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Wind Advisory Extended Eastward

The wind advisory has been extended to Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Jefferson, Perry and Shelby Counties till 4:00 AM CDT The original Wind Advisory for Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties has been … Continue reading →

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Notes at 11:15

A new Tornado Watch has been issued for Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery and Perry Counties till 5:00 AM CDT. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Marengo County. Dangerous bow echo from east of Linden to west of … Continue reading →

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Alabama Update

Three main areas of concern at this hour… 1. A gravity wave moving eastward across Winston, Fayette and northern Tuscaloosa Counties. It is along the back edge of the rain area. High winds aloft are being transported to the surface. … Continue reading →

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High Wind Continue…Damage

From James Spann: From Lamar County “IM AM IN MILLPORT AND THERE ARE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND POWER IS ALSO OUT IN VERNON. THE POWER IS BLINKING ON AND OFF IN MILLPORT. AND THERE ARE TREES DOWN IN SULLIGENT. … Continue reading →

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Powerful Winds

Loos at these METARs from KGTR (Columbus Golden Triangle Airport) KGTR 130235Z 13017G34KT 10SM BKN008 BKN018 BKN110 16/15 A2976 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NE TSB20E35 KGTR 130215Z 11025G43KT 5SM SCT010 SCT046 BKN070 15/14 A2975 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SE KGTR … Continue reading →

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Peak Wind 48 mph at Columbus, MS

KCBM 130212Z AUTO 12036G41KT 4SM R31C/4000V4500FT -RA BR OVC024 15/14 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 12041/0210 RAB0201 PRESFR SLP065 CHINO RWY13C $ The barometer has been falling like a rock at Columbus. It has fallen from 29.97 to 29.72 in … Continue reading →

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Wind Advisory

The NWS Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory for Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties until midnight. A gravity wave or wake low is entering West Alabama from Mississippi. Winds of 35-40 mph … Continue reading →

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Alabama Update – Tornado Watch Issued

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for parts of Southwest and West Central Alabama until 3 a.m. In the Birmingham NWS Warning Area…counties include: Greene, Hale, Marengo and Sumter. Counties down the state line to Mobile are … Continue reading →

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Action From Jackson

Here are some reports and bulletins from the NWS Jackson… They have issued a high wind warning for Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Leake, Montgomery, Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Webster and Winston Counties in Mississippi till 9:00 PM CDT…looks like the winds are associated … Continue reading →

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6:30 p.m.

A large mass of rain covers much of the state of Mississippi and extreme western Alabama this evening. Thunderstorms are embedded in the rain back over Central and Southwest Mississippi. A large area of moderate rain covers North Central Mississippi … Continue reading →

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