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Heavy Rain Amounts

Some parts of the state picked up heavy rainfall amounts on Friday. 1.58 inches fell at Anniston and 1.51 inches at Pinson. Just a short distance away, only a trace fell at the Birmingham Airport. Some of the heaviest rainfall … Continue reading →

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Last Showers/Last Update

The last of the storms are moving into Georgia at this hour. In fact, they are quite active in the Newnan and Hogansville areas of western Georgia. They will be completely out of Alabama shortly. Our shower in northeastern Jefferson … Continue reading →

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Approaching the 8 O’clock Hour

Storms are over East Alabama, about to move into Georgia tonight. They are very heavy over Cleburne and Randolph Counties, from Heflin to Wedowee and down to Roanoke and Wadley. Heavy showers are over northwestern Jefferson County, from Brookside and … Continue reading →

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A Few Strong Storms

A few strong storms are scattered across eastern Alabama this evening, generally in a pie shape from northern parts of the Birmingham metro up to around Fort Payne, with the other leg extending down to Roanoke. The strongest storm is … Continue reading →

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5:15 p.m. Update

Isolated storms continue over Central Alabama this afternoon There are mainly concentrated from Cullman and Blount Counties into northeastern Shelby County. The strongest ones are east of Good Hope in Cullman County and east of Sumiton in northern Jefferson County. … Continue reading →

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4 p.m. Alabama Update

No warnings in Central Alabama at this hour. Storms are lined up along I-20 from just east of Moody through Pell City to east of Lincoln. These storms were moving east southeast. A severe thunderstorm just moved into Georgia’s Haralson … Continue reading →

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Etowah/Cherokee Warning

Severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northern Etowah and Cherokee Counties. Dangerous storm just north of Gadsden. It is centered between Mountainboro, Rockledge and Reece City. It is crossing I-59 now. It will move toward Wilsonia and Centre. It … Continue reading →

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More Reports…

Late Reports… 3 WNW Hartselle [Morgan Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:20 PM CDT — roof blown off home in Oak Ridge community. Other report of large tree fell on home. ime estimated by radar. Holly … Continue reading →

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Warning for Blount/Marshall/Cullman Counties

The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cullman and Marshall Counties. It goes until 115 pm. Another warning has been issued for northern Blount County until 130 p.m. Severe thunderstorm indicated in the Fairview, Holly Pond and Baileyton … Continue reading →

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Quick Check 12:30 p.m.

Severe thunderstorm warning continues for Morgan County in North Alabama until 12:45. Severe thunderstorm watch for areas north and east of Birmingham until 6 p.m. The strongest storms are now from Decatur down to east of Double Springs. Storms were … Continue reading →

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