Getting several reports of sleet now across West Alabama. Here are some of them… Aliceville…11:50 a.m. Coker…Ronald Hughes reports very light sleet at 12:15 Fayette…Kristopher Gardner reports sleet now Radar indications show brighter returns when sleet in falling, and tracking … Continue reading →

Clouds cover the northwestern two thirds of Alabama this morning. The clouds acted as a blanket overnight, keeping temperatures up a bit. This prevented a hard freeze in most locations. Still it was cold, with morning lows generally around 20 … Continue reading →

Inauguration Day is the day that we swear in the President of the United States. George Washington was inaugurated the first time on April 30, 1789. After that, Inauguration Day was officially switched to March 4th, and March 4th was … Continue reading →

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 907 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009 ALZ011>015-017>020-022>027-030>034-039-121400- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT…VERNON… FAYETTE…DOUBLE SPRINGS…JASPER…ONEONTA…GADSDEN… ANNISTON…CENTRE…CARROLLTON…TUSCALOOSA…BIRMINGHAM… HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER…PELL CITY…MOODY… TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO… MOUNDVILLE…MARION…CENTREVILLE…DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN 907 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009 …PATCHY FREEZING … Continue reading →

So much for highs in the 40s this afternoon. Temperatures generally have not been able to break out of the 30s. Anniston started out at 40F at 7 a.m., but fell back into the 30s during the morning hours. Tuscaloosa … Continue reading →

On the morning of January 11, 1918, the barometer at Birmingham read a very low 29.48 inches. A powerful low pressure system was over southern Mississippi. The pressure at Meridian was 29.34 inches and it was 29.32 at New Orleans. … Continue reading →

Things are quieting down just a bit now after an active late afternoon in Central Alabama. ONE IMPORTANT TRAFFIC NOTE John Talbot reports a major accident on I-459 near Liberty Park/Overton Road. 3 tractor trailer trucks involved. A possible fuel … Continue reading →

Check this out… Tuscaloosa…66F Columbus MS…50F Tupelo…40F Olive Branch MS…37F

Some one inch plus rainfall amounts indicated by Doppler Radar from the Parrish area through Cordova to near Sumiton over to Warrior, Kimberly and Morris. An Areal Flood Warning is in effect for Jefferson, Walker and Blount Counties. The heavy … Continue reading →

A line of intense showers and storms is over northern Jefferson County from Trafford to west of Gardendale to west Adamsville. The line has intensified over the past few minutes. There are indications of small hail near Adamsville. These storms … Continue reading →