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Severe Storm Moving into Birmingham
Quarter sized hail reported in McCalla at 6:52. Golf ball sized hail reported in Laceys Chapel at 7:03. Half inch hail in Bluff Park at 7:03. The storm is in the Oxmoor Valley area and is now approaching Homewood and … Continue reading
No Warning For Blount, But…
No warning for Blount County, but this storm means business.
Heads Up Blount, Cullman
The NWS continues a tornado warning for southern Cullman County. This storm is really wrapped up. We have reports of a possible tornado on the ground in the past few minutes north of The Colony and trained spotters report definite … Continue reading
Scary Sounding Discussion from SPC
Scary sounding mesoscale discussion from the SPC. Bottom line is that nighttime might not help us tonight, it might actually hurt us. Dewpoints and temperatures moving closer together help thunderstorm base form closer to the surface and allow mesocyclones to … Continue reading
Heads Up Again Marion and Lamar
Dangerous storm coming out of eastern Mississippi will affect northern Lamar County in the next 30 minutes and western Marion County by 6:30. This storm as a high potential to produce damaging tornado like winds and even a spin up … Continue reading
Rotation Increasing Northeast Jefferson
Dangerous storm in northeast Jefferson County. Just northeast of Trussville. Rotation reported near Deerfoot Parkway. Rotation is ramping up on radar as well. Will pass near Argo and Springville.
Storms in the Birmingham Area
Tornado warning for extreme northern Cullman County will be canceled as the storm is moving into Morgan County. That storm is moving toward Eva. Dangerous storm passing between Colony and Smoke Rise pushing into Blount County where a severe thunderstorm … Continue reading
New Tornado Watch for Central Alabama
A new tornado watch is coming for Central Alabama. It will include counties southeast of the current watch.
Cell Merger to West of Birmingham
The storm over northeastern Tuscaloosa County looks like it will merge with the cell straddling the Tuscaloosa Fayette County line. The merger will occur over southern Walker County. Look for the possibility of damaging winds, large hail and the possibility … Continue reading
