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Heavy Rain Over East Alabama, More Storms Possible
Heavy rain continues to the east of Birmingham early this afternoon. A flash flood warning remains in effect for parts of St. Clair County. In the Birmingham area, water was reported flowing over streets in Irondale. The heaviest rain extends … Continue reading
Online Graduate Spotter Training Class Tomorrow at 6 p.m.
A quick note from Scott Unger at the National Weather Service: Our Spring Graduate Storm Spotter class online is tomorrow evening at 6pm. Here’s a link to the schedule and registration. Schedule Registration Remember, it’s free and we’ll be covering … Continue reading
Record Watch
From the National Weather Service in Birmingham… RECORD HIGH TEMPS HAVE BEEN SET/TIED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. WITH TEMPS FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL…LOW/MID 80S…MORE RECORDS COULD BE IN DANGER OF BEING BROKEN. HERE ARE … Continue reading
Ban on Word Tornado Lifted On This Date in 1952
The U.S. Army Signal Corps began taking weather observations and issuing warnings to mariners in November 1870. In 1877, a man named John Park Finley enlisted. He was trained in meteorology and climatology and had a tremendous interest in meteorology. … Continue reading
A Gorgeous Saturday
You can hardly beat this for March weather. Last night and today, I have repeatedly tried to write “May weather”, since it feels way more like May than March. With lots of sunshine, temperatures are climbing through the 70s towards … Continue reading
Tortater Warning
But never fear! James Yamm is here! Blog fan Sabrina Wilks sent these photos of her kids’ entries for Youth Art Month at Trussville’s Paine Elementary Schools. James is their hero and they wanted to pay tribute to him. Thanks … Continue reading
One Little Shower
A heavy shower has developed this evening over I-22 between Brookside and Forestdale. It is pushing east southeast toward Fultondale and Tarrant. A warm, soupy airmass continues over Alabama. Temperatures are falling slowly toward the 60s.
Records Falling
The high of 85F at the Birmingham Airport today is a new record for the date. The previous record was 84F set in 1982 and 1945. The 86F at Montgomery was also a record. Tuscaloosa and Anniston fell a couple … Continue reading
March Hail
Vic Bell, our Skywatcher in Black Creek in Etowah County, found himself under a hail core of that strong storm that affected northeastern Etowah and Cherokee County. The warning, which Vic’s report prompted, has been allowed to expire. He reports … Continue reading
East Alabama Storms Strengthening
Storms over East Alabama are growing. In the Gadsden area, a wind gust to 37 mph was just measured at the airport. The NWS Birmingham warns that the storms have lots of dry air aloft to work with. That can … Continue reading
