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Noon Update

An area of strong to severe storms was moving to the east across Northwest Alabama at this hour. Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for Winston and Marion Counties as well as Lawrence County in Northwest Alabama. Wind damage has … Continue reading →

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More Warnings

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for DeKalb County in NE Alabama until 1 p.m. for strong storms between Valley Head and Ider. A new severe thunderstorm warning was just issued for Lawrence County for storms west of Moulton. … Continue reading →

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60 mph Winds Reported in Marion Co.

Emergency management reports winds estimated to 60 mph near Hackleburg in Marion County…headed toward Haleyville… The severe thunderstorm warning has been re-issued until 12:15 p.m. and shifted further east. The storm will reach Double Springs shortly after noon. The big … Continue reading →

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SVR Marion/Winston

The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Marion and Winston Counties in Northwest Alabama. It is effective until noon. The storms have the potential to produce winds in excess of 60 mph, which is strong enough … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warch Issued for Alabama

The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for North Alabama. It does go as far south as Jefferson County. Here is the rough outline of the watch. It goes until 6 p.m. Here are the counties included in the … Continue reading →

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Thunderstorms Over Northwest Alabama

An upper trough is moving eastward across northern Mississippi and western Tennessee late this morning. It is producing a line of showers and storms that extends from west of Lawrenceburg, TN to west of Florence, AL to near Fulton, MS, … Continue reading →

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Kansas’ Worst Disaster Was…A Flood…

When you think about Kansas and natural disasters, you naturally think about tornadoes, or droughts, or maybe blizzards. But did you know that the state’s worst natural disaster came from an epic 1951 flood? On the morning of Wednesday, July … Continue reading →

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Scattered Storms

Showers and storms continue in a west to east line across the middle of Alabama this afternoon. They generally extend from Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties…through Bibb/Shelby/Jefferson into Clay, Randolph and Chambers Counties. Still nothing especially strong and the storms are … Continue reading →

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2:25 p.m. Update

Scattered showers and storms are developing across Central Alabama this afternoon. The Tennessee Valley is free of showers, finding itself behind the weak surface boundary that is dropping southward. Two of the more notable thundershowers are near Moores Bridge in … Continue reading →

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Just Past Noon

Partly sunny to partly cloudy conditions continue across Central Alabama this afternoon. Storms were start to develop over East Alabama. They are mainly confined to Tallapoosa County right now…from near Alex City to north of Dadeville. Temperatures are in the … Continue reading →

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