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Just Before 11 a.m.
A weak frontal system lies near the Alabama/Tennessee border late this morning. A weak surface low is near Memphis. Skies are partly cloudy across Central Alabama. The mercury is rising through the middle 80s. The temperature at Birmingham was running … Continue reading
Alabama Update 8:15 p.m.
The blog is back up and running after an extended outage with our server. overall, the activity has gone downhill in the past hour, but there is still some active weather. The main weather is now over Cullman and Blount … Continue reading
Strong Storms NE Jefferson
Strong storms are over northeastern Jefferson County early this evening, from Tarrant to Chalkville and Trussville then on to Moody and Leeds. JB reports continuous lightning, power out, rain just beginning in northeastern Trussville. Tops are over 50,000 feet on … Continue reading
Warning for Coosa County
Strong storm centered about 10 miles NW of Rockford is potentially severe. Tops are over 50,000 feet and the lightning is severe. Severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Coosa County. This storm will pass near or just west of … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Shelby county
Severe thunderstorm warning for Shelby County til 630. Severe thunderstorms from near Cahaba Heights to Meadowbrook to Chelsea to northeast of Columbiana are pushing southward. Winds of over 60 mph, torrential rains and deadly lightning will occur with these storms. … Continue reading
Scattered Storms Bring some Relief
Scattered storms are bringing welcome relief to the heat and dryness across parts of Central Alabama this afternoon. The main concentrations are… …over Northwest Alabama’s Franklin and Lawrence Counties spreading southward into Marion and Winston Counties. …over a large part … Continue reading
Summery Summary
Sunday dawned warm and muggy across Alabama this morning. Very few of the main reporting stations dropped below 75F overnight. This is an important number, because if the nighttime temperatures can’t get below 75F, it is harder for humans and … Continue reading
Could Be Colin
Thunderstorm activity has increased with the low pressure system about 1,500 miles east of the southernmost Windward Islands. A tropical depression may be forming and advisories could be initiated as early as this afternoon. GFS still develops a strong hurricane … Continue reading
August Climate Look Ahead
Welcome to August in Birmingham. We are on the downhill run of summer now. The days are getting shorter. And with the lessened solar energy, the temperatures will be going down. July is our hottest month, but there is really … Continue reading
A Few Showers
Folks over the Northeast and Great Lakes are actually enjoying a pleasant day and a little relief from the relentless heat. Highs today are actually in the upper 70s in places like Boston, Albany, Detroit and Portland, Maine. The trough … Continue reading
