Storms continue over North Central Alabama tonight… There moving only slowly eastward. One cluster extends from Arley to west of Bremen in eastern Winston and southwestern Cullman County. Another short line extends from near Hayden in SW Blount County to … Continue reading →

Storms continue across North and Central Alabama tonight. Storms have moved east of the Birmingham metro area after bringing some nice rainfall and heavy lightning to eastern sections of the city. Those cells are now in St. Clair County. Stronger … Continue reading →

One year ago today…May 25, 2008… The tornado that struck the communities of Parkersburg, New Hartford and Dunkerton in Iowa tornado was rated as an EF 5. This correlates to wind speeds up to 205 MPH on the Enhanced Fujita … Continue reading →

Here is a note from Red Willoughby about an outing his group had on the Cahaba River yesterday. Bill, Thanks for your help in planning my canoe trip. We went yesterday even though it drizzled on the ride down – … Continue reading →

Additional showers and storms are forming early this evening in a long broken line from north to south. One cell is over southwestern Birmingham in the Fairfield area. Another is near West Blocton in Bibb County. Lightning now in the … Continue reading →

Storms continue from the Hoover area northward through western sections of Birmingham to Warrior and up I-65 through SW Blount and Cullman Counties. Here’s a late report from Blount EMA…at 7 p.m. Blount Co 911 just reported State Hwy 160 … Continue reading →

Strong storms over Walker County and Cullman County. They extend south along the Jefferson/Walker County line. An areal flood advisory is in effect for Walker County. A flash flood warning is in effect for Cullman County. Scattered showers and storms … Continue reading →

Showers and storms continue over Southwest and Central Alabama this morning. Over North Central Alabama…they are generally bordered by an area from Hamilton to Double Springs to Vinemont to Gadsden through northern Jefferson County the curving down through Pickens and … Continue reading →

The sky is simply gorgeous this morning across Central Alabama. You can be under a dense, tropical shower where it is simply pouring and see a huge patch of blue sky and brilliant sunshine not very far away, bordered by … Continue reading →

What is the single most important development in the history of tornado forecasting and warning? Would it be Fawbush and Miller’s fortuitous forecast at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma in 1948? Could it be the discovery of the hook echo on … Continue reading →