Forecasts for Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1950, had warned of an approaching cold wave from the Ohio Valley into the Deep South, but weathermen were caught unaware by the explosive deepening of the weather system they were monitoring. Rain changed … Continue reading →

Thirty six tornadoes touched down in Alabama on this date in 2001, setting a record for the number of tornadoes in a single day for the state. In an average year, Alabama experiences 22 tornadoes. (This year we have experienced … Continue reading →

Showers are beginning to pop up over West Alabama this evening. At 8:35 p.m., NWS Doppler radar from Calera showed showers over Franklin, Marion and Winston Counties. Lighter showers were over Fayette and northern Tuscaloosa Counties into Pickens and Greene … Continue reading →

Skies are mostly cloudy over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon. There might be a few breaks, but they are few and far between. Skies are sunny over the far southeastern part of Central Alabama, along I-85 northeast of … Continue reading →

Alabamians paid little attention to the weather forecast on Thanksgiving morning, November 23, 1950. The Birmingham News carried a lead article about the many blessings of the day, including bountiful food, talking about the day’s candied yams, crisp white celery, … Continue reading →

When I saw those radar returns in Northwest Alabama this evening, I thought for a moment that they looked like they could have been sleet. That was confimed by several blog readers tonight across the area. Light precipitation is still … Continue reading →

A deck of clouds at about 10,000 feet has invaded the northwestern third of Alabama tonight. The layer of clouds extends generally northwest from I-59. It is trying to push southeast, but the leading edge is being eroded by drier … Continue reading →

President John F. Kennedy stepped outside the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth to address an enthusiastic early morning crowd in a light rain on this morning in 1963. The President was kicking off his 1964 re-election campaign by making a … Continue reading →

It’s chilly out there across the fruited plain this morning… Some lows across North and Central Alabama…some taken from hourly readings and may need official adjustment… Scrougeout…13 (Vic Bell) Crossville…13 Hueytown…13 (Clay Barnett) Tullahoma and Savannah TN…14 Decator…15 Rome GA…15 … Continue reading →