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Messy over Jefferson, Bibb, Tuscaloosa

Thunderstorms merging over northern Bibb County are producing intense rainfall and lightning at this hour. Look for some potential flooding from these storms as well as some hail. Heavy storms are also continuing over western Jefferson County from western Birmingham … Continue reading →

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Bibb County Warning

BMX issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bibb [AL] till 3:45 PM CDT. Storms are intensifying over Bibb County. Hail and damaging winds possible, along with deadly lightning.

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Storms Growing in Birmingham Metro

Thunderstorms are building in the Birmingham Metro. …Storm with lots of lightning and thunder has developed in the Trussville area… Heavier storm over southwestern Jefferson County from Bessemer building back into western sections of the City of Birmingham. These storms … Continue reading →

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East Alabama Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun and Talladega Counties till 3:15 PM CDT. Strong storm in the Anniston/Oxford area. A 38 mph wind gust was recorded at the Anniston Airport. Half inch hail covered the ground earlier at Berry in Fayette … Continue reading →

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Fayette County Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette [AL] till 2:30 PM CDT. As you can see, a strong storm near Berry in Fayette County, drifting south or south southwest slowly. It will move into northern Tuscaloosa County. Hail and damaging winds possible … Continue reading →

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Storms Increasing, Getting Stronger

Scattered storms have developed across the northern half of Alabama this afternoon. One lane of them extends from Dekalb over to Cullman and into Fayette, Lamar and northern Tuscaloosa Counties. Another extends from extreme southern Cherokee through Caloun and Cleburne … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect now until 8 p.m. CDT for parts of Northeast Alabama. In Central Alabama, this watch includes: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah and St. Clair Counties. In North Alabama…this watch includes: Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, … Continue reading →

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Thunderstorms Over West Alabama

A boundary over the western part of the state is resulting in thunderstorms this afternoon. The NWS Huntsville has issued a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings, including on that is valid right now for parts of Colbert and Franklin Counties. … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Breakthrough in Severe Weather Forecasting

What would you say is the most important breakthrough in the tornado warning process? You could go back to the nineteenth century and say the telegraph, which made advance warnings possible. It could be Fawbush and Miller’s excellent, albeit lucky, … Continue reading →

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Special Tropical Weather Outlook

The disturbance we have been talking about all weekend now has a 50% chance of becoming a subtropical or tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours according to the National Hurricane Center. Here is a satellite photo of the disorganized … Continue reading →

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