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Dynamic Storm System Heading Toward Alabama
No change in the thinking for the intensifying weather system that is about to impact Alabama. The deepening low pressure system is over Iowa early this afternoon. It will continue pushing northeast and strengthening this afternoon. Warmer, more moist air … Continue reading
Last Deadly Tornado of Terrible 1953
On this date in 1953, thirty eight people died when an F4 tornado slammed into the town of Vicksburg, Mississippi on a Saturday evening. It would be the last killer tornado in the very terrible tornado season of 1953. A … Continue reading
A Few Snowflakes
Skywatcher Chris Cheatwood reports a few snow flurries this morning in the WIlliams community north of Jacksonville in East Alabama’s Calhoun County. It’s 37F and cloudy at the Anniston Airport with a north wind and 9 mph. Obviously can’t rule … Continue reading
Wind Advisory Issued
Northwesterly winds are picking up across the area tonight in the wake of a cold front and strong pressure gradient between a deepening low pressure system over the Carolinas and a high over the Gulf of Mexico. Winds are averaging … Continue reading
Alabama at Noon
Clouds are thick across the northern half of the state early on this Saturday afternoon. A few light showers are over East Alabama’s Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega and Clay Counties. They are moving east. Temperatures are in the 50s over most … Continue reading
December Almanac
Photograph by Kathy Bell Where has the year gone? Now we are in the twelfth month of this year, and it will be New Years before you know it. By the calendar, winter starts on December 21st, but meteorologically speaking, … Continue reading
Walker/Fayette Warning Expires
The Walker and Fayette County warning will be allowed to expire. Strong storms continue between Berry, Carbon Hill and Nauvoo…but they have weakened.
Dangerous Situation in Jasper/Walker
We are watching a lowering or wall cloud to the northeast of downtown Jasper on the Skycam. Strong low level inflow also heightened our suspicions. A tornado warning remains in effect for northeastern Walker County until 430 a.m. This storm … Continue reading
Walker County Still Under the Gun
Dangerous storm north of Oakman in Walker County…it is moving in the general direction of the city of Jasper. A tornado warning remains in effect for Walker and Winston Counties for two different potentially tornadic cells. There are actually two … Continue reading
New Tornado Watch
The SPC has consolidated all of the tornado watches into one big box that is valid until 11 a.m. CDT.
