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Strong Storms Forming
Strong storms are possible this afternoon as an outflow boundary continues to push southeastward into Alabama from an overnight complex of storms to our north that weakened this morning. The boundary was approaching the I-59 corridor at this hour. There … Continue reading
Summer-Like Storms
There is a warm and humid airmass in place across the state this afternoon. Instabilities have risen to 2,000-3,000 j/kg over northern Alabama. There is no cap in place. But there is very little wind shear to organize storms and … Continue reading
Introducing MyWARN
The NWS made a quantum leap forward when it started issuing storm based warnings in 2007, instead of the old county based warnings. The new polygon warnings cover a fraction of the area affected by the old warnings. The problem … Continue reading
Storms to Weaken Overnight
Showers and storms continue across Louisiana and Mississippi tonight. Some of them have prompted severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. A few reports of tree damage have been received. A tornado watch remains in effect for western Mississippi and Central Louisiana. … Continue reading
Alabama at Mid-Afternoon
Sun has been limited today across Central Alabama, which had made it feel a little cooler. And don’t forget, today’s 3 is yesterday’s 2. Temperatures at 3 p.m. has reached 72F at Tuscaloosa, 68F at Birmingham and 67F at Anniston. … Continue reading
Nice Afternoon
A great afternoon is in progress across Central Alabama today after a chilly start. Morning lows ranged from 32F at Pinson to 36F at Tuscaloosa, 37F at Birmingham and Anniston to 42F at Calera. Temperatures are edging into the lower … Continue reading
More Trees Down
A couple of reports of trees down across Walker County…a couple near Curry and one near Boldo. These are north and east of Jasper. Fayette County: tree down on County Road 26. New reports of trees down in the Cordova … Continue reading
Couple of Damage Reports
Fayette PD reports a tree down on 19th street near the Catholic Church. That report courtesy of our Scanner Monitor John Talbot. The NWS reported trees down earlier near Detroit in Lamar County. We receiving other reports of trees down … Continue reading
Lamar Cleared, Fayette County Still Under Warning
The Weather Service has cancelled the warning for Lamar County. it continues for Fayette County. For the big picture, a line of strong storms continues tonight from southeastern Morgan County through northwestern Cullman, Winston, northwestern Walker, northwestern Fayette and Central … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Lamar/Fayette
Very strong winds still indicated in the storm near Vernon. Will push into northern Fayette County, possibly affecting Fayette and Berry. Be in a substantial structure as these storms approach. They could cause damaging winds. WUUS54 KBMX 090123 SVRBMX ALC057-075-090215- … Continue reading
