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Quiet Evening
Thunderstorms quickly bubbled up this afternoon as temperatures soared into the lower 90s and dewpoints hovered around 73F-74F. Severe severe thunderstorm warnings were required, but no significant damage was reported. Trees were reported down in Centreville and southwest of McFarland … Continue reading
Sky Show This Weekend
A big partial lunar eclipse will be visible across Alabama and much of the United States early, early Saturday morning. Just look west just before sunrise, around 5 a.m. The event will be made even more beautiful by the horizon … Continue reading
Lightning Awareness Week
Lightning: What You Need to Know (From the National Weather Service) • NO PLACE outside is safe when thunderstorms are in the area!! • If you hear thunder, lightning is close enough to strike you. • When you hear thunder, … Continue reading
A Little Lawn Watering in Order?
LAWN WATCH: Despite some rain at most locations across Central Alabama in the past seven days, the heat is drying out our lawns and hardens and short term rainfall deficits are showing up again. Most spots could use between 0.5-1.5 … Continue reading
Talking Tropics with Stacy Stewart from the NHC
Yesterday, I started a series sharing some candid thoughts and observations from NHC Hurricane Specialist Stacy Stewart at last week’s Eastern U.S. Weather Conference. While hurricane track forecasts have improved, intensity forecasts have not kept up. The average 24 hour … Continue reading
Storms Staying West of Border
The storm near Columbus MS has weakened and is no longer severe. The storm approaching Starkville is severe but move to the south and will stay west of the Alabama border. There is a small isolated storm in Marion Co. … Continue reading
Eastern MS Storms May Clip Pickens Co.
Strong storms near Columbus MS are making their way south southeastward early this evening. They could clip affect southern Lamar or Pickens Counties. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Monroe Co MS.
Things Calming Down
The NWS has canceled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega and Tuscaloosa Counties. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for Autauga, Chambers, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, … Continue reading
Storms Into South Central Alabama
Storms are quite intense in the Montgomery area, where severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect. A flash flood warning as well. There is an intense storm over in East Alabama over southern Chambers and Lee Counties. Trees were reported down … Continue reading
Storms Continue
We still have warnings this afternoon. …Severe thunderstorm warning for Lamar and Fayette Counties. Intense storm approaching the city of Fayette. …Severe thunderstorm warning for Coosa and Elmore Counties…intense storm in the process of collapsing near Deatsville and Elmore in … Continue reading
