Author Archives: murray
Looking West
The dense fog that formed across parts of the area early this morning has dissipated, leaving a beautiful day for now in most spots. On the radar right now…however…there is a moderate shower/wannabe thunderstorm moving ENE toward Lake Logan Martin … Continue reading
A Little Foggy in Spots
A few spots are reporting patchy dense fog across Central Alabama this morning. Visibility was 1/4 mile at the Gadsden Airport, 1 3/4 miles at Anniston and 2 1/2 miles at the Shelby County Airport. A quick review of the … Continue reading
Welcome to August
Welcome to August in Birmingham. We are on the downhill run of summer now. The days are getting shorter. And with the lessened solar energy, the temperatures will be going down. July is our hottest month, but there is really … Continue reading
BIG NEWS: Indy Race Coming to Birmingham
The Grand Prix of Alabama will be held April 9-11, 2010. It will be around the same dates in 2011 and 2012. This is huge news for the state and city. It will bring over 100,000 thousand racing fans to … Continue reading
The First Hurricane Hunter
On July 13th, our guest on WeatherBrains was Lt. Col. Roy Deatherage of the Hurricane Hunters. He talked about the first aircraft flight into a hurricane…and it actually happened during this week in weather history…in 1943… During WWII, tracking hurricanes … Continue reading
Late Night Look at Alabama Weather
Showers were beginning to increase across North Central Mississippi over into Central Alabama late tonight. Showers and storms were increasing across eastern Tiscaloosa and western Jefferson Counties, extending up into Cullman County. A pretty good cell had formed west of … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Update – 8 p.m.
Things are still calm across the state this evening… A few light showers are over parts of Tuscaloosa, Lamar and Fayette Counties, but they don’t amount to much. A storm was on the Dallas/Wilcox County line in South Central Alabama. … Continue reading
South Central Alabama Warnings
The action is over South Central Alabama… The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Autauga, Elmore, Montgomery [AL] till 6:00 PM CDT Severe storm on the north side of Montgomery. A second Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued … Continue reading
Just Before 5 p.m.
Almost all of North and Central Alabama is still free of showers and storms this afternoon. There are storms over western Georgia, southern Tennessee and northern Mississippi. Stronger storms are near the Mississippi River. A severe thunderstorm warning is in … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Forming North Mississippi/West Alabama
Showers and storms are now starting to form over eastern Mississippi from Columbus to Tupelo over into West Alabama’s Lamar County. Additional storms were forming back to the northwest up Corridor X towards Memphis. All of the activity was moving … Continue reading
