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Sumter County Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The bow echo moving in from Mississippi to Sumter County, Alabama has produced wind damage along its path. The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Sumter County.

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Strong Storms Knocking on the Border

We are tracking a small bow echo that is about to reach Meridian, Mississippi and will be into Sumter County near Livingston within the hour. It has a severe thunderstorm warning on it for Kemper and Lauderdale Counties. The most … Continue reading →

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Late Morning Look

I love a spring morning like today…clouds, a little sun, mild temperatures, a few showers around. What can we expect for the afternoon? Let’s see… On the radar, there is a light shower over northwestern Jefferson County. Heavier showers are … Continue reading →

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Alabama at 3

Not much has changed in the past 90 minutes across Alabama. Fairly sedate showers and storms are along I-59 generally between Birmingham and Meridian. East of Birmingham there are a few showers along I-20. A couple of heavier storms are … Continue reading →

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Good News at This Late Hour…

I come bearing good news at this late hour… The severe thunderstorm watch will expire at 2 a.m. and will not be reissued. Thunderstorms continue over central Mississippi, but they have undergone a weakening trend in the past 30 minutes. … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cleburne Co, til 1:15

The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cleburne County in East Alabama until 1:15 a.m. The warning includes the communities in the yellow polygon…

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Most Folks Lucky Tonight…Still a Way To Go…

Glad it wasn’t any worse in the Birmingham Metro… The line weakened as it moved into Jefferson County. Most of the damage appears to be across Walker County and Cullman County…as well as Lamar, Fayette and Blount. Emergency responders are … Continue reading →

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Powerful Storms Continue East

Our powerful line of thunderstorms continues pushing east tonight. It is past places like… …Cullman Hanceville Oneonta Warrior Hayden Springville Argo Trussville Gardendale Birmingham Hoover Brookwood Tuscaloosa It is on top of WEst Blocton Montevallo Alasbter Chelsea Vincent Leeds Ashville … Continue reading →

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Storms Developing Rapidly Ahead of Main Line

A strong mesolow is moving through Cullman County at this hour. Intense thunderstorms with damaging winds are pushing east through Cullman/Blount counties and Jefferson and Tuscaloosa Counties. They are passing through the City of Birmingham now. Winds of 70-80 mph … Continue reading →

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Bow Echo Racing Through Cullman, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Greene Counties

Lots of folks paying attention and heeding the warnings tonight across Central Alabama as we watch a large damaging wind event unfold at bedtime. The storms have reached Cullman… They are approaching these locations fast…. …Warrior …Morris …Gardendale …Birmingham …Hoover … Continue reading →

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