Author Archives: Scott Brown
Some Strong Storms Possible Over Southern Parts of the Area, New Watch Likely At This Time
Storms may become capable of producing mainly isolated damaging wind and hail this afternoon. Trends are being monitored for a possible watch. Continue reading
Tornado Watch Issued For the Eastern Portions of Central Alabama Until 3:00 pm
Multiple supercells may continue to produce tornadoes in clusters across east-central Alabama through northern and central Georgia. Continue reading
Portions of the Area in Slight Risk for Monday; Much of Area in Enhanced Risk for Tuesday
Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to develop by the afternoon with large hail and damaging gusts being the primary threats with the stronger storms. This activity is expected to weaken by early Monday evening. Continue reading
An Isolated Tornado Threat May Persist Through the Overnight Hours; Watch May Be Possible
An isolated tornado threat may persist overnight. Watch issuance is possible, but will depend on signs on increasing storm intensity. Continue reading
CANCELED Tornado Warning for Lauderdale, Colbert Co. Until 12:00 am
At 1128 PM CDT, a tornado producing storm was located 10 miles south of Cherokee, or 12 miles east of Tishomingo State Park, moving northeast at 40 mph. Continue reading
Tornado-Warned Storm Continues to Move Toward the Western Portions of North Alabama
Heads up for people in the western portions of Franklin and Colbert counties as a tornado-warned storm is heading to the northeast in your direction as it crosses over the Mississippi counties of Itawamba, Tishomingo, and Prentiss counties. Continue reading
Only Three Counties Remain in Tornado Watch as a Few More Were Canceled
NWS Birmingham has removed Greene, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties in Central Alabama from the tornado watch as radar trends are showing that the strong to severe storms will stay north of these locations when moving into the area later tonight. Continue reading
A Brief Check on Our Weather Situation Just Before 8:30 pm
So far earlier this afternoon and into the early evening hours, we may have had a couple of tornadoes briefly touch down over portions of the western and southwestern parts of Central Alabama. Continue reading
Several Counties on Eastern Side of Tornado Watch Canceled
NWS Birmingham has removed Bibb, Dallas, Hale, Marengo, and Perry counties from the watch as the next round of storms will not make it into those locations before the watch expires. Continue reading
A Brief Check on Our Weather Just After 6:00 pm
The shower activity now has moved north of the unstable air mass that was allowing some of the heavier cells to rotate and to bring out a few surprise tornado warnings. Continue reading
