From the NWS Birmingham: Craven/Brooks Significant Severe parameter is up to 50,000 over east-central MS. Conditions becoming very favorable for significant severe weather events over west-central AL through 630 p.m. James just relayed report of quarter size hail on 107 … Continue reading →

Dr. Tim’s analysis seems to be right on this afternoon and it seems the SPC agrees… 000 ACUS11 KWNS 042128 SWOMCD SPC MCD 042128 GAZ000-ALZ000-FLZ000-MSZ000-LAZ000-042230- MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0351 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0428 PM CDT MON APR 04 … Continue reading →

Another severe thunderstorm is approaching the Alabama/Mississippi border. It will clip northwestern Pickens and move into southern Lamar and Fayette Counties. Look for a warning soon. It has large hail…almost certainly exceeding the severe criteria of 1″. It will pass … Continue reading →

Very dangerous storm entering Lamar County at this time. Large hail core will pass near or just south of Vernon. Damaging winds possible across the length of the county. Have to be alert to the possibility of a spin up … Continue reading →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens [AL] till 4:45 PM CDT

Possible tornado indicated by radar near Decatur. The NWS Birmingham warns that all severe weather parameters are increasing oner Northwest Alabama, including tornado parameters. Also, the threat of large hail is very real. They comment that the amounts of instability … Continue reading →

The SPC is growing more concerned about storms over Central Louisiana and how they will act as they move northeast into Mississippi and eventually West Central Alabama in the wake of the initial line. Here is a graphic showing the … Continue reading →

Updating the timing for the initial line of thunderstorms passing across Central Alabama… It should reach… …Hamilton by 3:15 p.m. …Jasper by 4:15 p.m. …Cullman by 4:15-4:30 p.m. …Tuscaloosa between 4:30 and 5 p.m. …Birmingham between 5 and 5:30 p.m. … Continue reading →

The NWS Birmingham launched a balloon at 1 p.m. today. The results are in. The instability is moderately high, approaching 2,000 joules. The lifted index is unstable, at -7C. There is just a small amount of CIN, or convective inhibition. … Continue reading →

Some severe weather reports from Mississippi and Tennessee, courtesy of the NWS Jackson and the NWS Memphis. This graphic shows reports received by the NWS Memphis through noon… Other reports… …multiple trees down in Senatobia in Tate Co MS at … Continue reading →