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New Tornado Watch Until 2 a.m.

New tornado watch goes until 2 a.m. for West Central Alabama, much of Central Mississippi, southeastern Arkansas and northeastern Louisiana… Alabama Counties… BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 25 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK … Continue reading →

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More Pelham Flooding

From Herb Coleman… Hi Bill, I took a reading at 7:p.m. and we had picked up another ..98 inches of rainfall since noon. This brings our total for Pelham to 6.06 inches. Bishop creek is now over it’s banks and … Continue reading →

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Two Dangerous Arkansas Storms

Two storms in Arkansas tonight are tornadic. Number one is in the Little Rock area… Damage has been reported in Saline County. Highway 5 is blocked. Damage reported near Hurricane Lake. Large hail now falling in Maumelle. Number two is … Continue reading →

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Pickens, Northern Sumter

Severe thunderstorm warning until 7:30 for northern Sumter and southern Pickens Counties in West Central Alabama. Another look at some of the communities in the path of this warning… LATE REPORT FROM SOUTHWEST ALABAMA… …Rain wrapped tornado reported just NNW … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Flooding Situation…

Flood deaths are one of the most preventable. Lead times on flood warnings are now nearly 45 minutes. But still people die. You just don’t think it could happen to you or someone you love. Numerous reports of flooding tonight, … Continue reading →

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Central Alabama Warnings

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry Counties till 2:15 PM CST Instabilities have really increased over much of Central and South Mississippi extending into West and Southwest Alabama. A tornado watch is in effect for the … Continue reading →

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Busy Afternoon…

Here is the latest… Tornado watch now for West Alabama until 8 p.m. Areal flood warning for Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair and Talladega Counties until 415 p.m. CST. Another areal … Continue reading →

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Tornado Watch Issued

Tornado watch has been issued for parts of Central Alabama until 8 p.m. CST. The counties in the watch include: Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Tuscaloosa. SPC DISCUSSION: …THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE … Continue reading →

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5.08 in Pelham

From our old friend Herb Coleman, who lives in North Pelham in Shelby County… Hi J.B., and Bill, J.B. hope you were able to get in your power nap and get a little rest. Hope all is well with you … Continue reading →

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New Severe Weather Outlook Includes Western Alabama

The SPC has included western Alabama in a Slight risk outlook for severe weather this afternoon and evening. The primary threat for severe weather will be damaging wind and hail, with about a 10% chance that winds of 58 mph … Continue reading →

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