Tomas looks a little weaker this morning with a decrease in thunderstorms around the center and its eye is no longer apparent.    The system is probably encountering a little bit of an increase in wind shear and some dry air. … Continue reading →

Severe clear is J.B.’s term for completely blue skies that stretch a long way with no real prospects for cloud development. The nearest precipitation to Alabama at this hour is a few light showers over Central Pennsylvania. Temperatures across Central … Continue reading →

Tomas became the 12th hurricane of the Atlantic season on the 10 a.m. advisory with top winds of 75 mph. The forecast carries it steadily through the Caribbean under a building high pressure system. It is expected to intensity for … Continue reading →

On the morning of October 30, 1991, satellite photos showed an enormous extratropical low pressure system that was causing problems along the entire East Coast. The monster storm was labeled “The Perfect Storm by the National Weather Service. It was … Continue reading →

As a strong thunderstorm formed quickly over eastern Birmingham Tuesday night, it developed a radar signature called a notch and began to show signs of rotation. A severe thunderstorm warning and tornado watch was in effect at the time. We … Continue reading →

Tropical Storm Tomas formed quickly this afternoon from the disturbance east southeast of Barbados. Air Force reconnaissance found that the system had intensified quickly and has top winds of 60 mph. Tomas is expected to pass south of Barbados tonight … Continue reading →

The tornado warning for Clay County has been canceled. The tornado threat from the storm has diminished. Heavy rain and lightning is affected the northern two thirds of Clay County at this time. The storm will be moving into Randolph … Continue reading →

Folks in Ashland and Lineville need to be alert… WFUS54 KBMX 271238 TORBMX ALC027-271315- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0060.101027T1238Z-101027T1315Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 738 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM … Continue reading →

WFUS54 KBMX 271122 TORBMX ALC007-021-105-271145- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0059.101027T1122Z-101027T1145Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 622 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN BIBB … Continue reading →

WFUS54 KBMX 271113 TORBMX ALC015-027-029-121-271145- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0058.101027T1113Z-101027T1145Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 613 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTH CENTRAL … Continue reading →