Author Archives: Scott Brown
Areal Flood Watch and Wind Advisory Issued for Central Alabama For Tuesday Until Early Wednesday
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible, along with gusty winds up to 40 mph. Continue reading
An Early Evening Look at Our Forecast for Central Alabama
We continue to have beautiful skies across Central Alabama as we have reached the early evening, with temperatures in the upper 60s to the mid 70s. Continue reading
Sunday Weather Xtreme — A Quiet Couple of Days Before Storms Invade on Tuesday
Nice and calm weather to end the weekend and start the work week, but strong to severe storms will move in for Tuesday through early Wednesday. Continue reading
A Late Morning Look At Our Weather for the Weekend
We continue to have some pesky cloud cover over the northern parts of North/Central Alabama and a stream of clouds near the I-85 corridor, but other than that, skies have become sunny across the area. Continue reading
Saturday Weather Xtreme — A Quiet Weekend; Severe Storms Looking a Little More Likely on Tuesday & Wednesday
We’ll have a nice and quiet weekend across the area and through the day on Monday, before another round of strong to severe storms on Tuesday and Wednesday. We’ll end the work week on a quiet note. Continue reading
Stick a Fork in It… Severe Threat is All Done for Today
As we approach 6 pm, the inhibiting factors are winning out over any shower and thunderstorm development as cells were not able to get tall enough to maximize the available instability and shear began tearing the cells apart. Continue reading
Quiet for Now, but Severe Threat Continues for a Few Hours Longer
As of 2:56 pm, the first line of storms have pushed out of the area, with only a few stray showers left over the extreme eastern parts of Russell and Barbour counties. Continue reading
FLOOD ADVISORY: Parts of Shelby Co. Extended Until 12:30 pm
At 1115 AM CDT, the public reported heavy rain in Cahaba Valley Creek due to thunderstorms. This is causing urban and small stream flooding. Continue reading
FLOOD ADVISORY: Parts of Chilton, Coosa, Shelby Co. Until 11:30 am
At 922 AM CDT, the public reported that numerous roads in the area still had ponding of water due to the heavy rain from thunderstorms. This is causing urban and small stream flooding. Additionally, automated gauges in the area are near or just above bankfull conditions. Continue reading
A Brief Check on Our Weather Situation as of 8:30 am
As of 8:30 am this morning, a line of strong to severe storms continue to push eastward across the eastern half of Central Alabama, now stretching from Gadsden and Anniston, back to the south and southwest through Alexander City and Montgomery and approaching Fort Deposit in the extreme southern portion of the area. Continue reading
