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One Warning…
A lone severe thunderstorm warning at this hour…for DeKalb County in Northeast Alabama. The strong storm is near Dutton. It will move east southeast toward Henagar, Sylvania and Valley Head. There is a decent storm on the Limestone/Madison County line … Continue reading
Tornado Warning Limestone, Madison, Morgan Counties
The NWS Huntsville has a tornado warning up for a dangerous storm near Decatur at this time. It will move east southeast, paralleling the Tennessee River toward Triana. The storms are going downhill now overall and will probably not be … Continue reading
Tornado Threat Over Extreme North Alabama
The NWS has extended the tornado watch down into extreme North Alabama this evening because of conditions that are favorable for tornadoes to develop over Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison and Jackson Counties. It will go until 10 p.m. The main factor … Continue reading
Still Quiet at 6:00
Things are still breezy but generally quiet across Alabama late this afternoon. The showers over the Tennessee Valley have never amounted to anything because they just have no instability to work with, despite temperatures in the 70s and dewpoints in … Continue reading
Showers Growing over North Alabama
It is a warm, windy spring day across Alabama. Temperatures are mostly in the 70s. Tuscaloosa reached 81. Showers have developed over North Alabama’s Lawrence, Limestone and Madison Counties. They are slowly intensifying and will become storms soon as they … Continue reading
Tornado Watch Issued for Ohio Valley
Here is a quick look at the severe weather to the north of Alabama early this afternoon. The NWS Indianapolis is busy issuing severe thunderstorm warnings right now, but no severe weather reports received yet. No changes in the forecast … Continue reading
Severe Threat North of Us
The Storm Prediction Center continues to monitor the severe weather threat over the Ohio and Tennessee River valleys for today. Their latest convective outlook does clip the northeast corner of Alabama with the slight risk outlook. Right now, it is … Continue reading
Skywatcher Ron Hughes Remembers A Bad Tornado
Many of us who are interested in weather can point to one or two events that really got led to their interest. Skywatcher Ronald Hughes from Coker was thirteen years old when his most influential event occurred. It was the … Continue reading
Watershed Year in U.S. History, Most Terrible Day in Alabama Weather History
Please be sure to follow all the links to previous stories we have written on AlabamaWx.com about this infamous disaster. There are four watershed years in American history in my opinion. Obviously, 1776 was a critical point in our history … Continue reading
Clouds Limited to Extreme East Alabama
Today’s weather looks a lot like the weather did 79 years ago, which was the eve of Alabama’s deadliest tornado outbreak ever. Fortunately, no major storm systems are headed our way today. At least for 95% of Central Alabama has … Continue reading
