Author Archives: Scott Brown
CANCELED – Another Flood Advisory Issued for Parts of Shelby County Until 6:15 pm
At 306 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen onto already wet ground. Areas of heavy rain are expected to continue over the next hour, or so. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Flood Advisory for Parts of Clay County Until 6 pm
At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen onto already wet ground. Areas of heavy rain are expected to continue over the next hour, or so. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Flood Advisories Issued for Parts of Jefferson & Shelby Counties Until 4:30 pm
At 239 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Areas of heavy rainfall are expected to continue over the next hour, or so. Continue reading
A Few Strong Storms & Dangerous Heat Out There This Afternoon
As of 2:20 pm, we have scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms mainly occurring east of I-65 and south of I-20 producing plenty of rain, plenty of thunder, and some gusty winds at times. Continue reading
NWS Birmingham Extends Heat Advisory in Time & Area, Now Expires at 7 pm Wednesday
NWS Birmingham extends the time of the Heat Advisory currently in effect for Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston counties until 7 pm Wednesday evening. NWS Birmingham has also extended the advisory in area to now include Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph, and St. Clair counties. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 810: I Drive A POC
Dr. Curtis Walker with NCAR is our Guest Weather Brain for this week’s show. The focus is on weather, climate, and transportation, including effects on automated vehicles! Continue reading
Weather Xtreme: Heat Advisories Up for Much of the Area; Scattered to Numerous Storms Expected by Afternoon
We’re keeping with the elevated rain chances for today, but we mostly dry out to end the work week. Unfortunately, it will be very hot, as heat index values will reach advisory levels today and possibly through Sunday. Continue reading
NWS Huntsville Issues a Special Weather Statement on Today’s Heat
The combination of afternoon temperatures in the lower-mid 90s and dewpoints in the lower-mid 70s will result in a dangerous combination of heat and humidity across northwest and north central Alabama today. Continue reading
Weather Xtreme: Increased Rain Chances Through Midweek; Little Drier by the End of the Week
We’re keeping with the elevated rain chances through Wednesday, but we start to dry out by the latter half of the week. Unfortunately, rain chances return for the weekend. Continue reading
CANCELED – Flash Flood Warning for Parts of Cullman & Morgan Co. Until 10:15 pm
At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across Southwestern Morgan and Northwestern Cullman Counties. Two to three inches of rain has fallen within the past hour to the West of Falkville, and additional rainfall amounts up to 1 to 2 inches are possible through 1015 PM CDT. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
