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Tornado Damage in Tennessee Valley
Two areas of concern in North Alabama right now. One storm that has produced a confirmed tornado between Athens and Harvest is now just east of Harvest. It has a mean hook echo and debris signature on ARMOR radar. It … Continue reading
Tornado Warning Limestone/Madison Counties; Debris SIgnature Indicated
Radar indicates a possible tornado southwest of Harvest in Madison County. Strong indications of rotation. Debris signature indicated on the ARMOR radar at UAH.
First Alabama Warning of the Day
The NWS in Huntsville has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and Madison Counties in North Alabama. These thunderstorms have developed in the warm sector that now covers all of Alabama. They are probably being triggered by … Continue reading
Done for the Night, Get Ready for Friday
The tornado watch expired at 9 p.m. and there no alerts for Alabama at this hour. Showers and storms continue over Central Alabama from northern Greene through southern Tuscaloosa, northern Bibb, Shelby, Talladega and into Clay Counties. There are storms … Continue reading
Tornado Watch Has Really Been Trimmed Down
Just a few counties left in the tornado watch tonight. The watch only goes for another forty minutes. Instability is really dropping. The strong cap is stifling storm updrafts and strong wind shear is ripping the storm updrafts that do … Continue reading
Approaching the 8 O’Clock Hour
Things are calming a bit overall this evening over Central Alabama. As we lose the heating of the day, instabilities are dropping. To the south, a strong capping inversion remains in place and the storms are continuing to weaken as … Continue reading
Jefferson County Storms Still Strong, Not Severe
Those storms that earlier wreaked a lot of havoc in Lamar County are a shadow of their former selves, but they still are producing tremendous rain, a good deal of lightning and gusty winds as they across northern Jefferson and … Continue reading
Dangerous Storm Approaching Pickens County
A very strong thunderstorm is approaching Pickens County at this hour. It has been intensifying and could become severe. That’s the circulation just west of Macon MS. It even has some outside chance of producing a tornado. It will move … Continue reading
Storms Continue to Weaken Slowly
Our line of storms extends from Albertville to Smoke Rise to Cordova to Reform early this evening. It continues to push southeast. The storms are weakening are they push into a more stable airmass, dominated by a strong capping inversion. … Continue reading
Updated ETA For Storms
As James sometimes says, these storms are “moving at a pretty good clip.” They are about 40 miles northwest of Birmingham now. And moving southeast at 40 mph. So they will start arriving in the Birmingham area by as early … Continue reading
