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Update on Our Line
A line of intense showers and storms (hard to call them thunderstorm since there is not much lightning) is along the Jefferson Walker County line at this hour. It extends northeast into Cullman and Marshall Counties. Some heavy rain is … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Sumter County
The NWS Birmingham has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for part of Sumter County, in West Alabama. It includes York and Livingston. The severe storm is located just north of Cuba. It does have good structure. It prompted a tornado … Continue reading
Tornado Warning Just West of Alabama Border
The NWS in Jackson has issued a tronado warning for parts of Lauderdale and Kemper Counties in Mississippi. This is just west of Sumter County, Alabama. The storm producing the potential tornado is moving east toward Cuba, York and Livingston. … Continue reading
Showers Increasing
Clouds are very thick across Alabama late on this Saturday morning. On the weather maps, we find our cold front located between Greenville and Greenwood, in western Mississippi. In the mid-levels of the atmosphere, short wave trough was swinging out … Continue reading
NWS Warnings in 2008
WeatherBrains fan Jeff Wilcox in Springville, Iowa is fascinated by the number of severe weather warnings issued by National Weather Service offices across the country. He tracks the counts on a regular basis and supplies them to us. Here is … Continue reading
The Caledonia School Tornado
One year ago on January 10th, a dynamic storm system produced an outbreak of twenty seven tornadoes from Kentucky to Louisiana. Alabama and Mississippi experienced the highest number and most dramatic twisters. A long lived supercell storm persisted for hours … Continue reading
Cherokee County…
NWS Birmingham just cancelled the tornado warning… The cell is moving into Georgia…
Quick Update
A long line of thunderstorms extends from DeKalb and Calhoun Counties in East Alabama through St. Clair, Shelby, Bibb, Hale, Perry and into Marengo and Choctaw Counties. Dangerous looking storm near Marion in Perry County. Would not be surprised to … Continue reading
Raining Cats and Dogs
Candace Williams in Brookwood in eastern Tuscaloosa County says this is the definition of “cats and dogs.” I am sure you can identify if you live across Central Alabama today. Thanks Candace and everyone who sent photos.
Northeast Alabama
Tornado warning continues for eastern DeKalb and Cherokee Counties. This warning does include Cedar Bluff, Centre and Collinsville. The most dangerous part of the storm is west of Centre. It still shows signs of rotation. The storm over St. Clair … Continue reading
