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Damaging Wind Potential High in West Alabama
An intense line of storms with high potential for damaging winds is moving east through West Central Alabama at this hour. The most intense winds will reach areas from Aliceville south to Gainesville then on to Epes shortly. It will … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Alabama
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lowndes, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties till 5:00 PM CDT. A line … Continue reading
Tornadic Supercells in Dallas
We have always worried about a scenario that involved multiple large supercells tracking across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. That is happening right now. Tornado damage has already been reported and a tornado is now northeast of Arlington moving toward Irving, … Continue reading
“Have a Great Day”: J.B. Elliott and April 3, 1974
Today is the 38th anniversary of one of the greatest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. The disaster prompted many improvements in the warning process, including the advancement of NOAA Weatheradio and accelerated the implementation of Doppler Radar. But despite these … Continue reading
An April 1974 Fools Joke from Mother Nature
Image courtesy of Mike Wilhelm’s excellent BamaWX.com blog. Link to his story on the event. On Monday, April 1, 1974, Mother Nature played a cruel April Fools joke on Alabama. That morning, a warm and humid airmass was in place … Continue reading
Watch Trimmed
The NWS has canceled the severe thunderstorm watch for Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lowndes, Perry, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties. It continues for Fayette, Lamar, Marion and Pickens Counties 1:00 AM CDT. A southwesterly low level … Continue reading
Things Calming a Bit, One Warning Now
As we lose the heating of the day, the airmass is stablizing. There is one warning now, for Bibb, Shelby and eastern Tuscaloosa Counties. That storm is capable of very large hail still. Lots of lightning, very heavy rain and … Continue reading
New Severe Thunderstorm Watch Til 1 a.m.
New severe thunderstorm watch til 1 a.m. for: Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston. These counties were already in the old watch. The new counties include Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes and Perry.
Big Storms
John Talbot reports friend sent picture on FB of large hail covering the ground near Camp Oliver Road and Toadvine Road in western Jefferson County. That big storm is over southwestern Jefferson County. The most intense part is between Rock … Continue reading
Watch Update
The SPC and NWS Birmingham will likely extend the severe thunderstorm watch further to the south shortly as the thunderstorms continue to push southward into the moderately unstable airmass.
