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280 Corridor’s Turn
The US-280 Corridor is now active with storms all the way from The Summit southeast of Birmingham to Dadeville. Booming thunder from that storm near The Summit is clearly audible here in Trussville, a good 13-14 miles away. Sounds like … Continue reading
Decent St. Clair Co. Storms
Storms near Springville and Pell City in St. Clair County are on the heavy side with very heavy rain (rainfall rates approaching one inch an hour in the cores), dangerous lightning and perhaps some small hail. Tops are running 45-50 … Continue reading
Disturbance Triggering Showers/Storms
A subtle upper level disturbance pushing southeastward through Tennessee is rounding the northeastern edge of the subtropical ridge late this morning. You could see some signs of this in the sky this morning, as patches of altocumulus clouds appeared. They … Continue reading
Don A Dud
DON A DUD: Tropical Storm Don will move inland on the Texas coast just south of Corpus Christi in the next hour or so. The storm endured persistent northerly winds aloft that kept it from intensifying (good news). But it … Continue reading
Tropical Storm Don is Born
Recon found an elongated center with max flight level winds of 45 knots and several reliable 35 knot reports from the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer. So Tropical Storm Don is born in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Here is the … Continue reading
The 1952 Heat Wave
The State of Alabama was in the midst of a critical heat wave and drought at this time during 1952. During that heat wave and drought, some wells in Alabama went dry that had never been dry before. During an … Continue reading
Afternoon Look at Central Alabama Weather
A moist airmass covers Central Alabama this afternoon. Clouds have been pretty thick in some areas as a result. A quick review of the visible satellite and the skycams shows more sun east and west, with clouds hanging tough in … Continue reading
A 6:30 Update
Showers are moving northward through the Birmingham area this afternoon. The ones over western Jefferson County probably produced some 3/4 to 1 inch rainfall amounts around Hueytown. The showers are pretty tall, with the ones near Hueytown and south of … Continue reading
Another Hot Day in the Northeast/Mid Atlantic
The big high pressure ridge aloft has been vacationing along the East Coast this week, resulting in some dangerous heat. The heat wave actually peaked on Friday, with some incredibly hot temperatures in the megalopolis of the Northeast. It was … Continue reading
Hurricane Pam
Photo from U.S. Coast Guard On this date in 2004, FEMA announced the results of its multi-agency Hurricane Pam simulation. The five day exercise was held at the state Emergency Operations center in Baton Rouge. The objective was to develop … Continue reading
