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“Strong Indications of a tornado on the ground…”

Our friend Alan Gerard, who is the Chief of the NWS in Jackson, is emphatically warning on their chat that there are strong indications of a tornado on the ground in Holmes COunty MS west of Lexington, passing between Tchula … Continue reading →

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Flash Flood Warning for Lamar County

Lamar County has a track record of quick flooding in heavy rains and in anticipation of what is upstream heading that way, the NWS has issued a flash flood warning for the county. There are several flash flood warnings back … Continue reading →

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Tuscaloosa County Storms Will Move into Walker

Good picture right here…showing the three things we are dealing with… 1. Thunderstorms along the northeastward moving warm front over Northeast Alabama. These storms will produce gusty winds and heavy rain, maybe some small hail, but should not be severe. … Continue reading →

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Updating the Situation at 8:45 a.m.

Here is the latest just at 8:30 a.m. A line of intense thunderstorms moved east out of Oklahoma and Arkansas overnight after producing killer tornadoes in the Sooner State. It crossed the Mississippi River early this morning and is now … Continue reading →

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New Day One Is Out

Storms are already forming tonight across North Central Mississippi in advance of a warm front. Some of those will likely work their way across Northwest Alabama during the pre-dawn hours. This was expected. The Alabama storms should not become severe … Continue reading →

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Tornado Watches Continue to be Pruned

The tornado watch continues for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, Tallapoosa [AL] till Apr 12, 2:00 AM CDT All other counties have been canceled. This graphic shows … Continue reading →

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Scattered Wind Damage Reports

Scattered wind damage reports across the area tonight from our squall line. 000 NWUS54 KBMX 120202 LSRBMX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 902 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON… ..DATE… ….MAG…. … Continue reading →

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The Latest on the Alabama Weather Situation

Here is the Alabama warning situation at 8:40… Our strong line of storms now extends from Centre to east of Gadsden to just west of Anniston to Talladega to Clanton. Severe thunderstorm warnings blanket the area ahead of the line. … Continue reading →

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Line of Storms Continues to the East

A long line of severe thunderstorms is moving to the east and southeast across Alabama tonight. All along the line, severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect.

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Long Line of Dangerous Storms

New tornado warning for Greene and Hale Counties…dangerous storm between Eutaw and Livingston will affect the Central part of Hale County…towards Greensboro. Tornado warning for southern Tuscaloosa, northern Hale and Bibb Counties… Tornado warning for eastern Tuscaloosa County…for areas from … Continue reading →

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