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Line of Showers Approaching Alabama
A line of heavy showers (low topped convection) is approaching Northwest Alabama at this time. It is the leftover activity from last evening’s severe weather to the northwest. It has run out of fuel (instability) as it has progressed southeastward. … Continue reading
SPC Day One
The Storm Prediction Center has issued their day one severe weather outlook, and it includes parts of Northwest Alabama, generally north of a line from Millport to Jasper to Cullman and Scottsboro. It will go into effect at 7 a.m. … Continue reading
Another Window for Football
Lightning suspended the Alabama/Missouri game for a time, which is no surprise. But the teams are coming back out, and there will be about a 75-90 minute window before the next round of storms. Fortunately, none of the storms are … Continue reading
Update for Alabama/Missouri Game
Here is a look at the Pleasant Hill radar (near Kansas City). Columbia MO is near the top right edge of the image. Click on the image to enlarge it. You can see showers and thunderstorms upstream from Columbia over … Continue reading
Football Forecast Update
It’s a good news, bad news scenario for all of our friends interested in the conditions for today’s Alabama/Missouri game in Columbia, which kicks off just after 2:30 p.m. Widespread showers and storms are occurring across eastern Kansas and more … Continue reading
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog covers parts of Central and North Alabama this morning. The fog is thickest north and northeast of Birmingham according to satellite fog imagery. Observations show visibilities down to 1/4 mile at Decatur with fog reported at places like … Continue reading
Here Comes Raffy
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO… SPECIAL OUTLOOK ISSUED TO UPDATE DISCUSSION OF SYSTEM AFFECTING THE LESSER ANTILLES. THE … Continue reading
For Tonight
Many of us saw the sun today through some breaks in the clouds. Clouds should increase overnight as a disturbance makes its way out of the Southern Plains. A look at the radar shows scattered showers back off to our … Continue reading
Evening Update…
Heavy rains, gusty winds and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning across western Jefferson County. A few showers and a lone thunderstorm are moving across Central Alabama. The thunderstorm should be impacting the Birmingham Metro by about 8 PM. This activity will continue … Continue reading
Tornado Warning, Coosa and Elmore Counties
Tornado warning has been issued for Coosa and Elmore Counties in East Alabama until 5:15 a.m. The most dangerous part of the storm is just south of ROckford along US-231.
