Thunderstorms are into the Tennessee Valley tonight. They are the leftovers from a powerful MCS, or thunderstorm complex that moved southeastward across Tennessee earlier before weakening. They extend from along the Limestone/Madison County line eastward through northern Madison and into … Continue reading →

A powerful complex of thunderstorms is passing Nashville at this hour, racing southeast. A solid area of severe thunderstorm warnings precedes the storms. They are expected to weaken a bit as they head toward North Alabama later tonight, but I … Continue reading →

It is the definition of an isolated storm. It pulsed quickly into life about 5 a.m. southwest of Jasper. It developed lightning as it passed south of Jasper. It is now between Cordova and Parrish, approaching Dora, West Jefferson and … Continue reading →

Friend of the Blog Alston Keith sent this photo of street flooding in Mobile at the intersection of Government and Dauphin from heavy rains that fell this afternoon. He reports that 2 inches of rain fell in less than one … Continue reading →

This note from reader Darren Gilbreath: Hello Mr. Murray, I have been getting lucky with my camera lately and took this shot at the Wal Mart in Attalla, AL. yesterday at 6:30pm when the wild weather started up here. I … Continue reading →

Hurricane Celia was one of the worst hurricanes to ever hit the Texas coast. It made landfall on this date in 1970, just north of Corpus Christi with measured sustained winds of 130 mph and wind gusts estimated to 180 … Continue reading →

Our cool front is across Central Alabama this afternoon, now south of Birmingham. A few storms continue from Marengo and southern Perry Counties into northern Dallas, then skipping over to Autauga and Elmore Counties. There is a shower in Chilton … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms are starting to form across Central Alabama, generally south of I-20. They are going to be numerous this afternoon in this area. Watch out for lots of lightning, heavy rain and strong gusty winds. A big mass … Continue reading →

And a good early Sunday morning to you on this second day of August, 2009. A slowly organizaing band of showers continues across Northwest Alabama this morning from northern Lamar through Marion, southeastern Franklin, and Winston Counties, then on into … Continue reading →

Late night showers are moving across parts of North and North Central Alabama at this early, early hour. They extend from eastern Lawrence and Winston Counties eastward across Morgan, Cullman, Blount, Marshall, Madison, Jackson, DeKalb, Etowah and into northern St. … Continue reading →