BMX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Blount, Jefferson [AL] till 12:45 PM CDT. This warning includes Warrior, Morris, Gardendale, Pinson and Center Point. Be alert for winds to over 60 mph, intense lightning and very heavy rains. Go in substantial … Continue reading →

Central Alabama Counties: Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa [AL] till 8:00 PM CDT

BMX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Walker [AL] till 12:45 PM CDT. Storms over Walker County are intensifying rapidly. Be in safe shelter as these dangerous storms approach. They are moving southeast at about 20 mph. They will be moving … Continue reading →

BMX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Blount, Etowah, St. Clair [AL] till 12:45 PM CDT . Wow…That’s some more lightning over Cullman and Marshall Counties. The severe thunderstorm warning covers this area: New warninh just out for Walker…details in a … Continue reading →

The NWS in Huntsville has issued a flash flood warning for Cullman County. It is effective until 1:15. There are also flah flood warnings for Lauderdale, Colbert and Madison Counties in North Alabama. Flooding being reported in the Harvest area … Continue reading →

Storms have been increasing in coverage over North Alabama over the past couple of hours and dropping southward. At this hour, the storms have made it as far south as Marion, Winston, Cullman and Marshall Counties, with a few showers … Continue reading →

National Hurricane Center Hurricane Specialist Stacy Stewart spoke last Saturday at the Eastern U.S. Weather Conference in Baltimore. He is a U.S. Navy reservist as well, and recently was awarded the bronze star for his combat service in Afghanistan. I … Continue reading →

As quickly as it formed and intensified…the storm over Shelby County has weakened. But not before it caused numerous lightning strikes to residences, downed power lines, a couple of downed trees and singles removed from roofs across the Alabaster, Pelham … Continue reading →

John Talbot keeps us posted on scanner traffic from storm affected areas…he reports… Alabaster FD reporting lightning has struck a tree at 1396 Sequoia Trail and has burst a water main. Saying water is everywhere and that’s not counting the … Continue reading →

Some Skywatcher reports… …(8:37:23 PM) Michael Mills/Alabaster: Man the lighting is bad …(8:38:30 PM) Nathan Jones (WX4NLJ) Pelham: Neither home in Helena was actually set on fire by lightning. …(8:38:33 PM) john talbot.concord/hueytown: 1430 Sequoia trail in Alabaster has a … Continue reading →