Getting numerous reports of wind damage from St. Clair County tonight…along and south of I-20. Late report of a tree down in Lincoln. Sylacauga has widespread power outage on the south side of the city. A severe thunderstorm warning continues … Continue reading →

The radar returns with our derecho are just about gone… But the winds are still strong… Winds are gusting to 60-70 mph still. Glass blown out of a mobile home at Lincoln…injuring an occupant. Large tree down in Childersburg. Warnings … Continue reading →

The National Weather Service has just issued a big severe thunderstorm warning for areas downstream of the derecho… It goes for… …eastern Bibb …much of Shelby …Chilton …northern Autauga …Coosa …southern St. Clair …Talladega and Clay Counties The line has … Continue reading →

Someone just asked the National Weather Service if we were having a durango. No, but we are at the tail end of a derecho. A derecho (duh-ray-cho) is a large complex of thunderstorms that produces widespread wind damage along a … Continue reading →

Severe thunderstorm warning for Bibb, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa Counties. WIND DAMAGE REPORT FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY 4 SSW Five Mile Creek G [Jefferson Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 08:11 PM CDT — a few … Continue reading →

The intense line of storms is pushing southeast tonight… The leading edge extends from east of Jasper to 30 miles west of downtown Birmingham to just north of Tuscaloosa to east of Carrollton to west of Eutaw. Warnings… Severe thunderstorm … Continue reading →

NEW WARNING… Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker [AL] till 8:30 PM CDT Solid severe thunderstorm warnings now from Lawrence, Morgan and Cullman Counties…southward through Winston, Walker, Blount, Jefferson, Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Greene and northern Sumter … Continue reading →

Radar indicating rotation in the Oakman area. Could see a brief spinup along the leading edge of the bow echo. TVS indicated. Trees reported down at Manchester in Walker County at 736 p.m. Moving ESE toward Parrish and eventually West … Continue reading →

The derecho moving through western Alabama right now means business folks. We are getting numerous reports of trees down all along it. Numerous trees down across Lamar County according to EMA. Quarter size hail reported in Vernon at 715 p.m. … Continue reading →

Doppler radar indicates a dangerous storm approaching the Ethelsville/Macedonia area of Pickens County. Moving ESE at 35. Lots of trees down in Lamar County…countywide.