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Time for Action: Lamar and Pickens
Another dangerous storm with strong rotation is approaching Columbus MS now. It will arrive in northern Pickens and southern Lamar Counties before 3:45. It should pass between Macedonia and Vernon…perhaps near Millport. Please wake any friends, neighbors or relatives who … Continue reading
Time for Action Marion, Franklin
Two scary reports from the NWS Jackson…for storms that are going to affect West Alabama; s Lamar and marion counties by 3:30 a.m. JAN continues Tornado Warning for Clay [MS] till 3:30 AM CDT …AT 255 AM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT … Continue reading
Time To Get Ready West Alabama
Complex number one of thunderstorms is now around an hour away from northern Sumter, Pickens, Lamar and Marion Counties. Damaging winds, very heavy rain and lightning are going to be all along the line. The storms have definitely weakened in … Continue reading
New Tornado Watch Issued for Northern and Western Alabama
The new watch will go until 8 a.m. It is NOT a PDS watch. It will include parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee… It is along and 95 miles either side of a line from 25 miles NNE of … Continue reading
Tornado Watch for Alabama Soon
So, we have a high risk on the board for North and North Central Alabama for today. And round one of today’s activity will be knocking on the door of West Alabama shortly… Intense thunderstorms are now 80-90 miles west … Continue reading
SPC Says High Risk For North Alabama
The Storm Prediction Center has issued its Day One Convective Outlook and it pegs a large part of northern Alabama, northern Mississippi, northwestern Georgia and Middle Tennessee in the bullseye as a high risk area for severe weather today. It … Continue reading
Quick Nowcast
Scan down to read Dr. Tim’s excellent analysis of our current severe weather situation. Of concern right now is an intense complex of storms over North Central Louisiana. It recently produced damage from a possible tornado at Monroe. Another very … Continue reading
New Tornado Watch Includes NW Alabama
The SPC has issued a new tornado watch for Northwest Alabama, the northern half of Mississippi, southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana. The watch goes until 5 a.m. It is a PDS watch. The SPC says there is a high probability … Continue reading
Monitoring Things to the West
We continue to monitor the happenings to the west of Alabama tonight, both out of concern for our friends in the areas where severe weather is occurring, and to discern signs that might help understand the timing and intensity of … Continue reading
Baseball Sized Hail
Baseball sized hail was recently reported at Como MS. Trained spotters report a tornado at Sardis, north of Batesville from this storm. Tornado warnings continue for these severe storms over northern Mississippi. Rotation is increasing rapidly near Holly Springs from … Continue reading
