Author Archives: murray
NOAA Weatheradio Tests on Saturday Morning Now, Too!
This is a Test, This is Only a Test… People who work on weekdays are not home to test their NOAA Weatheradios. Putting SERVICE in the National Weather Service, our friends at BMX are instituting a Saturday morning Weatheradio test. … Continue reading
Last Late Look
Showers and thunderstorms evaporated off the radar tonight about as fast as donuts at a Mississippi State Severe Weather Symposium. The RPM model tried to tell us that is what was going to happen, but being the stubborn meteorologists we … Continue reading
Storms Weakening
Showers and thunderstorms have weakened tonight after spreading into Alabama. The concern about severe weather has greatly diminished. We could still see a flare up somewhere along that leading edge of storms, but that is looking less likely as we … Continue reading
From the Records Department
HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU? 113F at Yuma, AZ today was a record for the date by 3 degrees. It was 119F at Furnace Creek in Death Valley on Thursday. This set a new record for the date, breaking the old … Continue reading
Marengo Storms Not Severe
Storms over Marengo County do not appear to be severe at this time. Lots of heavy rain, lightning, gusty winds and probably small hail right now. They are lined up generally along US-43 from Demopolis to Sweet Water. Linden is … Continue reading
Strong Storms Headed Our Way
First, we have some strong storms over South Central Alabama between Montgomery and Greenville in the increasingly unstable air where the sun has been out and southerly winds ahead of a surface low are pumping deeper moisture northward. Their formation … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Continue
Showers and thunderstorms are slowly making their way east across west Alabama. The leading edge of the storms is from Tuscaloosa/Northport down Highway 43 to about Thomasville in Northern Clarke County. A few of these could grow strong as instability … Continue reading
Chilton Warning Canceled; False Returns
Chilton County severe thunderstorm warning has been canceled. The storms have weakened. NOTE FROM RADAR The radar echoes over Northwest Alabama are not real tonight. They are false returns being generated by the atmospheric state. The NWS cannot filter these … Continue reading
Bibb Cleared, Chilton Continues in Warning
At 12:18, the NWS cleared Bibb County from the severe thunderstorm warning. It continues until 12:45 a.m. for Chilton. You can see the adjusted polygon above. The strongest part of the storm is near Maplesville. It will continue southeast along … Continue reading
Storm Report From Pelham
LATE REPORT FROM SHELBY COUNTY 1 S Pelham [Shelby Co, AL] trained spotter reports TSTM WND DMG at 11:40 PM CDT — several trees snapped or uprooted…with smaller trees down across roadways. power outages in southern part of the city.
