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Big Tornado Northeast of Oklahoma City
The NWS, Media and Spotters are tracking a large tornado now just north of Luther, Oklahoma. It will be tracking very near Wellston shortly. Here is streaming video from KFOR. Another confirmed tornado is on the ground right now near … Continue reading
A Couple of Showers/Storms over East Alabama
Showers and thunderstorms have been widespread across eastern Tennessee and northern Georgia today. The storm complex over west central Georgia has prompted a severe thunderstorm watch and several warnings. At one point, flash flood warnings blanketed counties three deep into … Continue reading
Strong Storms over Georgia
As predicted by the high resolution models, thunderstorms have redeveloped over western Georigia. They are spreading south, just skirting the edges of Cherokee and Cleburne Counties in eastern Alabama. They will edge into Randolph and Chambers Counties as well. The … Continue reading
Weather Watch Soon?
The SPC puts the chance that we could see a severe thunderstorm watch across much of Central and North Central Alabama within the next 2 hours at 40 percent. The thinking is the same as our 11:30 discussion. Showers and … Continue reading
Late Morning Update: Slight Risk Area Expanded
An area of showers and storms continues to move into Northwest Alabama from Mississippi late this morning as an upper low over southeastern Missouri moves slowly eastward. Most of the lightning is over Central Mississippi, near Grenada, where instabilities are … Continue reading
Large Tornado Moving into Cleburne TX
The storm we have been tracking for over an hour across southern parts of the Dallas Metroplex has produced a lot of damage and injuries tonight. Now a tornado is moving north into the city of Cleburne. Warge, wedge tornado … Continue reading
Tornadoes in the DFW Metro
A dangerous situation tonight in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Strong indications of a tornado approaching Cleburne now. Damage has been reported in the Granbury area. This tornado is crossing the far southern part of the Metroplex. Hood County Sheriff reporting … Continue reading
NWA Chapter Featured in National Newsletter
Our exciting local National Weather Association Chapter got some excellent pub in this month’s National Newsletter that came out yesterday! And great news! Bill Read, who retired as Director of the National Hurricane Center last year, will be coming to … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day
An absolutely beautiful Mother’s Day is in progress across Central Alabama, with near total sunshine and temperatures were warming through the 60s, heading for a rendezvous with highs right around 70F. Winds are out of the northwest at 10-15 mph … Continue reading
Heavy Showers Rotating into Jefferson/St. Clair Counties
Our upper low is wobbling around northeast Alabama tonight. An area of moderate to heavy rain has developed on the back side of the low. It extends from Ashville in St. Clair County eastward across southern Blount County to near … Continue reading
