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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued
Here is the severe thunderstorm watch for Alabama: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 344 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ALC009-015-027-029-033-043-055-057-059-073-075-077-079-083-093- 095-103-111-115-117-121-125-127-133-040200- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0344.120603T1830Z-120604T0200Z/ AL . ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BLOUNT CALHOUN CLAY CLEBURNE COLBERT CULLMAN ETOWAH FAYETTE … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Coming
The Storm Prediction Center says it will likely have to issue a severe thunderstorm watch soon for much of North and Central Alabama. Here is the text of their discussion: SWOMCD SPC MCD 031811 ALZ000-MSZ000-031915- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1028 NWS STORM … Continue reading
Heads Up Northwest Alabama
We’ve got severe thunderstorm warnings all the way to the Mississippi/Alabama border now. Storms over northeastern Mississippi will reach Marion, Franklin, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties before 2 p.m. Warnings will likely be required. Damaging winds is the main threat. There … Continue reading
Noon Radar Update
A heavy shower has developed over East Alabama. It is north of Riverside and Logan Martin Lake, heading southeastward toward Lincoln. It is getting close to producing lightning and probably will do so soon. Back to the northwest, storms are … Continue reading
Slight Risk Expanded into Alabama
The SPC has expanded their slight risk severe weather outlook southeastward into North and Central Alabama. The airmass over the Southeast has warmed and moistened and there is sufficient lift and shear to allow strong to severe storms to develop … Continue reading
Record Warmth
The list of places that recorded their all time record warmest springs (considered to be March – May for climate purposes) is long. Many places exceeded their previous record average temperature for the period by over two degrees. Here is … Continue reading
A Few Showers Showing Up Early
High pressure shifted southeast into the Gulf of Mexico last night, and the flow around the high allowed for southwesterly return flow. This pushed a warm front northeastward. A few showers had already developed this morning along that front over … Continue reading
Alabama at Mid-Afternoon
A beautiful Saturday is in progress across Alabama on this early June afternoon. Just a few mid and high level clouds are drifting past in the northwesterly flow. That northwesterly flow is delivering slightly cooler and drier air into the … Continue reading
June Almanac
Photograph by Kathy Bell, owner of kbella photography. The sixth month of the year in Birmingham features warm temperatures, increasing humidity and generally light precipitation. It is the third driest month, averaging 3.78 inches of rain. Only October and August … Continue reading
Weatheradio Changes…
Earlier I posted that the NWS is going to start doing a Saturday morning NOAA Weatheradio test each week, weather permitting. There have been some recent significant changes in the programming on the Weatheradio stations that operate out of the … Continue reading
