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Hello Franklin
Do you remember the character Franklin from the Peanuts comic strip? Well, Tropical Depression number six intensified slightly overnight and is now Tropical Storm Franklin. Franklin is about 500 miles ENE of Bermuda this morning, moving away to the northeast … Continue reading
Remembering 2004’s Hurricane Charley
”We have met our Andrew,” said Charlotte County Emergency manager Wayne Sallade after Category Four Hurricane Charley made landfall near the towns of Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte. The hurricane made a beeline for the Southwest Florida coast after crossing … Continue reading
Overnight Outlook
A couple of thunderstorm complexes are to our northwest tonight. The western Tennessee system is about 4-5 hours from Northwest Alabama. It is not as strong as the Arkansas system, which is accompanied by several severe thunderstorm warnings. The Arkansas … Continue reading
Suddenly Active
The Atlantic basin has suddenly sprung into life. Tonight the Atlantic looks like the Air Traffic Control radar in Atlanta with tropical systems lined up across the ocean. Late this afternoon, Tropical Depression #6 formed north of Bermuda. It will … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jefferson, Blount, Walker, Winston
The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for part sof the counties mentioned in the title of this post. Severe storms extend from near Smith Dam to Double Springs. They are pushing southeast at 15 mph. 422 WUUS54 KBMX … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Marion County
752 WUUS54 KBMX 120001 SVRBMX ALC093-120045- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0401.110812T0001Z-110812T0045Z/ BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 701 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING … Continue reading
Big Bad Storm Entering Pickens…Heads Up Greene
That is a nasty storm coming into Pickens County now near Pickensville…the dangerous will pass near Aliceville and then into Greene County near Union and eventually Eutaw. It is very big and mean, with hail indicated and the potential to … Continue reading
Heads Up Southern Lamar/Pickens
Folks in southern Lamar and Pickens Counties should be alert for the big storm coming out of Columbus MS. The NWS Birmingham opting to go with a significant weather alert instead of a severe thunderstorm warning for Lamar/Pickens Counties, but … Continue reading
Storms Growing Over West Central Alabama
Storms are growing over West central Alabama at this hour in an unstable airmass. They are being triggered by an outflow boundary that has moved southeastward from Northern Mississippi. They are expected to continue growing in number and intensity and … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Expired
The severe thunderstorm warning has been allowed to expire. The storms have weakened in the past 30 minutes and are no longer severe. We could still see winds of 50 mph with the storms, which is strong enough to down … Continue reading
