punch
Storms over East Central Alabama from Syalcauga/Gantts Quarry down to Goodwater and to north of Alex City have intensified rapidly in the past 30 minutes. They’re not severe, but they are accompanied by tremendous lightning, torrential rains, strong gusty winds … Continue reading
Storms Over Eastern Jefferson County
A thunderstorm dropping southeastward out of northern Jefferson County and a developing thunderstorm over the Irondale area are bringing heavy rain, lots of lightning/thunder and some gusty winds to the eastern part of Birmingham at this hour. Both are pushing … Continue reading
Scattered Storms, Not Severe Now; More Ahead
Showers and storms are scattered across Central Alabama this afternoon. None of them are severe at this time. The heaviest ones are over Bibb and Perry Counties, north of Maplesville and east of Marion. These storms probably have hail as … Continue reading
Storms Fire, Severe Thunderstorm Watch Soon?
Showers and thunderstorms have developed across North Central Mississippi along US-82 as the outflow from an overnight thunderstorm complex that died out to the northwest pushed into our neighboring state. The airmass over Central Mississippi into West Central Alabama is … Continue reading
New Severe Thunderstorm Watch Up North; Strong Storms in Northwest Alabama
Over North Alabama right now, radar shows a strong thunderstorm over northeastern Marion and northwestern Winston Counties between Hackleburg and Haleyville. The NWS has issued a significant weather alert for this storm, shown in the polygon. That is a level … Continue reading
Plentiful Showers and Storms
As expected, showers and thunderstorms have developed across Alabama, with the greatest concentration over the eastern half of the state. Here is the radar from just before 4 p.m.: None of the storms are severe at this time, but they … Continue reading
Numerous Showers and Storms This Afternoon
Meteorological summer arrived on this June 1st across Central Alabama. While astronomical summer doesn’t start until June 21st, we Weather Humans, as J.B. says, could June 1st as the beginning of our summer. The months of June, July and August … Continue reading
Welcome to June!
Photograph by Kathy Bell, owner of kbella photography. The sixth month of the year in Birmingham features warm temperatures, increasing humidity and generally light precipitation. It is tied with April for the 4th driest month, averaging 4.38 inches of rain. … Continue reading
Plume of Precipitation Petering
A band of showers and elevated thunderstorms has been streaming across North Alabama throughout the morning hours in a zone of disturbed weather. The activity has not made as much southward progress as was advertised by some of the mesoscale … Continue reading
