The Weather Department at USA Today held a photo contest for its readers and the results have been announced. Take a second to look them over. Some great pictures of weather phenomena. (They really don’t have anything on some of … Continue reading →

All aboard! Our front is over South Alabama, about to leave the station for its northbound run as a warm front. It is being heralded by showers that are forming over South Central Alabama. At 12:40 p.m., they extend across … Continue reading →

It is a beautiful day across North and North Central Alabama. Skies have cleared completely are at least for the most part as far south as a line from about Reform to Birmingham to Jacksonville. South of that, it was … Continue reading →

Like Birmingham, Darwin, Australia is a relatively young city. An outpost was formed there in 1869, but it did not become a city until 1959. In 1974, it boasted a population of around 49,000 people. It is on the north … Continue reading →

Alabama had a monopoly on severe weather across the U.S. on Christmas Eve…here are some of the reports… One tornado reported…still unconfirmed…but will be surveyed later today…it happened at 4:35 p.m. in the vicinity of Highway 69 and CR 124. … Continue reading →

A reader asked about other Christmas severe weather events in Alabama. A quick check of the Storm Data database since 1950 revealed three events before today’s possible tornado in Walker County. December 24, 1964 Three tornadoes were observed across South … Continue reading →

Rain continues across a large part of Central Alabama tonight. On the leading edge, storms continue from Randolph, Clay and eastern Talladega Counties southwestward through Chilton, southern Bibb and Perry Counties. Heavy rain and lightning continues from Waldo to east … Continue reading →

Initial reports from County officials in Walker County indicate that a tornado may have caused the damage in the vicinity of County Road 124 and Highway 69 in the Hilliard to Sardis Community. A possible Christmas Eve tornado in Alabama. … Continue reading →

A line of showers and storms bisects the state tonight from northeast to southwest. The leading edge extends from Cherokee and Calhoun Counties into northern Talladega, Shelby, Bibb, Hale and Sumter Counties. Light to moderate rains extend back from the … Continue reading →

The severe thunderstorm warnings for East and Northeast Alabama have been allowed to expire and will be replaced with Significant Weather Alerts… A severe thunderstorm warning continues for Bibb County…strong storms approaching West Blocton. Strong storms approaching McCalla in SW … Continue reading →