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AlabamaWX Team Welcomes Ryan Stinnett
The content team here at AlabamaWX.com is pleased to announce that Ryan Stinnett has become a regular contributor on the blog. As you can see from his qualifications, he will bring tremendous experience to the team as he assists with … Continue reading
Waiting On The Haboob
(Well, at least as close as we’ll get to one in Alabama). Haboob is a fancy word for dust storm. A band of dust, which originated from the dust storm over the Central Plains Tuesday is over North Alabama today. … Continue reading
Situation Under Control
Rain and thunderstorms continue to push through the I-59 corridor at this hour, with rain, lightning and some gusty winds, but they are not severe. They are not expected to become severe. The heaviest rain extends from the Tuscaloosa area … Continue reading
Two Eastern Mississippi Storms Are Problems
Storm south of Meridian has a long history of producing tornado damage. It is moving into Choctaw County, which is out of our coverage area and the NWS Birmingham area of reponsibility. The storm north of Meridian has a tornado … Continue reading
Noxubee County Severe Storm Will Impact West Alabama Shortly
The NWS Jackson has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Noxubee County in eastern Mississippi for an intensifying storm. The storm will push east southeast into southern Pickens, northern Sumter and Greene Counties by 1:45. There is rotation on this … Continue reading
Central Alabama Storms Not Severe
As forecast by the short term models, the storms have weakened as they moved into the more stable air over Alabama. Storms extend across eastern Marion, Winston, Lamar, Fayette, northwestern Walker and into Pickens Counties. They are not severe. The … Continue reading
Storms Weaker; Not Out of Woods Yet
The good news is that the storms are weaker over eastern Mississippi and Northwest Alabama. The moisture influx just hasn’t been impressive so far, so the storms don’t have the same fuel they had earlier, at least over North Central … Continue reading
Watch May Be Required for West Alabama
The SPC says there is a good chance that a watch will be required for parts of Alabama soon. MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2071 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1110 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 AREAS AFFECTED…PARTS OF NRN AND … Continue reading
Storms Race Eastward
Our storms over Mississippi are pushing east very quickly now, moving at 45 mph. TIMING The first storms will arrive in the following counties at the following times: Franklin County (Red Bay): 11:30 p.m. Marion County (Hamilton): Midnight Lamar County … Continue reading
Update from the NWS Birmingham
Here is a note from our friend Gary Goggins at the NWS Birmingham on the weather situation for Alabama: Good evening, everyone. Forecast updates for this evening are already out. The current severe threat area remains the same at this … Continue reading
