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Quite a Lightning SHow Northeast of Birmingham
The storms over North Central Alabama just puffed out a big outflow boundary, indicating the beginning of their demise early on this Sunday morning. But they are still packing a punch for the time being, producing quite a lightning show … Continue reading
Strong Storms Continue to Sag South and Southeast
FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR CULLMAN COUNTY Radar estimates indicate over three inches of rain in the past hour near Falkville. Be alert to rising water if you are in an area where heavy rain is falling right now. Turn … Continue reading
North Alabama Storms Slowly Weaken
A fairly impressive upper level trough over Kentucky and Ohio this evening is pushing eastward. This trough has pushed a frontal boundary down into Tennessee and northeastern Alabama. Showers and storms became severe in the unstable air over southern Tennessee … Continue reading
Danielle By Morning…
Tropical depression six is becoming better organized tonight some 600 miles west southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. It is moving west northwest at 8 mph. Top winds are 35 mph. It will likely be Tropical Storm Danielle by morning. … Continue reading
54 mph Wind Gust at KBHM/Minor Flooding Tarrant
KBHM 220153Z 25019G47KT 3/4SM +TSRA BKN032 BKN055CB OVC095 26/22 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 28047/0150 TSE02B12RAB24 SLP149 FRQ LTGICCG S-OHD-N TS OHD MOV SE P0039 T02560217 RVRNO That METAR observation from the Birmingham Airport shows a peak wind of 47 … Continue reading
Loud Little Storm Near Trafford
Scattered thunderstorms continue at this hour across Central Alabama. A loud little storm is giving us booming distant thunder here in Trussville. That storm is just southeast of Trafford in Northeastern Jefferson County. Movement is generally southeast. In North Alabama, … Continue reading
Impressive Quick Rains at KHSV
Another indication of the impressive rains that can fall out of these thunderstorms in this moist, summertime airmass: 1.21 inches of rain fell at the Huntsville International Airport this afternoon. That fact is not impressive on its own, but where … Continue reading
Tropical Depression Six Forms
The National Hurricane Center has christened the disturbance in the Atlantic Tropical Depression Six. It is a little less than 600 miles west southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. It is moving WNW at 9 mph. Top winds are 30 … Continue reading
Strong Storms Over Tennessee Valley
Strong thunderstorms continue across the Tennessee Valley this afternoon from Franklin County over to Limestone, Morgan and Madison counties then into Jackson and over to DeKalb and Cherokee Counties. The strongest storm are near the Huntsville International Airport moving into … Continue reading
48 Straight
When the mercury reached 90F before before noon today at the Birmingham Airport, it marked the 48th consecutive day that had happened. Each day that we add increases the record. Skies were partly cloudy across North and Central Alabama with … Continue reading
