With significant severe weather threatening Alabama today…now is a good time to review your tornado safety rules. Tornadoes are nature’s most violent weather phenomena. Despite vastly improved detection and warning systems, seconds often make the difference between life and death … Continue reading →

Elevated storms continue to lift northeastward over Central Alabama ahead of a warm front. They have weakened and the severe weather threat has temporarily diminished. However…as the low level jet fires up overnight, storms will fire over Central Mississippi into … Continue reading →

Rain and thunderstorms continue over the western half of Alabama tonight. The overall intensity of the storms has weakened, but they are still putting out lots of lightning and heavy rain. Since the storms are elevated in nature, meaning their … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms have increased in intensity over West Central Alabama tonight from Marion County through Lamar, western Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa into Sumter Counties. Other strong storms were along the Tuscaloosa/Bib county line from Coaling and Vance to west of West Blocton. … Continue reading →

Rain and thunderstorms continue across the northwestern quarter of Alabama tonight, extending back into eastern Mississippi. These storms are the advance guard of a powerful storm system that is moving out onto the Plains states tonight. Seven tornado watches are … Continue reading →

Ceilings too low…visibilities too low at Cape Canaveral in Florida So the Shuttle landing is a no-go for today. We will get you some information on the track if the weather improves for tomorrow’s landing opportunities. They start at Kennedy … Continue reading →

The first landing opportunity has been waved off by controller due to clouds and showers near the landing site at Cape Canaveral. It looks like there might be enough improvement for a second chance at 9:23 a.m. CDT. Unfortunately clouds … Continue reading →

(Yesterday was J.B.’s birthday, by the way…This article was from the month he retired in 1989) From the Birmingham News: Monday, April 17, 1989… It was his first day on the job, and as he arrived at the office on … Continue reading →

Images Courtesy NASA Space Weather News for April 18, 2010 https://spaceweather.com SPACE SHUTTLE RE-ENTRY: On Monday morning, April 19th, space shuttle Discovery will make a rare “descending node” reentry over the continental United States. The returning spacecraft will pass over … Continue reading →

Rain gauges all across Central Alabama are gathering dust right now. It’s likely that a spider has dropped taken residence in your rain collector. Each week, I look at the Birmingham rainfall total, and this week, the only thing that … Continue reading →