Showers are increasing quickly early on this Sunday morning across eastern Mississippi into Northwestern Alabama. This seems to be more in line with the GFS evening run, which has us quite a bit wetter later today. Intensifying storm near Columbus … Continue reading →

Chaser Ryan McGinnis wrote an excellent blog post about Vortex 2’s rough day last Monday. It is a great story about a frustrating day for the team. It also has some outstanding photographs. Find it at https://bigstormpicture.blogspot.com/2010/05/vortex-2-may-10-2010.html. Ryan writes… I … Continue reading →

Our inhouse model, the WSI RPM, was extremely accurate in its prediction that showers would form late this evening over Northwest Alabama. The latest run of the RPM keeps the thunderstorm development in the Alabama counties next to the Mississippi … Continue reading →

Showers moving north northeast over West Alabama are weakening at this hour. One spunky little thundershower is in the Coaling/Brookwood area of eastern Tuscaloosa County. It will move up into western Jefferson county but stay west of Bessemer and Hueytown, … Continue reading →

High pressure off the Southeast Coast continues to keep Alabama mainly dry this afternoon. Showers and storms were becoming more plentiful over Northwest Georgia along a stationary front. A few isolated storms will likely form back into the Tennessee Valley … Continue reading →

For days, the Storm Prediction Center warned that a significant outbreak of tornadoes was possible last Monday. On Monday morning, the High Risk alarm was sounded. Public severe weather outlooks were posted. Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado watches were issued. Emergency … Continue reading →

Doesn’t it remind you of one of those colored rotating light disks that our parents used to light the aluminum Christmas trees back in the 60s?

Reports from several sources are that there is at least one confirmed fatality in the Oklahoma City area. Here is the Oklahoma situation at 7:25 p.m. with numerous tornado warnings. There is still a very dangerous storm likely containing a … Continue reading →

Numerous reports of damage pouring in from areas in eastern Oklahoma City from Moore to the east northeast…with tornado crossing I-40 at Choctaw Road. Another large tornado has moved from the Noble area southeast of Norman to near Tecumseh. It … Continue reading →

Two tornadoes still in the Oklahoma City area. A major outbreak of tornadoes is in progress across Oklahoma. Significant damage reported on the south and east side of Norman Loves store at I-40 and Choctaw destroyed but customers and employees … Continue reading →