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Violent Tornado Strikes Joplin MO
What appears to have been a violent, mile wide tornado has struck the city of Joplin MO. It struck around 5:40 p.m. Missouri State Police reporting multiple fatalities according to KY3 out of Joplin. Mike Bettes from The Weather Channel … Continue reading
Watch Canceled
The NWS has canceled the severe thunderstorm watch that was in effect until 8 p.m. CDT for North Alabama. Other storms could develop over this area later tonight…but for now…the threat has diminished. Here is a quick glance at the … Continue reading
Huntsville Storm Not As Organized
The storm over Huntsville still shows broad rotation, but the tornado threat had lessened and the NWS has expired the tornado warning, replacing it with a severe thunderstorm warning for Madison County. The storm is centered just northeast of Huntsville … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch North Alabama…
What do we always say about thunderstorms in Alabama? Expect the unexpected. Showers and storms fired late this morning over Northwest Alabama as an outflow boundary from old storms settled into the area and exploited the heat and humidity present. … Continue reading
Tornado Warning for Huntsville
Tornado Warning for Madison [AL] till 1:30 PM CDT …* AT 103 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR THE HUNSTVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT… MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. The Hytop Doppler … Continue reading
Showers and Storms To Our Northwest
Showers and thunderstorms are occurring across eastern Arkansas, western Tennessee and northern Mississippi this morning. It is storming on Beale Street in Memphis at 10 a.m. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for this region. It comes right up … Continue reading
All Quiet in Alabama
Most reporting stations across Central Alabama were near 90F again this afternoon, in spite of some persistent morning clouds. All is quiet tonight across the state as temperatures fall slowly through the 80s. It is muggy, with dewpoints in the … Continue reading
Name This Weather Phenomenon
This picture was snapped during one of the big snowstorms in the D.C. area this year by our next Guest WeatherBrain, Brent Macaloney. Your job is to guess what the weather phenomenon which is occurring along the deck railing is … Continue reading
Are These Cool Temperatures Record Breaking?
A blog reader asked Sunday afternoon if having this much cool weather in May is unusual. Well Alicia, our cool temperatures of the past three days are unheard of for sure, but it is rare indeed. The average high for … Continue reading
Clouds Hang Tough
Clouds have been hanging tough across Alabama on this Sunday. If you look at a visible satellite image across the state, you might think you are looking down at a cauliflower patch. The stratocumulus clouds are really thick, thanks to … Continue reading
