Instabilities are increasing from about Blount County southwest through the Birmingham areas through Bibb and Shelby Counties into Perry County. We will have to monitor for bigger updrafts and stronger storms in these areas. A tornado watch continues ahead of … Continue reading →

Radar indicates that the activity in northern Tuscaloosa County is intensifying. We haven’t had any lightning so far, becuase the storms are not tall enough to produce the electrical charge separation necessary. But that may be changing in northern Tuscaloosa … Continue reading →

The severe thunderstorm warning for Winston County has expired and is not being replaced. The most intense convection is staying north of the Birmingham NWS Counties now. Warnings are in effect for Limestone, Lawrence and Morgan Counties. NWS not likely … Continue reading →

The severe thunderstorm warning has been canceled for Marion County. It continue until 1145 for Winston County. The strongest storms extend from near Haleyville northward now. The line is moving east at 30-35 mph. A wind gust to 49 mph … Continue reading →

Our fast moving line of storms is accelerating eastward late this morning. At 11:30, it extends from 10 miles west of Athens to 15 west of Decatur to just west of Double Springs o near Berry, then to just west … Continue reading →

The Storm Prediction center has issued tornado watch number 17 for parts of North and Central Alabama, southern Tennessee and western Georgia. It is valid until 5 p.m. CST. Counties in Central Alabama include: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, … Continue reading →

Spotters are tracking an 1/8 mile wide tornado south of Lone Grove in southern Oklahoma tonight. Power flashes have been observed. The tornado is moving northeast. It will affect the northwest side of Ardmore. UPDATE… BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED … Continue reading →

A large cone tornado has been on the ground in northern Oklahoma County in the northern section of Edmond. It is moving into southern Logan County. It has just lifted, but a new one could develop at any time. Live … Continue reading →

A family tragedy in West Virginia on January 8, 1996. Goose Creek in Ritchie County was rising from snowmelt and heavy rains. It was about six feet above normal from the flooding and filled with large chunks of ice. On … Continue reading →

The year 1868 was especially costly to shipping on the Great Lakes. A series of major storms resulted in hundreds of sinkings on the stormy lakes in which 321 mariners died. 1869 was almost as bad, with 209 sailors perishing … Continue reading →