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Watch Possible for Central Alabama
SPC says there is a 60% chance that a severe thunderstorm watch may be issued early this morning for Central Alabama as the storms over Northwest Alabama back into Mississippi sink east southeastward. They are woried that they are beginning … Continue reading
Awakening to the Sound of Thunder
Folks across northern Mississippi and Norhwest and North Central Alabama are awakening to the sound of thunder this morning. Storms became stronger and more organized around 3-4 a.m. from southeast of Memphis to north of Tupelo to Franklin County in … Continue reading
Storms Weaken…But More Storms Upstream
The storms over North Alabama have weakened. At 2:45, the thunderstorms over the Tennessee Valley had fallen apart. There were some heavy showers approaching the city of Gadsden in Etowah County, butthe severe weather threat from this round has decreased. … Continue reading
Storms Moving into Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker and Winston
The NWS is posting a significant weather advisory for these counties: Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston [AL] till 1:45 AM CDT. Storms are sagging southward into these counties as they push east southeast. They are accompanied by lots of lightning, … Continue reading
Storms Turn a Little More Southeast
There appears to be a little kink in the warm frontal boundary over North Alabama tonight. To the west of the kink, a flanking line of storms is shifting more to the southeast. A new severe thunderstorm warning was just … Continue reading
Discussion from SPC
A band of storms is sagging ever so slowly into North Alabama late tonight. Several severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings are in effect for the Tennessee Valley. Training will occur in some areas. This happens when storms repeatedly move … Continue reading
Things Finally Getting Going in North Alabama
The NWS Huntsville just issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the northern part of Limestone County. There are severe storms entering Limestone County northwest of Athens. Those storms should stay north of Huntsville. There are other storms around Huntsville, but … Continue reading
Maybe Some Good News
At least for Central Alabama… The latest run of the RPM model is pretty believable. It is handling the current behavior of the storms over Tennessee and the weakening area of rain over Arkansas. The model predicts that the storms … Continue reading
Rethinking the Tornado Threat
The tornado watches to our north and northwest have given everyone a little bit of a pause tonight. It’s June. We’re not supposed to have tornadoes in Alabama in June. But as we always say, when it comes to severe … Continue reading
North Alabama Tornado Watch
Western Tennessee, northern Mississippi and extreme Northwest Alabama will all be going under a tornado watch in a few minutes. It will last until 3 a.m. Alabama Counties include: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan [AL] till Jun 04, 3:00 … Continue reading
