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Flash Flood Warnings…West Alabama
The NWS has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Fayette, Lamar and Pickens County till 9:15 PM CDT. A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for Marion County until 8 p.m. Strong storms with torrential rains now from north and … Continue reading
West Alabama Storms Intensifying
We have been watching an interesting shift in the energy of storms to our west. The primary line stalled and weakened, while storms are now forming out ahaed of the main line. They are congealing into a fairly powerful line … Continue reading
Alabama Update 3:50 p.m.
Heavy tropical showers are scattered across the northwestern third of Alabama. You kind of have to stitch an image together of the Columbus MS and Maxwell AFB radars to get the whole picture, since the BMX radar is out. Northwest … Continue reading
Be Ready for More Heavy Rain
Partly sunny skies across much of the area this afternoon are leading to increasing instability and the development of small but increasingly numerous pop corn showers in long curved rows across Alabama and eastern Mississippi. These showers are capable of … Continue reading
A Wet Sunday in Store
Showers over Jefferson County are weakening at this hour. A large area of rain continues over Blount and Cullman counties. To the northwest, a large area of showers and storms is over Northwest Mississippi. Flash flood warnings are in effect … Continue reading
Sunday Morning Rains
A stream of showers with some heavy rain has set up across eastern Tuscaloosa, western Jefferson, eastern Walker and Cullman Counties this morning. It seems to be filling in to the south as well, across Hale, Perry and into Marengo … Continue reading
Late Night Look
Much quieter night across Alabama tonight. Showers have formed over West Central Alabama and are moving northward along the Bibb/Hale County line. Heavy showers were moving northward through the Gadsden area. In eastern Mississippi, a long curving line of storms … Continue reading
Today in Weather History – September 20th
Hurricanes headline this edition of Today in Weather History…on September 20th… …1908: A devastating hurricane struck the Louisiana coast, coming ashore 50 miles west of New Orleans, near Houma around 8pm. The hurricane was as intense as the Galveston Hurricane … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Update – 6:40 p.m.
They are getting close to kick off in Auburn, and the weather is not very good right now. The stadium is in weather delay right now because of lightning. I understand 3/4 of the field is under water. The game … Continue reading
Auburn Update
Showers and thunderstorms are in the Auburn area right now, moving to the northeast. Those showers will clear the stadium area, but be followed about 45 minutes later by another batch that is developing to the southwest. Keep the rain … Continue reading
