Author Archives: murray
Severe Weather Threat Ends for Many
The severe weather threat ends with the passing of the big squall line. It is now over for places like Cullman, Birmingham, Brent, Marion and points west. The NWS will be dropping several more counties shortly from the watch soon. … Continue reading
Storms Growing over Eastern Alabama.
As we feared, the instability levels have come up as a result of the heating of the day working with increasing moisture moving into form the south ahead of surface low over eastern Mississippi and approaching upper level trough. Storms … Continue reading
Picture of Tornado in Kemper County MS
Remarkable photo of the tornado when it was in Kemper County, MS. This looks like a tornado you would see on the Plains!
Heads up Lamar/Fayette
A dangerous tornado is moving into Pickens County in West Alabama at this time. it is just north of Pickensville. There are confirmed injuries and a fatality already. Damage is heavy. Spotters reports it is a large and violent tornado. … Continue reading
Fatality Reported
Unfortunately, we have a fatality in Mississippi. Local Storm Report by NWS JAN: 4 NW Liberty [Kemper Co, MS] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 11:38 AM CDT — *** 1 fatal, 1 inj *** heavy damage along hwy 493. steel … Continue reading
Tornado Warning Pickens County – Dangerous Tornado
A tornado warning has been issued for Pickens County. LATE REPORTS 12:42 Dangerous confirmed tornado, possibly large and violent, is about to cross the Mississippi border into Alabama’s Pickens County. It will pass near Pickensville and Macedonia and could evetually … Continue reading
Tornado Emergency
The NWS in Jackson has issued a tornado emergency for northern Kemper and southern Noxubee. SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1203 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013 MSC069-111730- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-130411T1730Z/ KEMPER MS- 1203 PM CDT THU APR 11 … Continue reading
Tornado Watch for Central Alabama
A tornado watch has been issued for the western half of Central Alabama. It will go until 7 p.m. COUNTIES INCLUDE: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston. … Continue reading
Likely Tornado Debris Signature
Alan Gerard reports TDS on the Kemper County MS storm. It is north of Damascus. Another note from Alan at 11:50. Large TDS now on KGWX radar WNW of DeKalb. People in the path of the tornado in northern Kemper … Continue reading
The Latest on the Severe Weather Threat
UPDATE: SPC’s latest mescoscale discussion on today’s severe weather threat is very similar to our thinking as well as the NWS Birmingham thoughts. Weather conditions will begin to deteriorate heading into the afternoon. Daytime heating and upper-level features begin to … Continue reading
