Flash flood warning for eastern Winston County until 6:30 p.m. That storm has moved into western Cullman County. It is heading southeast at 15 mph, toward Bremen. Numerous heavy storms are over southern Colbert, Franklin, northeastern Marion and entering northwestern … Continue reading →

The E storm this year should have been named Ethel, if the WMO had a sense of humor. Fred is strengthening, with top winds of 70 mph. It could get a lot stronger over the next 24 hours, before substantial … Continue reading →

The storm west of Chelsea has grown in the past 15 minutes thanks to a merger of two storm cells and a passing outflow boundary. It is moving southeastward in the general direction of Columbiana. The cells south of Oakman … Continue reading →

The NWS Huntsville has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limeston and Madison Counties. The storm near Rogersville is moving in the direction of Decatur. The Madison County storm is over the City of Huntsville. It is … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms are moving slowly southward across the Tennessee Valley this afternoon. They cover parts of eastern Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan and northeastern Winston Counties. The heaviest activity was approaching Double Springs and Addison in Winston County. New cells were … Continue reading →

That is one beautiful storm this evening over Northeast Alabama, some 75 air miles northeast of Birmingham. It is over southern Jackson County near Paint Rock. Another strong storm near Scottsboro. Moving SE at 10 mph. A severe thunderstorm warning … Continue reading →

Most of North and Central Alabama is free of precipitation this afternoon. A few light showers were over Northwest Alabama… …along the Franklin/Marion County line …over western Lauderdale and Colbert Counties. …just east of Tuscaloosa A thunderstorm was over northern … Continue reading →

Major Jeff Ragusa of the Hurricane Hunters gave me permission to reproduce his recent story on their missions into Hurricane Jimena from their fan page. Here is that account… I am part of the USAF Reserve crew tasked with collecting … Continue reading →

The tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands is one of the most impressive to move off the African Coast this season. It does have a circulation and thunderstorm activity, but is not quite organized enough on satellite for the … Continue reading →

NWS Library On September 7, 1900 in Galveston, TX, the head of the local Weather Bureau office, Isaac Cline, was worried. The weatherman knew enough about the signs of an approaching hurricane to know that one was in the Gulf … Continue reading →