Author Archives: Scott Brown
Areal Flood Watch Extended; List of Active Areal Flood Advisories
Heavy rain with these morning thunderstorms continue to move over the same areas that has already received a good bit of rain, and has led to several Areal Flood Advisories being issued. Continue reading
Thursday Weather Xtreme — Active Weather Continues Through the Weekend
After a busy Wednesday night where we had at least three tornado touchdowns in the area, our weather pattern stays active through the weekend. Continue reading
A Few Counties Removed from the Tornado Watch
NWS Birmingham has removed Calhoun, Cleburne, Shelby, and Talladega counties from the Tornado Watch as the severe thunderstorm threat has ended for those locations. Continue reading
Latest Mesoscale Discussion from the SPC
Isolated reports of damaging gusts or a brief tornado remain possible across the watch area as a line of storms pushes east tonight. Continue reading
A Quick Update on Our Weather Just Before 11 pm
As of 10:45 pm, scattered clusters of showers and thunderstorms continue across the central parts of the area from west to east, roughly along and surrounding the I-20 corridor. Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning for Parts of Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega Co. Until 12:45 am Thursday
At 1039 PM CST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing torrential rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
CANCELED — Tornado Warning for Parts of Coosa, Talladega Co. Until 11 pm
At 1018 PM CST, a tornado producing storm was located near Lay Lake, or 7 miles south of Columbiana, moving east at 35 mph. Continue reading
Areal Flood Warning for Parts of Madison Co. Until 11:45 pm
At 952 PM CST, gauge reports indicated heavy rain and creek rises due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Continue reading
CANCELED — Tornado Warning for Parts of Chilton, Shelby Co. Until 10:45 pm
At 1012 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near Calera, moving east at 35 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! Continue reading
Updates to the Tornado Watches in Effect
NWS Birmingham cancels the Tornado Watch for Bibb, Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Pickens, St. Clair, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties in Central Alabama as the threat of severe storms has come to an end. Continue reading
