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Strong Storm: Chambers, Clay, Randolph and Tallapoosa Counties
Storms are intensifying now over southern Randolph County near Wadley. They will push into Tallapoosa County, clipping extreme southeastern Clay and northwestern Chamber Counties. Here is composite reflectivity showing all of the precipitation falling and suspended in the storm. That … Continue reading
Heavy Thunderstoms in Shelby County
The storm in Shelby County is weakening. Will continue to do so as it moves toward Alabaster and Calera. ANOTHER REPORT FROM JOHN TALBOT “Chelsea FD reporting a very large tree down on old hwy 280. They say it is … Continue reading
Storms Over Shelby County
LATE NOTE Brian Peters reports 0.72 inches of rain in 15 minutes in Helena as of 9:28. ORIGINAL POST Showers and thunderstorms continue across parts of Central Alabama tonight. They are still fairly strong across Shelby County from Montevallo to … Continue reading
Showers Increasing, Storms Soon
Regional radars re busy this afternoon, especially west of I-65, which the mesoscale models accurately predicted. Showers and storms were most numerous west of a line from Jasper to Selma just before 2 p.m. and heaviest and most concentrated over … Continue reading
The 1980 Heat Wave
Heat wave deaths were soaring nationally on this date in 1980. The national death toll stood at 495. Alabama was no exception as a powerful heat wave held much of the country in its grips. Birmingham’s Mayor Richard Arrington called … Continue reading
National Highlights
An upper low between Kansas City and Little Rock is bringing showers and storms to the Central and Southern Plains this morning, where they can use the rain. The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is receiving welcome showers this morning, although the … Continue reading
Heavy Clouds, A Little Rain
Clouds are thick across much of Alabama on this Sunday morning. The only exception is the coastal counties of Mobile and Baldwin, up into Washington County. Gulf and Atlantic moisture is flowing into Atlanta in the flow between a big … Continue reading
A FIsh Tale
Matthew Ingerson sent in a fish tale this week that may well have some veracity. If you remember, there was a seeming out of the blue tornado warning late Wednesday night, issued by the National Weather Service in Huntsville for … Continue reading
Tropical Storm Chantal Forms
The strong tropical wave east southeast of the Windward Islands has developed a circulation and is being classified as Tropical Storm Chantal. Advisories are being initiated. It will move across the Lesser Antilles tomorrow night and will move into the … Continue reading
Showers Slowly Dying
Moderate to heavy showers are migrating northward through Bibb and Chilton Counties at this time. They will probably survive into eastern Tuscaloosa and Shelby Counties, although they are weakening as they go. Others are moving northward through Lamar, Fayette and … Continue reading
