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New West Alabama Warning Includes Tuscaloosa
The NWS has canceled the severe thunderstorm warning for Lamar and Pickens Counties and issued a new severe thunderstorm warning for Greene, Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties till 2:30 PM CDT. The most intense part of the storm is near Union. … Continue reading
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Thunderstorms are widespread across Louisiana and Mississippi this afternoon and activity is beginning to increase over western Alabama as well. Scattered storms have popped up over eastern Alabama as well. In West Alabama, a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Lamar/Pickens
The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lamar and Pickens Counties in West Alabama. It goes until 2 p.m. Strong storms are lifting into West Alabama at this hour from Mississippi. One especially intense storm is northwest of … Continue reading
100 at Tuscaloosa
The mercury reached 100 at Tuscaloosa just before 3 p.m. this afternoon. It really isn’t anything new for T-Town, as they have already seen four days of 100+ temperatures so far this month. The high so far at Birmingham has … Continue reading
All Quiet at 7:30
The rain is all out of Alabama at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Skies were clearing from the west, with just some high cloudiness over western sections of Alabama. There was a fairly widespread range of temperatures, from 78F at Huntsville to … Continue reading
5 p.m. Update
Showers and storms are pushing east southeastward across East Alabama this afternoon. Here is the radar at 5 p.m. The strongest storms are in the Oxford Area. This activity will affect southern Calhoun, southern Cleburne, northern Clay and Randolph Counties. … Continue reading
Strong Storm Approaching Anniston/Oxford
A strong thunderstorm just east of Lincoln is moving east toward Anniston and Oxford. It is already raining moderately in the Anniston/Oxford areas. The storm also likely contains some hail in addition to strong gusty winds, brief torrential rains and … Continue reading
North Alabama Damage Reports
There were nearly a dozen and a half damage reports from North Alabama’s storms this afternoon. Some of the reports included: …funeral tent damaged at Harvest …tree blown down near Hazel Green in northern Madison County …trees down in the … Continue reading
Etowah, Blount, St. Clair Warning Canceled
The storm in northern St. Clair County has weakened and is no longer severe. It will bring brief heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds to US-11 and I-59 between Steele and Ashville.
Alabama Update 4:25 p.m.
Storms continue over the northeastern quarter of Alabama this afternoon. Some of them are strong to severe. Severe thunderstorm warning continue for eastern Blount and St. Clair Counties…and western Etowah County for a strong storm passing between Oneonta and Altoona. … Continue reading
