Author Archives: Scott Brown
Saturday Weather Xtreme — A Breezy Saturday; A Chilly Night Ahead
We’ll have a breezy start to the weekend with chilly lows tonight, but a big warm-up can be expected for the first half of the work week. A few strong storms will be possible on Wednesday, but quiet weather returns to end out the work week. Continue reading
Tornado Watch Has Been Canceled for Central Alabama
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Tornado Watch for the remaining counties in Central Alabama as the threat of severe weather has ended. No other counties in North/Central Alabama remains in a Tornado Watch. Continue reading
AREAL FLOOD WARNING: Parts of Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega Co. Until 10 am
At 350 AM CDT, Local Law Enforcement and Emergency Management have reported heavy rain in the warned area due to recent thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring. Many roads across the warning area are underwater and impassable. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen per doppler RADAR estimates. Heavy rain has mostly subsided, but flooding will continue over the next 3 or 4 hours until waters recede. Continue reading
FLASH FLOOD WARNING: Parts of Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega Co. Until 3:45 am
At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
AREAL FLOOD WARNING: Parts of Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan Co. Until 1 am
At 1059 PM CDT, Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Reports of the 400 to 700 block of Targum road west of Hartselle is experiencing confirmed heavy flooding over the roadway. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Continue reading
Tornado Watch Replaced with New Watch Until 6 am Wednesday Morning
A new Tornado Watch has been issued until 6 am Wednesday morning for the following counties in Central Alabama: Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, Tallapoosa counties, and includes Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Lowndes, and Perry counties from the previous watch. Continue reading
CANCELED — SEVERE T-STORM WARNING: Parts of Clay, Coosa, Talladega Co. Until 11:15 pm
At 1029 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marble Valley, or 8 miles west of Weogufka, moving northeast at 55 mph. Continue reading
Latest Mesoscale Discussion — New Tornado Watch Possible for Southern Portions of the Area
The severe threat across the Tornado Watch continues. A damaging gust or a tornado remains possible over the next few hours. A downstream Tornado Watch will be needed by 11 pm. Continue reading
AREAL FLOOD WARNING: Parts of Cullman Co. Until 4 am Wednesday
At 956 PM CDT, Doppler radar continues to indicate widespread moderate to locally heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms across the warning area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Doppler radar estimates suggest that 3 and 4 inches of rain have already fallen across much of the warning area. Continue reading
AREAL FLOOD WARNING: Parts of Limestone, Madison, Morgan Co. Until 4 am Wednesday
At 942 PM CDT, Doppler radar continues to indicate widespread moderate to locally heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms across the warning area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Doppler radar estimates suggest that 3 and 4 inches of rain have already fallen across much of the warning area, with this estimate verified by several public reports received through social media. Continue reading
