Author Archives: Scott Brown
Dry With Clouds Today, A Wet Start To Sunday
Clouds will build throughout the day on Saturday with rain becoming likely for the overnight hours and into the first half of Sunday. Much colder air invades the start of the workweek. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 784: A Little East Of Schnockered
You ready for Episode 784? We have a friend of the podcast Jeff Craven! He is the Chief of the Statistical Modeling Branch at the Meteorological Development Laboratory & former President of the NWA. Continue reading
A Look At Our Weather As We Approach the Midday Hour
Radar just after 11:00 am shows that nearly all of North/Central Alabama had dried out with the only exception being the extreme northwest corner of the area where a few very light showers are showing up. Continue reading
Fultondale Tornado Rated EF-3 With Peak Winds Estimated at 150 MPH
Central Alabama was involved within a warm sector area during the night of January 25th, 2021, featuring dew points in the low to mid-60s and surface-based instability reaching as high as 1,200 J/kg. Continue reading
NWS Birmingham Clears A Few Counties From the Tornado Watch
NWS Birmingham cancels the Tornado Watch for Cherokee, Etowah, Jefferson, and Tuscaloosa counties. Continue reading
SPC Releases New Mesoscale Discussion… Severe Threat For At Least a Couple More Hours
An isolated severe threat may persist for a couple more hours early this morning before gradually diminishing. A couple of tornadoes and occasional strong/gusty winds should be the main threats. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Tuscaloosa, Perry, Hale, & Bibb Counties
At 143 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mertz, or 15 miles northeast of Greensboro, moving east at 45 mph. Continue reading
A Quick Check on Our Weather at 1:40 am
A line of rain and storms continues to slowly move eastward through Central Alabama while the individual cells within the line rapidly move northeast. Continue reading
New Tornado Watch Issued for Parts of Central Alabama Until 6:00 am; Old Watch Canceled
A new Tornado Watch has been issued for portions of Central Alabama until 6:00 am. Continue reading
CANCELED Tornado Warning for Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne Counties Until 12:45 am
At 1208 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Piedmont, moving east at 45 mph. Continue reading
