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Eye on the Tropics
Lots of showers and thunderstorms extend from the Bahamas across Cuba. They are associated with a strong tropical wave that is moving northwestward. The National Hurricane Center says that conditions are not favorable for additional development, but the system is … Continue reading
Widely Scattered Storms
Widely scattered showers continue across Central Alabama late this afternoon. One healthy storm is over the City of Tuscaloosa. Others extend down into Greene County near Eutaw. There is a cell in Shelby County, east of I-65 from east of … Continue reading
Showers/Storms Starting to Form
Showers are starting to form across central Alabama this afternoon. There is even some lightning in the storm that has formed along the Bibb/Shelby County line between West Blocton and Montevallo. Everything, including this storm is moving north northeast in … Continue reading
Rumbles and Rainfall
A frontal system lying along the border between Tennessee and Alabama/Mississippi triggered late evening storms over Northeast Mississippi prompted late severe thunderstorm warnings around Tupelo, then weakened. But they expanded greatly in coverage through the overnight hours as they took … Continue reading
Late Evening Update
Showers and storms have formed late this evening across southern Tennessee and northern Mississippi in the vicinity of a slowly fizzling frontal system. The Mississippi storms are fewer in number because of overall drier air aloft, but may be enhanced … Continue reading
Watch for North Central Alabama Unlikely
No, that’s not a crude rendering of the Olympic rings in the middle left panel on the graphic. (Click image to enlarge) That’s current mesoscale discussions in effect from the SPC. Some clearing in the cloud deck over North Central … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Look at the Severe Weather Threat
A very complex weather situation across Alabama this afternoon. A warm, moist airmass is in place across all of the South. A cold front is pushing in from the northwest. It extends from Kentucky into northern Arkansas. The combination was … Continue reading
Morning Storms Rumble Through
A complex of storms pushed into North Alabama from Tennessee about 2:30 this morning and has been rumbling slowly southward since then, weakening slowly along the way. They are not severe, not even especially strong. But the lightning has produced … Continue reading
An Update Just Before 2:30
Storms over Central Alabama have shifted mainly westward this afternoon. Areal flood advisories are in effect for parts of the following counties: Choctaw County until 6:15 p.m . Etowah until 4:15 p.m. Fayette/Lamar until 4 p.m. Walker/Winston until 3:45 p.m. … Continue reading
Flood Warning for Western Shelby County
The flash flood warning for Shelby County expired at 1:30 p.m. But flooding continues across parts of Shelby County so the NWS issued a new Areal Flood Warning for western Shelby County. * FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY … Continue reading
