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A Preventable Tragedy…
Heads up Northern Jefferson and Points East… I have removed all the warnings tonight from this graphic… This is a bow echo. It is capable of producing widespread damaging winds over an area 10, 20 30 miles across…and 25, 50 … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Greene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa
The Weather Service is adding counties in front of the southern end of our powerful line of storms. The radar even sees a little Tornado Vortex Signature right there southwest of Jasper. Unlikely since the storms are probably elevated…but any … Continue reading
Watch Gaining Counties…
The NWS keeps adding counties to our severe thunderstorm watch… The NWS extends area of Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Blount, Shelby and St. Clair Counties… The Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Pickens, … Continue reading
Get Ready Walker County…For Wind
Doppler radar shows strong indications of severe wind moving into Walker County right now. Look at the radar image above. See how the most intense echoes “bow” into Walker County? That shows powerful winds behind the bulge… See the “S” … Continue reading
High Potential for Damaging Winds: Marion/Lamar/Fayette
We continue to be very concerned about the potential for high winds in parts of Marion, Lamar and Fayette Counties. And here is what we fear: Beaverton [Lamar Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 09:37 PM CDT … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Watch: A Little Housekeeping
The NWS has extended the Severe Thunderstorm Watch to include Jefferson, Walker and Winston Counties till Apr 21, 2:00 AM CDT. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Tuscaloosa Counties til … Continue reading
Mississippi Reports
Some reports from Cindy Lawrence…Lowndes Co. Emergency Management: …Highway 82/Highway 50 reports golf ball size hail …Pea size hail Hwy 45 South …Transformer struck by lightning …Power out in Southside area …Heavy rain, marble size hail on Neilson road/Highway 12 … Continue reading
The Alabama Weather Situation at 4:15 p.m.
Strong thunderstorms continue over Northeast Mississippi in an area of maximized instability. The storms are not making the transition over into Alabama very well, which is good news. The airmass over Northwest Alabama is very stable from early morning storms. … Continue reading
Tornado Warning in Mississippi
The NWS Jackson has issued a tornado warning for counties just west of Starkville in Mississippi. This is about 75 miles west northwest of Carrollton in Pickens County. The storm is moving east southeast at 55 mph. Tops of the … Continue reading
…And in the Tropics…
000 ABNT20 KNHC 201935 TWOAT SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 335 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO… A LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 460 MILES … Continue reading
