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Storm Chaser on WeatherBrains Tuesday!
Tomorrow morning, we will visit with prolific storm chaser Roger Hill on the weekly netcast that’s all about weather: WeatherBrains. If you are interested in storm chasing, here is a great opportunity to ask one of the best your question. … Continue reading
Evening Update – 6:30 p.m.
MAP ROOM: The front continues to push slowly southeastward over East and South Alabama tonight. It has been hung up a bit by a weak surface wave located near Dadeville in Tallapoosa County. The front extends on southwestward to near … Continue reading
Rain Exiting Stage Right, Cooler Air Entering Stage Left
Rain and thunderstorms continue over the southeastern half of Alabama this morning generally south of a line from Anniston to Montgomery to Evergreen. The flash flood watches have expired. Most of the northern third of the state picked up 1..5 … Continue reading
Look Ma, No Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warnings!
Well, the protection shield did hold up after all. Storms made a run at getting into Alabama, but our force field held up. We were holding our collective breaths when that incredible rotation was roaring across Pickens County. But no … Continue reading
Heads Up Sumter
That’s a dangerous looking storm acrous the cross I-59 north of Laurel MS. I think it will have to be watched as it rotates up toward Sumter County Alabama. A tornado warning is in effect for Covington, Jasper, Jones and … Continue reading
Heads Up Tuscaloosa
I am a little concerned about the storms that are approaching Tuscaloosa. Quite a bit of spin in what looks like a little meso low in the middle of that line of storms. I would think this could enhance the … Continue reading
West Alabama Damaging Wind Event?
The severe storms over Pickens, Sumter and Greene Counties have transitioned from a tornadic look to one of a definite damaging wind look. The line of damaging windstorms extends from Gordo to ALlceville to Emelle then into Mississippi.
Flash Flood Situation
Here are the current flash flood warnings for Alabama including the new one for Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties and the new one for Cullman County. This Doppler radar product shows estimated rainfall totals over Northwest Alabama. You … Continue reading
Three Tornado Warnings to Watch
Tornado warning continues for Tuscaloosa Counties…til 3:45 a.m. The storm that has shown excellent rotation for the past hour and a half seems to have lost a little bit of its strcuture. It is moving into northwestern Tuscaloosa County well … Continue reading
New Tornado Watch
Counties in the tornado watch include: Cullman, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston as well as Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Etowah, Hale, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair and Talladega till 10:00 AM … Continue reading
