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Alabama July Climate Report
Alabama State Climatologist Dr. John Christy recently released his July report. Read the report here…
The Ring of Fire
Weather maps this morning clearly show the proverbial “ring of fire” around the upper level high pressure system to the west of Alabama. Luckily, we are under the “fire” part, which means showers and storms will stay in the forecast … Continue reading
Emily Making a Comeback?
Thunderstorm activity associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Emily has intensified over the Bahamas this morning and conditions are becoming more favorable for the system to regenerate. The NHC has tasked an Air Force Hurricane Hunter plane to investigate … Continue reading
Alabama Counties Cleared from Watch
The NWS has cleared the six Alabama counties that were included in the severe thunderstorm watch. The watch does remain in effect for parts of Central Mississippi. Light to moderate rain with some embedded thunder is falling over much of … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Weakening
Showers and storms over West Alabama are weakening at this hour. Right now, the strongest ones are in Sumter County west of Livingston. As we find ourselves on the periphery of the upper level high to our west, the storms … Continue reading
Sad News
A woman was killed early this morning in the Locust Shores Community in Colbert County, about 4 miles west southwest of Tuscumbia when high winds felled a tree onto a mobile home. The damage occcurred about 2:35 a.m. It is … Continue reading
Emily Is No More
Tropical Storm Emily never really had a very strong circulation and the mountainous terrain of Hispaniola has been able to completely tear it apart today. Air Force reconnaissance could not find a closed circulation and the storm has been downgraded … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for West Alabama
It’s hot in eastern Mississippi: 102F at Tupelo and 101F at Columbus. Thunderstorms have developed rapidly over eastern Mississippi and are building southeastward into West Alabama along a pseudo-boundary between the hot, unstable air to the west and the cooler, … Continue reading
At 5:20
Our storms are beginning to weaken at this hour over West Central Alabama. Here is the radar at 5:15. The activity is moving south southeast. Here is the latest on the severe thunderstorm watch: The watch is canceled for Blount, … Continue reading
Storms Continue to Push Southeast
Strong thunderstorms continue to drop southeastward early this morning over Northwest and North Central Alabama. Severe thunderstorm warnings continue from Colbert and Lauderdale Counties through Franklin, Lawrence and Morgan Counties. A tree was just reported down on a house with … Continue reading
