There is no truth to the rumor that US-78 (Corridor X) is being renamed the derecho highway. And it is another derecho knocking down trees all over Alabama again tonight. Some possible injuries now… 2 ambulances have been dispatched to … Continue reading →

Here’s the latest… A severe thunderstorm warning continues for Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker and Winston Counties until 10 p.m. Dangerous storms from just west of Falkville to east of Arley to Carbon Hill to west of Fayette. The storm just … Continue reading →

Dangerous storms are moving southeastward through Marion County and Winston County. They will be moving into Lamar, Fayette and Walker Counties shortly. They all have a high threat of damaging winds and deadly lightning.

A very dangerous storm is just west of Snead and Clarence in Blount right now. It is showing tremendous hail. It is moving toward Snead, Clarence, Walnut Grove and Altoona. Take cover as this dangerous storm approaches.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Etowah and St. Clair Counties in Alabama until 930 p.m. CDT. Damage is being reported at Summit in Blount County. Trees and powerlines are reported there. Folks from Gadsden to Oneonta and … Continue reading →

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Marion and Winston County until 915 p.m. Doppler radar shows 45 knots of base velocity coming into Marion County. This means a high likelihood of damaging winds, along the … Continue reading →

Forty nine years later, the people of Kopperl, Texas still refer to the meteorological phenomenon that struck their town during the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 15, 1960 as Satan’s Storm. Newspapers that morning talked about Lyndon Johnson’s landslide … Continue reading →

A few showers have developed in the northwesterly flow over Northeast Alabama. They are over southern Marshall, southwestern DeKalb, Etowah, northern Cherokee and northern Cleburne Counties. No lightning involved, but they are associated with a little instability, probably from some … Continue reading →

What is this? The fifty sisxt derecho we’va had this year? It truly has been the year of the derecho. This one has uprooted thousands of trees across Alabama, much like its predecessors. Severe thunderstorm warnings continue in effect for … Continue reading →

Here is a snapshot of the Alabama weather situation. LATE REPORTS …12:37…Sylacauga PD responding to Hwy 280 in the area of Krystal…utility lines are sparking. …12:39…3 ESE Homewood [Jefferson Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 14 Jun, … Continue reading →