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Last Report of the Night
The leftover line of showers this morning continues to plod steadily eastward after mostly behaving overnight. It extends from near Rome, Georgia to Anniston to Rockford to west of Montgomery and Greenville to near Mobile. The sold rain and some … Continue reading
The Latest on the Severe Weather Potential for Western Alabama
This discussion sums it up for now: …the line of storms is weakening as it encounters weakening instability in eastern Mississippi. …but slightly higher dewpoints are creeping up into West Central Alabama. Tuscaloosa is at 64F now with a temperature … Continue reading
Slight Risk Outlook Continues for Alabama
The SPC has dramatically trimmed the Day One slight risk outlook area to just include parts of southern Tennessee, eastern Mississippi and much of Alabama. The northeastern corner of Alabama has been removed. You can see the new slight risk … Continue reading
Current Storm to Watch
The storm that produced a brief tornado in western Mississippi and prompted several tornado warnings before weakening over the past 75 minutes is ramping up again, about two hours southwest of Columbus. It has the only severe thunderstorm warning in … Continue reading
Storms Weaken a Bit As They Cross Mississippi
Strong thunderstorms are moving across Central Mississippi tonight, prompting several tornado warnings late this afternoon and evening. One is passing south of Yazoo City now. This storm shows high potential for straight line wind damage and has shown the potential … Continue reading
Showers Struggle to Form
LATE NOTE The SPC has lifted the slight risk that affected northern and North Central Alabama on the 20Z issuance. There is just not sufficient wind shear for organized severe thunderstorms. Can’t rule out an isolated one forming this afternoon, … Continue reading
The 1956 McDonald’s Chapel Tornado
Headlines on Sunday, April 15, 1956 talked about Democratic Presidential hopefuls Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver and their attacks on President Eisenhower’s foreign policy. Eisenhower still had a firm lead in recent polls that showed him a clear winner if … Continue reading
Windy Behind the Rain Area
Some sort of wake low or gravity wave feature is causing gusty winds behind the large rain area over Central Alabama. We have seen reports of strong winds in the Fayette area and south of Tuscaloosa on highway 69. At … Continue reading
April Showers
A large area of rain had over overspread the southern two thirds of Alabama by late morning, with strong to severe thunderstorms along the coast around Mobile and Baldwin Counties. The rain has steady but generally light across the northern … Continue reading
Short Term Forecast
Brian will be along with the map discussion shortly. Rain has thrown a kink into the plans of many Central Alabamians on this April Sunday. Above you can see a picture of composite reflectivity forecast from the RAP model for … Continue reading
