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55 mph Wind Gust at Kimberly
The NWS passed along information from a trained spotter reporting 55 mph wind gust at Kimberly in northern Jefferson County at 11:40 a.m. Intense lightning and very heavy rain along with 30 mph wind gusts here in Trussville now. Severe … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued
The SPC has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Central Alabama effective until 6 p.m. CDT. Counties include: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Possible
The SPC has upgraded parts of West Central Alabama to a Slight Risk Outlook for today and says they may issue a severe thunderstorm watch for Central Alabama in the next couple of hours. The airmass ahead of the southeastward … Continue reading
Heavy Storms Over Northwest Alabama
Strong storms continue to drop southeastward into West central Alabama this morning. They are already affecting much of Marion and northern Lamar Counties. They are moving into Winston, Walker and Fayette counties next… Expect hail up to half inch, very … Continue reading
Storms Dropping Southeastward
A complex of thunderstorms is dropping southeastward through Northeast Amississippi and Northwest Alabama thi smorning. Hopefully it will old together to bring some rain down into Central Alabama to help alleviate the drought. Hopefully it can do this without creating … Continue reading
Chilton/Coosa Storms Strongest
Storms are quite strong late this evening from Clanton southward along I-65 to Verbena and eastward into Coosa County. They have now migrated eastward enough to engulf Rockford, edging over US-231. The main cells are now southeast of Clanton and … Continue reading
Western Coosa Getting Rocked
Strong storms over western Coosa County are not severe right now…but they are packing quite a punch with intense lightning and torrential rains…probably strong winds as well and maybe some hail. They cover the western half of the county…west of … Continue reading
Strong Storms Continue…Damage Reports
Storms continue quite strong tonight over Shelby County. They are edging into extreme northern Chilton County and are now building southeastward into extreme southwest Talladega and Coosa Counties. Storms are strongest from east of Columbiana to Talladega Springs and on … Continue reading
Intense Storm Over Southern Jefferson/Northern Shelby
An intense thunderstorm is over northern Shelby and southern Jefferson County at this hour. Lots of reports of pea to nickle sized hail, especially around I-459 and I-65. The lightning is intense. Power is now out to a lot of … Continue reading
Storms East, Storms West
Storms continue over East Alabama and West Alabama tonight. They have weakened a tad and are no longer severe. But the stronger storms will continue to produce torrential rain, gusty winds and frequent lightning. The stormg southwest of Hamilton is … Continue reading
