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Tornado Emergency St. Clair County…Watch Out Points East
TORNADO EMERGENCY ST. CLAIR COUNTY Life threatening tornado near Riverside…moving toward Lincoln. TAKE COVER IN LINCOLN!!! Oxford and Anniston need to go into Tornado precautions now… BMX issues Tornado Warning for Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega [AL] till … Continue reading
Two Main Storms
Still have a very dangerous storm near Pell City. It is a fairly well developed supercell with tops around 40 thousand feet and a strong hail signature. It has produced funnel clouds. It is moving east toward Riverside and Lincoln. … Continue reading
New Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The NWS Birmingham has issued a new severe thunderstorm warning for northern Tuscaloosa, southeastern Walker and western Jefferson County. An intensifying storm is about 18 miles west of Hueytown, moving east toward the Greater Birmingham Metro area. It already shows … Continue reading
Possible Tornado Approaching Pell City
Radar continues to show strong signs of rotation in a storm approaching Pell City. This storm has a history of producing funnel clouds and large hail. It still shows indications of large hail. A tornado warning is in effect for … Continue reading
Possible Tornado on Radar East of Moody
Tornado warning continues for St. Clair, western Calhoun, northern Talladega and northern Shelby Counties. Thunderstorm with a history of producing funnel clouds was just east of Moody. Shows rotation and large hail. Moving east. Will pass near Pell City and … Continue reading
Funnel Cloud Trussville/Center Point
BMX continues Tornado Warning for Calhoun, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega [AL] till 3:30 PM CST …AT 243 PM CST…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS FEATURE WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTER POINT…OR ABOUT NEAR TRUSSVILLE…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. … Continue reading
Rain Showers Continue
Rain showers continue this morning over East and Central Alabama. The main concentration extends from Etowah, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties south into Talladega, Clay and Randolph Counties, then back across parts of Shelby, Bibb, Chilton and Coosa Counties. Further southeast … Continue reading
A Little Shake, Rattle and Roll
Some thunder over Northeast Alabama early this morning. Storms had intensified a tad over southern Marshall into northern Etowah County a little while ago. A little heavier activity extends from west of Fort Payne to near Gadsden to east of … Continue reading
Twenty Two Inches of Snow in Houston…1895
This article was from the Galveston Daily News on Sunday, February 17, 1895, describing the scene in Houston after twenty two inches of snow fell in the Texas coastal city. That’s not a misprint. Twenty two (22 inches.) The snow, … Continue reading
Evening Look at Alabama’s Weather
Skies cleared over Central Alabama this afternoon as drier air flowed into the state behind an upper level disturbance. Rain continued over far southern Alabama through the day. But clouds will increase again over central sections of the state overnight … Continue reading
