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Scattered Showers and Storms
This trend will continue until sunset, although more showers could form overnight. Showers and storms are scattered across North and Central Alabama at this hour The greatest concentration is over Marion and Fayette Counties lapping over into Walker and Lamar … Continue reading
Tropics and Alabama Weather Update
The tropics are getting a little more interesting as we head deeper into July. Here is an update: DISTURBANCE 94L: The trough of low pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico shows no signs of organization at this time and … Continue reading
The Amazing First Week of July 1940
The high on Friday was 75F at the Shuttlesworth Birmingham International Airport. It was only the 81st time in 113 years that a July day didn’t get out of the 70s. It also made two straight days with highs in … Continue reading
Rain Increasing
For this event, it has been all about where the heavy rainbands have set up. If you were under one, you could see 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour. Just outside them, you might get a tenth of … Continue reading
Showers Continue
Most of the shower and thunderstorm activity has been over the western part of Alabama today, Some heavy rain moved northward out of the Florida Panhandle, but weakened as it moved away from the coast. To the east, showers and … Continue reading
Heavy Rain in Tuscaloosa Area
Thunderstorms with heavy rain are impacting the Tuscaloosa area now. Here is the radar, showing the heavy rain and storms extending over into Pickens County. The storms are producing up to 2.5 inches of rain in an hour, which will … Continue reading
Tornado Warning for Destin
UPDATE 1:12 PM Here is a Twitter photo of a waterspout offshore from Destin. Tornado warning remains in effect for part of Okaloosa County. New warning forthcoming. Credit: Brian Ponder (@bamadirt29) ORIGINAL POST The NWS in Mobile has issued a … Continue reading
Some Crazy Rainfall Totals
How about these extreme rainfall amounts from northwestern Florida, courtesy of the NWS Tallahassee? PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1143 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2013 /1043 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2013/ …LATEST EXTREME STORM TOTAL … Continue reading
Dangerous Rip Current Situation
Onshore winds along the beaches of Alabama and Northwest Florida and thunderstorms along the coast east of Fort Walton Beach have produced a dangerous rip current situation this afternoon. There have been numerous water rescues. Winds have been gusting over … Continue reading
Optimistic Outlook for Tonight?
It is a cool and breezy Independence Day across Central Alabama. According to Jody Aaron at the NWS, the current reading of 77F at BHM has surpassed the high of 76F on July 4th in 1976, which is our benchmark … Continue reading
