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The Latest…Just After 11
The severe thunderstorm watch is being extended southward into the Montgomery and Troy areas. Areas behind the line of storms can be cleared from the watch….the severe threat ends with the passage of the main line…
Reset: 10:50 a.m. and Warning for Jefferson/Blount
Resetting the current weather situation as of 10:40. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the northern third of Alabama until 3 p.m. Not another derecho! Oh, yes…it’s going to be another derecho. A strong mesoscale convective complex was … Continue reading
High Wind Threat Increasing for Winston County
Doppler radar indicates increasing wind along the Marion/Winston County line. Winds of 60 mph are above the surface at 5-6000 feet. These can easily be pulled down to the surface and intensified by thunderstorm downdrafts. Be alert for damaging winds … Continue reading
Flooding Also A Threat
The NWS has issued an Areal Flood Advisory for Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston [AL] till 1:15 PM CDT One half to one inch has fallen or will fall over the alert area. An area of 1 to 2 inch … Continue reading
Another Fresh Warning…
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette, Lamar, Pickens [AL] till 10:45 AM CDT. Very intense storms packing a tremendous amount of lightning and the potential for damaging winds extend from Russellville to east of Hackleburg to … Continue reading
New Warning…Fayette/Lamar/Pickens
The NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette, Lamar, Pickens [AL] till 10:45 AM CDT. Dangerous thunderstorms in the Columbus MS area will affect much of Lamar as well as western Fayette and perhaps northern Pickens County in … Continue reading
The Shadyside, Ohio Flood
Weather charts across the Ohio Valley on the morning of June 14, 1990 did not portend the major flood disaster that would occur that evening in Shadyside, Ohio. The spring had been a wet one, and soil moisture levels were … Continue reading
Storm Complex Racing Eastward
A powerful complex of thunderstorms that roared through Memphis around 6:45 a.m. with a peak wind gust of 46 mph, torrential rain and copious amounts of lightning is now nearing New Albany and Oxford. It is moving east at 40 … Continue reading
Some Beautiful Photos
Kathy Bell sent these beautiful images that she took… Thanks Kathy!
