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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Expanded to South Central Alabama
The National Weather Service has extended the severe thunderstorm watch to include parts of South Central Alabama. The new counties include: Autauga, Chambers, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Sumter and Tallapoosa. The watch … Continue reading
Large Hail Near Scottsboro
Quarter sized hail just reported in Scottsboro. No surprise there.
Storms Slowly Increase; Warnings Issued
The NWS Huntsville has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Northeast Alabama’s Jackson County. Severe storm approaching Scottsboro. Good indications of large hail with this storm. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Choctaw County in Southwest Alabama by … Continue reading
Large Hail in Tennessee Valley
Have gotten some reports of large hail now in the Huntsville area…with quarter sized hail being reported around Jones valley, which is south of the city…heading toward Hampton Cove. This is a representation of VIL parameters from the Hytop radar. … Continue reading
Quick Update
Showers and storms continue ahead of a cold front this morning over Northwest Alabama and eastern Mississippi. New storms are starting to build ahead of this main line of showers and storms. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued
It goes until 5 p.m. Counties included in the watch in the Birmingham NWS Area are: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston. Across North Alabama….Huntsville’s Counties … Continue reading
Storms to the North, a Storm to the South, More Storms Later
Heavy storms are over Northwest Alabama this morning. They cover parts of Marion, Franklin, Lawrence and Limestone Counties. Over Central Alabama, storms were over Chilton and northern Autauga Counties. The heaviest rain was east of Clanton. Everything is moving to … Continue reading
Quickly Growing Storm Near Tuscaloosa
A new storm has formed just southwest of the main storms this morning over western Tuscaloosa County. It is approaching Coker and the TCL Airport. It will affect Northport. Already tops are pushing 30,000 feet as the small storm ingests … Continue reading
Heav Storms Lifting East Northeast Across Central Alabama
No severe thunderstorm or tornado warnings across North or central Alabama now as the Lamar and Pickens County warning has been allowed to expire. A tornado watch continues for Bibb, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Pickens, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties 4:00 … Continue reading
New Day One Issued
The new Day One Convective Outlook has been issued, and much of Alabama is under a slight risk outlook, the SPC’s standard risk area. As the current QLSC (line of storms) runs out of steam, it will lay down a … Continue reading
