Author Archives: Scott Brown
Flash Flood Warning for Bibb & Shelby Co. Until 12:30 pm
At 932 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
CANCELED Tornado Warning for Marion & Lamar Co. Until 2:45 am
At 210 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Detroit, or 9 miles northwest of Sulligent, moving northeast at 35 mph. Continue reading
Latest Mesoscale Discussion: Thunderstorm Development May Continue Over the Next Few Hours
Vigorous thunderstorm development may persist and continue to spread east-northeastward across the region through 4-6 AM CDT, with at least some continuing risk for potentially damaging surface gusts and, perhaps, an isolated, brief tornado. Continue reading
Flash Flood Watch Issued for Portions of Central Alabama from This Evening Until Wednesday Evening
NWS Birmingham has issued a Flash Flood Watch starting at 7 pm this evening and set to expire at 7 pm Wednesday evening for the following counties in Central Alabama: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, St. Clair, Walker, and Winston. Continue reading
Flash Flood Watch Issued for North Alabama from This Evening Until Wednesday Evening
NWS Huntsville has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the following counties in North Alabama starting tonight at 7 pm and set to expire at 7 pm Wednesday night: Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan. Continue reading
SPC Upgrades Parts of Central Alabama to a Slight Risk for Wednesday
The Storm Prediction Center has just released their update to the Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook, and they have upgraded the southern half of Central Alabama, much of South Alabama, the southeastern parts of Mississippi, and the western parts of Georgia to a level 2/5 Slight Risk for severe storms on Wednesday. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 793: Beard Envy
James goes from Host to Guest WeatherBrain as he talks about the tornadoes that just occurred on March 25 with John DeBlock of US National Weather Service Birmingham Alabama and how live coverage from UGA saved a couple in Newnan, GA. Continue reading
Storms Continue to Move Out at Midday; Marginal Risk Continues for Locations South of I-85
The main line of storms have pushed down to the I-85 corridor in the southeastern parts of Central Alabama, but those are staying behaved at the moment. Continue reading
Drying Out & Cooling Off Behind the Storms; Marginal Risk Continues Along & Ahead of the Front
As of 10:10 am, the line of rain and storms has pushed through much of Central Alabama and is now approaching the I-85 corridor in the southeastern parts of the area. Continue reading
More Counties Removes from the Severe T-Storm Watch
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Hale, and Shelby counties, and continues the watch until 10:00 am for Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, and Talladega counties. Continue reading
