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M2.7 Earthquake Near Cordova
Our friend Steve Jones of AlabamaQuake just passed on an earthquake report for a quake that occurred just west southwest of Cordova at 10:53 a.m. The magnitude was 2.7. For more info, go to https://alabamaquake.com Did you feel the quake?
The Central Alabama National Weather Association Chapter Wants You!
Join now! Central Alabamians are pretty weather savvy. In fact, researchers who come here from other parts of the country are constantly amazed when they gauge the weather knowledge of our citizens. All of you knowledgeable individuals already act as … Continue reading
Birmingham’s Longest Snowless Streak
March came in like a lion across the South on this date in 2009 as a strong upper low spread snow across Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. After dumping over a foot of snow on western Tennessee on Saturday night, … Continue reading
Deadline Extended for Gradate Scholarship
Greg Carbin from the SPC sent us word that the deadline for a valuable graduate meteorology scholarship had been extended to March 8th. FLASH (the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes) and other organizations are behind the Storm Struck Scholarships. In … Continue reading
Gusting Winds, Line of Heavy Showers
Late tonight, we are tracking some strong gusty winds on the back side of the area of rain moving across Central Alabama. …Winds gusted to 37 mph at the Birmingham Airport at 10:44. …Winds gusted to 52 mph atop the … Continue reading
High Winds Pushing into Birmingham Metro
A large mass of rain and embedded thunder is pushing east northeastward across the middle part of Alabama tonight from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham southeastward. As advertised, strong winds are occurring behind the rain area, the result of a wake low … Continue reading
8:15 Update
We have been advertising a complex surface pattern over the Southeast for tonight, and it has panned out for sure. Look at the surface features in the right panel of the image. You can see surface low southeast of Little … Continue reading
1934 Tornado Outbreak
Weather dominated the headlines on Sunday, February 25, 1934 as a major storm system affected much of the United States. The national news was mesmerized by the Wyoming search for a United Air Lines plane that was missing after taking … Continue reading
Severe Weather Update
There will be a low end threat of severe weather Monday night across southern portions of Central Alabama. Areas south of the line on this graphic are in the Day Two severe weather outlook starting at 6 a.m. Monday. The … Continue reading
A Gorgeous Sunday
A gorgeous Sunday is in progress across all of Alabama. The only clouds that can be found in the 67 counties of the state are across southern Mobile and Baldwin Counties. After that, traveling northwest, you would make it to … Continue reading
