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Get Ready For A Little West Alabama Action

Strong storms are poised to enter West Alabama’s Marion and northern Lamar Counties from eastern Mississippi… The NWS Birmingham choosing not to issue severe thunderstorm warnings for the storms as they move into Alabama…they have definitely gusted out and are … Continue reading →

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The Works…

From Clayton in Leeds: “This thing is just sitting on top of us!! im in leeds. lots of hail, power off/on…, heavy wind & rain. the works! The storm is quite intense from south of Moody to near Pell City … Continue reading →

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Damaging Wind Threat

The St. Clair County storm southeast of Moody is starting to collapse it looks like…damaging winds now a threat in southeastern Jefferson, southern St. Clair. Folks from Leeds and Moody eastward to Pell City and just south of Pell City, … Continue reading →

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Nasty Storm

Quarter sized hail reported just northwest of Pell City…and that is not even the strongest St. Clair County storm…the one south of Moody is a beast right now with intense lightning, torrential rain, gusty winds and hail perhaps to 3 … Continue reading →

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Windy in Eastern/Northern Jefferson, Storms in St. Clair

Storms over St. Clair County have become heavy and are building back into eastern Jefferson near Leeds thanks to strong outflow boundaries that are intersecting over eastern/northern Jefferson County. Winds gusting to 35-40 mph at Trussville now. Intense lightning to … Continue reading →

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St. Clair Storms Increasing

A storm is growing over St. Clair County along US-231 north of Pell City. It is about 15 miles east of my location in Trussville…and we are getting treated to a lightning show in the eastern sky. I would trade … Continue reading →

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Storms Entering Cherokee/Etowah

Our friends in Cherokee and Etowah Counties are about to get heavy rain, gusty winds to 40 mph, intense lightning and perhaps some small hail. These storms are not severe and are actually weakening. Outflow boundary are pushing southwest through … Continue reading →

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Northeast Alabama Situation

The storms over the Tennessee Valley have weakened just a tad and are below severe limits right now. But they are still packing a punch. They extend from near Ider to Section to Union Grove to Eva. They are beginning … Continue reading →

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Storms Building Back into Cleburne/Calhoun

Storms in western Georgia are back building into Cleburne County and Calhoun County in East Alabama. They extend back as far as just northeast of Jacksonville. Michele Miklik in Weaver reports: so far only a trace of rain today around … Continue reading →

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Marion/Winston/Lamar in Line for 40 mph Wind Gusts

Outflow from the storms over Northwest Alabama is bringing wind gusts to 40 mph to parts of Marion and Winston Counties. They will move into northern Lamar County shortly as well. Folks in places like Hamilton, Lynn, Arley and Winfield … Continue reading →

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