JB, Tim and I are heading to the local National Weather Association Chapter meeting, but I thought we would update you on the storms in Northwest Georgia. They have become quite intense over the past couple of hours. You can … Continue reading →

On April 19, 1951, the Standard Oil tanker ESSO Greensboro departed from Corpus Christi, Texas with a full load of crude. It was bound for a port on the Atlantic Coast. Three days earlier, the tanker ESSO Suez had departed … Continue reading →

Our line of storms extends from southern Randolph through Tallapoosa and Chambers…into Elmore and Macon then through Montgomery and Lowndes Counties. No warnings are in effect at this time in Alabama. There is a tornado warning in the Atlanta area. … Continue reading →

One warning left across Central Alabama…a severe thunderstorm warning for Coosa, Tallapoosa and Elmore Counties. Dangerous storm passing north of Wetumpka. Moving ENE toward Dadeville. Tornado damage just reported in Phenix City. Trees and powerlines down and damage to several … Continue reading →

Line of storms extends in an arc extending from…southern Cherokee through Calhoun and Cleburne Counties into Clay County into Coosa, southern Chilton, Autauga, into Perry and Dallas Counties. Tornado warning for southern Cleburne County, as well as extreme northern Clay … Continue reading →

…Severe thunderstorms from south of Centre to west of Piedmont to Jacksonville to near Weaver…Severe thunderstorm warning in effect… …dangerous storm just south of Oxford…circulation will move ENE passing just south of Heflin…big hail, powerful rain all along I-20…tornado warning … Continue reading →

Power out in City of Talladega… NWS notes strong rotation nearing Grant Town in Talladega County… Talladega PD reports downed tree/poiwelrines blocking road on Court Street… Big wall cloud on this storm…

For parts of Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph and Talladega Counties till 10:45 PM CDT …* AT 950 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TALLADEGA…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. Includes city … Continue reading →

Comma head signature continues to roar through Etowah County…moving into northern Calhoun County… Extends from Attalla to Gadsden to Glencoe…indicates high winds and the possibility of a tornado near Gadsden… Hokes Bluff needs to be especially alert… Intense lightning was … Continue reading →