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Strong Storms Will Affect Lamar and Pickens Counties Shortly
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha Counties in eastern Mississippi, which includes Columbus. Storms are intensifying over eastern Mississippi as expected. They will reach western Lamar County between 1 and 1:15 and Pickens County … Continue reading
Mississippi Storms Will Intensify, Move into Alabama Later
The Storm Prediction Center says that the storms currently pushing southeast across West Central Mississippi may intensify enough over the next couple of hours to warrant a severe thunderstorm watch for Central Mississippi into West Central Alabama. The airmass in … Continue reading
The Flood Event of May 7, 2003
Friend of the blog Chuck Biddinger captured this incredible photo of rising water outside the famed Krispy Kreme store in Roebuck near his business. It was taken as a significant flooding event struck Central Alabama in this date in 2003. … Continue reading
Storms Keep on Coming
New storms are forming tonight over North Central Alabama. Storms formed over Cullman and Winston County and are moving southward. Folks in northern Walker County are getting a light show at this hour. These storms will be affecting Jasper over … Continue reading
Eastern Jefferson County Gets in on the Act, Other Notes
Storms formed over northern Jefferson County within the past hour. They are pushing southeastward across the eastern half of the county. The storms are not especially strong, but they have plenty of lightning and heavy rain. They extend in an … Continue reading
Strong Storms southern Fayette, Walker Moving into Tuscaloosa
The Weather Service hasn’t issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Tuscaloosa County, and that is likely a good call since the radar echoes on the storm moving out of Fayette and Walker into northern Tuscaloosa have weakened a bit. It … Continue reading
Western Jefferson Storm is Strong, Not Severe
There is no warning in effect for Jefferson County, but there is a significant weather alert for a strong storm in the Hueytown and Sylvan Springs communities of western Jefferson County. The storm is putting out quite a bit of … Continue reading
Update at 7 p.m.
A complex set of storms in affecting areas west of I-65 tonight across Central Alabama. Storms are lined up across much of Walker County down into western Jefferson County. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for Walker County. It … Continue reading
Warnings Being Allowed to Expire
All of the severe thunderstorm warnings issued by Birmingham for Marion, Winston, Walker and Jefferson will be allowed to expire at 6:30. They will be replaced with significant weather alerts, which are one level below a warning. The storms will … Continue reading
Four Severe Storms
We have several strong to severe storms ongoing across Alabama at this hour. From northwest to southeast… The first is in Franklin County just northwest of Phil Campbell. The second is in Marion County between Haleyville and Natural Bridge. Winds … Continue reading
