At 3 p.m., things were calming down across Alabama. Not that they ever were seriously out of hand anyway, but we are thankful to have missed out on the kind of severe weather Oklahoma had yesterday. A line of storms … Continue reading →

Still waiting on survey team reports from yesterday’s tornadoes in Oklahoma…but here is an interesting note from the NWS Norman. Last night’s deadly tornado in Carter County is only the third deadly February tornado since 1950. It also will be … Continue reading →

Our line has definitely weakened a bit in the past few minutes from Gadsden to the south. Severe thunderstorm warning continues for Jackson and northern DeKalb Counties til 245 pm and much of the rest of DeKalb county til 230 … Continue reading →

Our line of storms is moving quickly eastward across Northeast Alabama this afternoon. A severe thunderstorm warning continues for Etowah and extreme northern St. Clair Counties until 2:15 p.m. DeKalb County just tagged with a severe thunderstorm warning until 245 … Continue reading →

New Severe Thunderstorm Warning for extreme SE Blount, much of Etowah (including Altoona, Walnut Grove, Attalla, Gadsden and Reece City) and northern St. Clair Counties till 2:15 PM CST. Bow echo now from near Boaz to Altoona looks capable of … Continue reading →

A wind gust to 58 mph (estimated) was reported atop the Daniel Building in Downtown Birmingham. This was reported by a spotter and relayed by NWS. Our skycam is atop the same building and registered 53 mph. Power is out … Continue reading →

The NWS Birmingham has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for much of Blount, northern Jefferson and extreme northwestern St. Clair Counties till 1:30 PM CST Storms have intensified from Clarence to west of Oneonta to Locust Fork to just east … Continue reading →

North Alabama warnings… The NWS Huntsville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jackson, Madison, Marshall and Morgan Counties till 1:45 PM CST. The strong storms capable of producing damaging winds extends from New market to east of Huntsville to … Continue reading →

Our line of storms has become a little less solid over the past hour. But this may not be a good thing, as storms are breaking into more discrete cells. This could make them more capable of rotation is they … Continue reading →

A line of storms (and I use that term advisedly since there is little or no lightning) is moving quickly to the east across Alabama early this afternoon. It extends from Harvest to Decatur to Addison to Jasper to just … Continue reading →