This fabulous article will run in this Sunday’s New York Times travel section! Birmingham attorney and writer Jim Noles is the author! Way to go Jim! Way to go Magic City!

I am reluctant to say that out line is weakening as we approach 11 o’clock, but there are no warnings right now, and there does appear to have been a recent decrease in radar echoes. The good news is that … Continue reading →

The NWS Birmingham has canceled the severe thunderstorm warning for Greene and Sumter Counties. Still have some good storms though northwest of Livingston and west of Eutaw. Hail still possible. Rapidly developing storm east of Marion in Perry County is … Continue reading →

Skywatcher John Talbot just correctly noted that the storms tonight are doing the opposite of what I write on the blog. I said they would weaken, but some are still growing tonight. It shows the power of cold air aloft. … Continue reading →

I spoke too soon about the weakening trend… We noted the storms over Walker were strengthening with some hail indications…and the NWS agreed…issuing a severe thunderstorm warning for areas from Saragossa to Jasper up to Arley. This warning will remain … Continue reading →

New severe thunderstorm warning until 945 pm for northwestern Cullman and Morgan Counties. Strong storms west of South Vinemont up to west of Decatur with indications of large hail. Will affect Hartselle and Eva as well as Falkville. New severe … Continue reading →

Our line of storms continues from Winston County into Northwest Walker County through Fayette and into western Tuscaloosa and eastern Pickens County. The line of storms is just ahead of our cold front. All warnings have expired. Significant weather alerts … Continue reading →

A line of broken thunderstorms is moving eastward across West Alabama this evening. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Pickens County. Dime to penny size hail was reported at 7:38 p.m. in far western Lamar County near the … Continue reading →

This month’s edition of the National Weather Association features an interview with Storm Prediction Center Director Joe Schaefer. Schaefer says the Storm Prediction Center is working to make their forecasts more relevant to the public. One experiment for this summer … Continue reading →

A large mass of moderate rain covers much of Alabama tonight. The heaviest rain extends from Gadsden to Vance to Prattville to Wedowee and into Georgia. Some thunder is mixed in. The storms are elevated, so they make for some … Continue reading →