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1969 – Camille Becomes a Hurricane
THIS INFORMATION IS HISTORICAL – NOT CURRENT. THERE ARE NO TROPICAL STORMS IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN AT THIS TIME. Early on the morning of Friday, August 15, 1969, Camille was located about 100 miles south of the western tip of … Continue reading
Shortly Before 9 p.m.
Things have calmed down this evening over Alabama. A flash flood warning remains in effect for Franklin County. Those storms are hugging the Alabama/Mississippi border east of Fulton and west of Hamilton right now and pushing south southwestward. Another strong … Continue reading
Big Storms over West Alabama
Strong storms continue from Hamilton to Guin to northwest of Fayette. They are moving south. Look out for heavy rain and deadly lightning. UPDATE: an area flood advisory has been issued for Tuscaloosa County. Several storms cover eastern Tuscaloosa County … Continue reading
Update Before Dinner…
Thunderstorms continue across parts of Alabama this evening… …Storms over northern Fayette County are quite strong…they will be approaching the City of Fayette. …A couple of storms over Tuscaloosa County are growing…one is over I-59 east of Tuscaloosa…another is in … Continue reading
Big Storm Marion..Moving into Fayette
The storm over Marion County has become quite strong, with tops over 50,000 feet. It is passing just east of Winfield, near Glen Allen and Bazemore to near Eldridge. Another storm is near Hamilton. Everything is moving south and will … Continue reading
Dewey Defeats Truman…
IT IS OFFICIAL: 90F just before 4 pm at the Airport. The streak is intact. RADAR: Draw a line from Winfield to Birmingham to Sylacauga and showers and storm are fairly numerous northeast of the line. Heavy rain and vivid … Continue reading
Streak Coming to an End
STREAK COMING TO AN END: That 40 day streak of consecutive 90F temperatures at the Birmingham Airport is the longest in the city’s record. Unless something amazing happens over the next few hours, the streak is dead. At 1 o’clock … Continue reading
90F Streak in Jeopardy?
LATE REPORT FROM SHELBY CO… 4 ENE Alabaster [Shelby Co, AL] public reports HEAVY RAIN of M3.13 INCH at 09:51 AM CDT — fell in a 2.5 hour window. minor flooding also reported. The remnant low that was tropical depression … Continue reading
Shelby County Gets Their Own Flood Advisory
Lots of heavy rain and thunderstorms over Shelby County now. This has prompted the NWS to issue a flood advisory for Shelby County as well. Visibility down to 1/4 mile at the Shelby County Airport with a heavy thunderstorm. 0.45 … Continue reading
Heavy Rain in the Birmingham Metro
Heavy thunderstorms developed this morning in an around Jefferson, Bibb, St. Clair, Blount and Shelby Counties. 1.61 inches of rain in my rain gauge in Trussville in a little over an hour with moderate rain continuing at 8:30. A flood … Continue reading
