The radar is still clear tonight over Alabama. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for a few counties in the Mississippi Delta this evening. It is now for a lone supercell storm. The watch was prompted by a stationary … Continue reading →

Many thanks to JB for keeping an eye on the blog this afternoon as we did a little sightseeing in Memphis. The National Civil Rights Museum is a very moving experience. The weather back home cooperated as the thunderstorms calmed … Continue reading →

Rain and storms continue over much of Central Alabama at this hour. The most extensive rain is generally along and south of a line roughly along US-78 in West Alabama and US-280 in East Alabama. Some moderate rain was over … Continue reading →

Rain and storms continue across the northern half of Alabama this morning. Not much to see in the way of surface features. There is a little bubble high over north Alabama that formed in the wake of light evening’s storms. … Continue reading →

John Raymond Hope was born on May 14, 1919 in Stowell, Pennsylvania. He was a navigator in the Army Air Force in World War II. After returning to the states, he earned his degree in mathematics from the University of … Continue reading →

As we drove to Memphis yesterday afternoon, we passed through the damage at Olive Branch about 15 minutes after the tornado struck… It is a reminder that in addition to the widespread wind damage that a bow echo can produce, … Continue reading →

Showers and storms continuing moving southeastward across North Central Alabama this morning. Lots of heavy rain and loud thunder in the Birmingham area at this time. Heaviest activity is from western sections of the metro to Pell City. Lots of … Continue reading →

Took these gorgeous shots of the backside of the thunderstorm complex that tore through Memphis late Friday afternoon on its way to Alabama. Around 175,000 people were without power after the storm in Memphis, but the downtown area near the … Continue reading →

An area of showers and storms was moving southeastward across North Central Alabama early on this Saturday morning. They extend from Decatur to Cullman to Double Springs to Hamilton to Booneville MS back to the Huntsville/Decatur area. The activity becomes … Continue reading →

It’s been a wild night across much of Alabama with a powerful complex of storms known as a derecho bringing 50-70 mph winds to a wide area. There are reports that nearly 60,000 people are without power in the Birmingham … Continue reading →