Showers and intensifying quickly now across southern Shelby County and Bibb County. They should begin producing lightning soon. They are in the West Blocton area and from Maylene down to north of Montevallo and to south of Calera. The storms … Continue reading →

Amateur radio reports LIGHTNING at 01:30 AM CST — house struck by lightning on County Road 25 five miles northwest of Hamilton…fire dept en route. unknown damage at this time. The most intense thunderstorm activity in the state right now … Continue reading →

Our line of storms is into Northwest Alabama now. Heavy rain and lightning is affecting northern Lamar, western Marion and Franklin Counties, extending up into Colbert County. To the southwest, storms were heavy over Starkville and Louisville in eastern Mississippi. … Continue reading →

Strong storms in the Starkville area will reach northern Lamar and western Marion County shortly after 12:30. They extend from Aberdeen to West Point to Okalona. They are moving northeast. They will be accompanied by heavy rain, lightning and strong … Continue reading →

Our line of storms continues eastward through Central Mississippi at this hour. It doesn’t have hardly anything to work with in terms of instability. Perhaps of some greater concern are the storms that have formed ahead of the main line … Continue reading →

Our thin line of storms extends from western Kentucky through western Tennessee, into northern Mississippi and into extreme eastern Louisiana. In Mississippi, it extends from just west of Greenwood to west of Oxford to near Holly Springs. This is about … Continue reading →

The NWS Memphis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for two counties SW of Memphis. Further south, the narrow line of thunderstorm is approaching Monroe, LA. It is about 220 miles west of Sumter County on the Alabama border now. … Continue reading →

Should you be worried about severe weather across North and Central Alabama overnight? Based on the effect of the strong easterly wedge that has brought cool, damp air to the area today…chances are greatly diminished. And they weren’t very high … Continue reading →

On January 23, 1973, the Eldfell Volcano on the erupted along a 1.5 mile fissure along the length of the island of Heimaey, Iceland, creating a spectacular curtain of fire. As the volcano erupted, the island’s five thousand residents gathered … Continue reading →

Thanks to JB and a couple of nice blog readers, my Weatherwise magazine collection grew by 30% over the past two weeks. My wish list for back issues is much shorter. Here are the issues that I still need. If … Continue reading →