The radar is mainly quiet across Alabama after a memorable afternoon and evening. September 17, 2009 will go down as a memorable rainfall event for folks in Calhoun, St. Clair and Jefferson Counties. Radar estimates show a large area of … Continue reading →

The showers moving into southern Jefferson and Shelby Counties have weakened. Some heavy rain was shpwn from Chelsea to near Pelham. Movement is NNW at 10 mph. Areal flood advisory in effect. Radar has calmed over rest of state,

Rain has diminished over eastern Jefferson County at this hour, but heavy rain was massing to the south over Shely County. This rain was east of Calera at this hour, but it will be moving NNW over Shelby and Jefferson … Continue reading →

A quasi-stationary thunderstorm over southeastern Jefferson, northern Shelby and Southwestern St. Clair County is causing more problems early on this Friday morning. Very heavy rain now falling from the Overton community and Lake Purdy, northeast to the Leeds area. Rainfall … Continue reading →

It would be an incredible night for sleeping if the weather weren’t so dangerous in spots tonight. Some hefty rainfall amounts have occurred across parts of Jefferson and St. Clair Counties tonight. A fairly wide area of 3-7 inch amounts … Continue reading →

062 NOUS44 KBMX 180432 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-181800- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1145 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2009 …SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… BETWEEN THREE AND SEVEN INCHES (DOPPLER ESTIMATED) OF RAIN FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF … Continue reading →

We still have a big flash flood warning in effect for all of Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair Counties at this hour. In the Birmingham area, a large area of moderate to heavy rain with some thunder extended from Homewood … Continue reading →

A big flash flood warning covers all of Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair Counties tonight until 12:30 a.m. Want to give a special alert to our friends south of Moody, where radar shows around 3 inches of rain has fallen … Continue reading →

It has been a night of serious flooding in northwestern Shelby, western Jefferson, northeast Jefferson and St. Clair Counties. And it is not over yet. A new flash flood warning has been issued for almost all of Jefferson, Shelby and … Continue reading →

Trained spotter reports FLASH FLOOD at 08:45 PM CDT — water over the roadway at the intersection of county road 52 and 17…including water over the spillway at Joe Tucker Park with 12 vehicles trapped at that location and roads … Continue reading →