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5 p.m. Update
The tornado watch has been extended to include Cullman County. There is a tornado warning for extreme northern Jackson County in North Alabama and a severe thunderstorm warning for Franklin County. NEW WARNING A new severe thunderstorm warning has just … Continue reading
Tornado Watch Likely for North Alabama
Showers and storms are forming as expected this afternoon over the Tennessee Valley of Northeast Mississippi and North Alabama. Fairly numerous showers and storms are expected to continue developing in this area. The storms will progress southeastward through an atmosphere … Continue reading
Mississippi Storms Weakening
The storms over northern Mississippi have weakened tonight and there are no warnings in Mississippi at this time. There still is a severe thunderstorm watch for the northern tier of counties in Mississippi. Storms extend from near Corinth to New … Continue reading
Severe Storms to Our Northwest
A powerful band of storms is rotating eastward over southern Arkansas, northwestern Mississippi and western Tennessee tonight. The storms have lots of warnings on them and have produced widespread wind damage. Severe thunderstorm and tornado watches cover the area southeast … Continue reading
A New Flood Emergency
A new flash flood emergency in Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish as a lock and dam on the Pearl River Diversion Canal is about to fail. Here is the area affected: An 11 foot flood wave is expected downstream if it … Continue reading
Heavy Rain in Tuscaloosa
Heavy rain with lightning and thunder just moved through Tuscaloosa. Here is a picture Donnie Lanier sent to James via Twitter of the Tuscaloosa storm. The clouds are so dark because they are heavily laden with moisture which blocks sunlight … Continue reading
Leftovers
Isaac left plenty of leftovers for us here in Alabama. Leftovers in the form of humidity. The moisture is best characterized in a plot of precipitable water (left middle image), which show an axis of high values over the northwestern … Continue reading
Welcome to September!
Photograph by Kathy Bell, owner of kbella photography. The days are considerably shorter than they were at the Summer Solstice back in June and gradually the energy budget of the atmosphere is shrinking as the sun makes less in the … Continue reading
Mid-Morning Update
As tropical storm Isaac continues to makes its way slowly to the north, we will remain under a threat for severe weather through out most of the day. There is a slight risk of severe weather off to our southwest … Continue reading
A Hurricane We Will Remember For A Long Time
The center of tropical Storm Isaac is approaching Baton Rouge tonight. Donaldsonville is already in the center, which is certainly less defined, but winds there are ESE at 8 mph. The pressure was 28.87 inches or 978 millibars. Officially, winds … Continue reading
