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More Strong Storms Dropping South
Additional strong storms are dropping through the Tennessee valley early this morning, prompting severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings. The new flash flood warning includes a sliver of northern Cullman County. Other counties include DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, … Continue reading
Storms Weakening
Our southward moving storms are weakening tonight…having just given one last collective burst of outflow winds that is preceding them southward. The dying storms extend on an arc from Breman to The Colon to north of Trafford to Allgood to … Continue reading
Incredible Lightning Shot by Mike Wilhelm Tonight
Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm captured this image at 11:52 in the Chase community in Northeast Huntsville, Alabama. Check out his excellent blog at https://www.bamawx.com/. He also maintains the WeatherBrains Facebook page.
70 mph Wind Gust at Huntsville
A 70 mph wind gust was measured at the Huntsville International Airport at 12:06 a.m. HUNTSVILLE/MADISON,AL (HSV) ASOS reports gust of 60.0 knots from N @ 0506Z KHSV 040506Z 36041G60KT 3/4SM R18R/6000VP6000FT -TSRA FEW030CB OVC070 26/19 A2994 RMK AO2 PK … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 5 a.m.
The SPC did go ahead and issue that severe thunderstorm watch…it goes until 5 a.m. CDT for the following Central Alabama Counties: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Walker and Winston. We are getting … Continue reading
North Alabama Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
The NWS in Huntsville has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for several counties in North Alabama tonight as a cluster of storms drops southeastward into the state ahead of a frontal boundary. They have been producing very heavy rain over southern … Continue reading
You Can Thank Me Later…
I made the sacrifice tonight… Having given up all hope on it ever raining again, I finally went outside this evening, set up the sprinkler on the lawn, and let it rip. I watered, and I watered. I could actually … Continue reading
Waiting and Watching Emily
Folks from South Florida to North Carolina are keeping one eye on Tropical Storm Emily. It has been bringing heavy rain to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Storm rainfall totals over Haiti and the Dominican Republic are expected to be 6-12 … Continue reading
All Time Record High in Arkansas
The amazing heat continues across the South. Look at these maximum temperatures from today. They are taken from the hourly observations, so the final results could be off a degree here and there. When I saw the 114F at Little … Continue reading
Wait For It…Wait For It…
000 ABNT20 KNHC 011423 TWOAT SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1025 AM EDT MON AUG 1 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO… THE VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 250 MILES … Continue reading
