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Good Night Storms

Our thunderstorms were a special gift of the Atlantic seabreeze. The seabreeze moved well into Central Georgia by mid-afternoon and into Alabama early the evening. It made the trip over from places like Savannah and St. Simons Island and Brunswick … Continue reading →

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Shake, Rattle and Roll in Eastern Jefferson

Intense storms over eastern Jefferson County at the midnight hour, from Irondale to Trussville to Pinson. They are producing frequent, heavy lightning and steady moderate to heavy rain. They are slowly beginning to weaken now but will be loud and … Continue reading →

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Shelby/Jefferson Flooding

An areal flood advisory has been issued for northern Shelby and Jefferson Counties… Persistent storms over southern Jefferson and northern Shelby Counties are producing flooding some spots. Cars have been reported off road into floodwaters off Helena Road in Helena. … Continue reading →

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North Shelby/South Jefferson Storms

A nice outflow boundary is moving westward across eastern parts of the Birmingham metro at this hour. It will bring a freshening wind out of the east at 10-20 mph for a few minutes. It is also enhancing thunderstorms in … Continue reading →

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Storms Growing South of Birmingham

A complex of storms has developed just south of Birmingham late this evening and it will be propogating northward across the Metro. These storms will intensify as an outflow boundary interacts with them across the Birmingham Metro area over the … Continue reading →

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Strong Storms Over East Alabama…

Strong storms are spreading over East Alabama tonight. They are especially intense over Cleburne County. Lane Kilgore in Muscadine reports a very intense lightning show with some of the most brilliant lightning observed in some time. The activity extends from … Continue reading →

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Storms, Storms…

Storms were growing along an arc tonight from west of Dallas GA to north of Carrollton GA to southeast of Heflin to north of Ashland in Clay County to big mess of storms from east of Alex city to Dadeville … Continue reading →

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8:20 p.m. Check

Stupid Internet. That’s twice tonight that I wrote significant updates, only to have them disappear when I went to post them thanks to lost Internet signal. Strong storms from Cullman through Blount, Marshall, Madison and Jackson Counties. A severe thunderstorm … Continue reading →

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7:30 p.m. Update

Strong storms continue across parts of North, Central and eastern Alabama. Strong storm between Montevallo and Centreville. It is moving northwest and will pass east of West Blocton. This is a very impressive storm. You can view it from the … Continue reading →

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6:30 in Alabama

Pulse thunderstorms continue to be widely scattered across the eastern half of North and Central Alabama this evening. We say they are pulse storms because they form quickly, pulse up in intensity, then quickly rain themselves out, their updrafts choking … Continue reading →

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