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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
