Buffalo’s earliest lake effect snowstorm on record dumped 8.3 inches of snow on the city on October 12, 2006, setting a new record for the most snow on any October day. The record didn’t last long, as 10.9 inches fell … Continue reading →

I did expect a little more sunshine than we are seeing across Central Alabama this afternoon. Let’s just say the sky has plenty of character. A large mass of clouds extends from the Shoals area southward to Tuscaloosa and Selma … Continue reading →

Just looking at our rainfall surpluses this morning across Alabama. Birmingham is the big winner at the official reporting stations with an excess of 11.98 inches over the average annual rainfall so far. In fact, we have surpassed the total … Continue reading →

June- too soon. July– stand by! August– look out you must. September– remember. October, all over. That is an old mariner’s poem about Caribbean hurricanes. But as we have seen in looking back at weather history the past few days, … Continue reading →

A northeast/southwest band of rain that has been moving slowly eastward began to dissipate after lunch. Some new showers were forming over southern Tuscaloosa, northern Greene and Hale Counties. These showers will produce some moderate rain along and to the … Continue reading →

Folks traveling on I-59 between Meridian and Chattanooga this morning may think it is raining everywhere in Alabama. They would have their windshield wipers on the entire trip. Really it is just within about 30 miles either side of that … Continue reading →

The hurricane season of 1780 was the deadliest and one of the most destructive ever observed in the Atlantic. Of course, the records from that time are not nearly as complete as today, but we know there were at least … Continue reading →

The severe thunderstorm watch has been whittled down to Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph and Tallapoosa Counties. The line of storms now extends from Roanoke to Tuskegee to Red Level to Brewton at this hour. Showers are showing up on radar … Continue reading →

Things have calmed down quite a bit tonight across Alabama. There is a severe thunderstorm warning currently for Autauga County. It is for a strong storm that has intensified near an inflection point, or kink, in the long squall line. … Continue reading →

Severe thunderstorm warning for Blount County. The storm from Holly Pond to east of Blountsville to Cleveland has collapsed and is probably producing damaging winds. Folks from Blountsville to Clarence, Snead and Douglas need to be in safe shelter as … Continue reading →