Author Archives: Ryan Stinnet
Tropical Storm Andrea Has Formed
THE 2013 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON IS OFF TO A QUICK START AS WE NOW HAVE THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON. THIS AFTERNOON AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE FOUND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AS WELL AS A CLOSED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE … Continue reading
Strong Storms Across Alabama
Late this morning showers and thunderstorms began to develop across the state. Over the last few hours, these storms have expanded in coverage. None of these storms are currently severe in the state, there are several severe thunderstorms over northern … Continue reading
Severe Weather Watch Being Considered
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0964 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1153 AM CDT WED JUN 05 2013 AREAS AFFECTED…ERN AR…NRN-CNTRL MS…NRN.-CNTRL AL CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 051653Z – 051830Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…40 PERCENT SUMMARY…AN ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT IS LIKELY TO … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Developing
Scattered showers and storms are developing across the Alabama landscape today. Several mesoscale boundaries, daytime heating, a moist boundary layer, and some upper-level features are providing all the needed ingredients for these showers and storms to develop. Currently, some of … Continue reading
Severe Weather Risk for NW Alabama
In the latest day one convective outlook issued by the SPC, that have extended a slight risk for severe weather into portions of extreme Northwest Alabama. As of now, this risk is just for the counties that make up the … Continue reading
A Few Showers Around
It has been a fairly calm day across Central Alabama. Very few showers or thunderstorms developed. There were a couple of exceptions as some of our southeastern counties had some strong storms earlier in the afternoon. For areas in West … Continue reading
Strong Storms in our Southern Counties
This afternoon we are seeing some strong storms develop along the Interstate 85 and Interstate 65 corridors near Montgomery. None of these storms are currently severe, but they could be producing small hail, gusty winds, torrential rains and frequent lightning. … Continue reading
Storms over East Alabama
Early this afternoon we are already seeing showers and thunderstorms develop over East Alabama. Heavy rain, small hail, gusty winds and frequent lightning are occurring with these storms. Currently, none of these storms are severe. Portions of Cleburne, Clay, Randolph … Continue reading
Drought Conditions
Depending where you are in the U.S., there is quite a bit of range in the drought severity. The eastern half of the U.S. is doing much better than the western areas. The worst of the drought remains over the … Continue reading
Early Morning Radar Check
Strong, non-severe thunderstorms are impacting Alabama this morning. The line of showers and thunderstorms that were over western Mississippi late last night have continued to push east overnight. They have weakened and as they crossed the state, as expected, and … Continue reading
