Thunderstorms seem to be coalescing into a few areas of concentration over the northern half of the state this afternoon. Heavy storms have developed across Tuscloosa and Hale Counties from the City of Tuscaloosa down to north of Greensboro. Others … Continue reading →

Showers are already underway across a stripe laid across the state from Northeast into West Central then down into Southwest Alabama. It looks almost like the radar is coming down with a case of measles again. The most significant ones … Continue reading →

The storms that rolled up into Jefferson and Shelby Counties late Saturday afternoon produced some impressive shelf clouds. These arcing clouds are produced by the cool air from the downdraft of the thunderstorm. There are two types of arcus clouds, … Continue reading →

Very impressive scenes over downtown Birmingham this evening as a strong storm over western sections of the city move toward downtown. The strongest part of the storm will pass just northwest of downtown through North Birmingham toward Tarrant. There is … Continue reading →

Showers and storms are over eastern Tuscaloosa and western Shelby County at this hour. They are moving north northeast and will affect areas from Bessemer to the west and northwest. Another cluster of strong storms extends from Pell City to … Continue reading →

A few strong storms continue at this hour. One is southeast of Tuscaloosa. It will move toward Coaling. Others extend from west of Ragland to Pell cCity to near Talladega. Storms are scatted across the rest of Central Alabama. Storms … Continue reading →

Storms have had a harder time getting really going this afternoon as compared to yesterday. That’s good news. There are plenty of showers and storms out there. One of the best concentrations is over northeastern Jefferson County, from Gardendale to … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms are scattered across all sections of Central and South Alabama at this hour. The heaviest storms at this hour are over Fayette County from just south of Winfield to near and south of Fayette. Storms are growing … Continue reading →

A warm, moist airmass covers Alabama this morning. Showers are starting to form east of a line from Gardendale to Altoona to Piedmont to Dadeville. Others are forming over Southwest Alabama. Showers are also over eastern Mississippi. Everything is moving … Continue reading →

On Thursday, July 17, 1980, the Birmingham News carried the sad headlline that much beloved Auburn formed head football coach Shug Jordan had died. GOP Presidential Candidate Ronald Reagan announced that George Bush would be his running mate in the … Continue reading →