The SPC has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for… Northern Louisiana Central Mississippi It goes until 8 p.m. CDT. Activity is expected to intensify along and north of the frontal boundary through northern Louisiana and into central Mississippi. I think … Continue reading →

It’s a rainy Mother’s Day across the northern half of Alabama. At 1 o’clock, rain covered a wide area of Central Alabama, from the Columbus, Mississippi area up through Marion County, over through Winston, Walker and Fayette Counties into Cullman, … Continue reading →

Showers cover the northwestern quarter of Alabama and northeastern Mississippi late this morning. They are over the area north of I-59 and west of I-65 generally. Heavy storms are over northwestern Tuscaloosa back through Pickens County over to near Columbus … Continue reading →

Rain and storms across northern Mississippi are moving eastward and will overspread North and North Central Alabama this morning. The cold front that moved through Central Alabama overnight is located somewhere around a line from Livingston to Prattville to Lafayette. … Continue reading →

Why do tornadoes form? What makes some storms produce tornadoes, while other do not? Why are some tornadoes strong, and others weak? How can we issue better warnings? How can we reduce the false alarm rate? Can longer warning lead … Continue reading →

Our line of storms has pushed into South Central Alabama late tonight. They extend from western Autauga County through Dallas County. An area of moderate to heavy rain is over southern Calhoun and much of Cleburne County in East Alabama. … Continue reading →

Storms continue quite strong over EAst Alabama tonight from Heflin to Anniston to Talladega. Tons and tons of lightning with them, along with some torrential rain. Nothing severe, but quite a light and sound show.

Check out this view from the ABC3340 Gulf Shores Skycam tonight. How incredible is that?

A healthy line of showers and storms was pushing southeastward across Central Alabama tonight. They have not been severe so far, but that may change shortly with some strong storms moving out of the Meridian area toward southern Sumter and … Continue reading →

Storms have rapidly intensified just west of Birmingham and are moving in on the metro. They have copious amounts of lightning and heavy rain. Expect winds to 40 mph and some hail also. Another very strong storm is just west … Continue reading →