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A Late night Look at the Alabama Weather Situation
There still is a significant threat of severe weather overnight across Central Alabama. An impressive 850 millibar jet is acting like a firehose tonight, pouring warm, moist air into West Central Alabama from Mississippi. This area of inbound warmth and … Continue reading
A Few Notes Before Noon
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of eastern Texas and Louisiana. Storms are widespread in that region ahead of an upper level warm front is pushing into South Texas and southern Louisiana. The 850 mb front extends … Continue reading
Slight Risk Area Expanded Slightly
On the 7:30 a.m. CDT update to the Day One Severe Weather Outlook, the SPC slightly expanded the Slight Risk area, moving it north of Birmingham. Here is a sneak peek at the latest severe weather info for this afternoon’s … Continue reading
Late Night Look at the Severe Weather Threat for Alabama
There is a threat of severe weather this afternoon over South Alabama, spreading northward into West Central Alabama south of US-82 this evening and over areas south of US-78 and west of I-65 during the overnight. The SPC has the … Continue reading
Flash Flood Watch Issued for Central Alabama
The NWS in Birmingham has issued a flash flood watch that will go into effect at 10 a.m. Sunday morning for much of Central Alabama. The watch includes: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, … Continue reading
Tornado Warnings Back in Mississippi
A line of severe thunderstorms continues to push eastward across western Mississippi, southeastern Arkansas and northern Louisiana tonight. They are prompting numerous severe thunderstorm warnings and at least three tornado warnings. No reports of actual tornadoes on the ground in … Continue reading
Slight Risk for Much of Central Alabama Later Today
No changes in thinking this morning on the severe weather threat. A mesoscale convective system is pushing eastward across southern Arkansas early this morning, trailing southwestward into northern Louisiana and northeastern Texas. The activity is still nearly four hours west … Continue reading
Midnight Look at the Alabama Weather Situation
Everything is quiet across Central and North Alabama this evening. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures still in the lower 70s with a few upper 60s over eastern Alabama. Dewpoints are mostly in the 50s still, with some … Continue reading
A Nice Sunday Afternoon
A nice looking Sunday is in progress across Central Alabama. A few low stratocu clouds hung around Northeast Alabama through the overnight and into the early morning hours, but they quickly dissipated after sunrise leaving bright blue skies for everyone. … Continue reading
Trouble in Paradise
Something you don’t see everyday… A severe thunderstorm warning in Hawaii. The NWS Honolulu issued only four severe thunderstorm warnings last year and no tornado warnings. BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1055 … Continue reading
