Author Archives: Scott Brown
EXPIRED – Severe T-Storm Warning for Sumter County Until 2:45 PM
At 158 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Porterville, or 11 miles north of Lauderdale, moving east at 40 mph. Continue reading
Heads Up Sumter County, Severe T-Storm Heading Your Way
This severe thunderstorm is moving to the east at 40 MPH and may affect Emelle, Geiger, Gainesville, Epes, and Livingston within the next 30-60 minutes. Continue reading
A New Watch is Possible for the Southwestern Parts of the Area
Storms are firing up over the southern parts of Mississippi and down into the east and southeastern parts of Louisiana. It is uncertain at this point if a severe weather watch will be needed, but these are definitely storms that we’ll need to keep our eyes on. Continue reading
A Quick Midday Check On Our Weather Situation
At 11:35 am, we have a few scattered showers that have formed over the west-central parts of Central Alabama that are moving into an environment that was worked over pretty well earlier this morning. Continue reading
Storms Already Forming In The Western Parts Of The Area & Back Into Mississippi
At 10:13 am, we are already starting to see storms fire up back in the eastern parts of Mississippi and moving into Lamar and Pickens counties. At this point, they are staying well-behaved at the moment, but we’ll need to continue to watch this part of the area for more development which could become severe. Continue reading
Tornado Watch Canceled For Pike & Barbour Counties
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Tornado Watch for Pike and Barbour counties that was in effect until 1:00 pm. The severe storm threat for those counties has ended for this first round of storms. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Barbour County
At 9:14 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Louisville to near Doster. Movement was east at 55 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
Tornado Watch Canceled For Bullock Co., Continues for Pike & Barbour Co.
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Tornado Watch for Bullock County as the threat for this round of severe storms is over. Continue reading
Enhanced Risk Removed From Nearly All Of Central Alabama
The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center shows that the LEVEL 3 ENHANCED RISK has been removed for everyone in North/Central Alabama with the exception of the extreme southern portions of Pike and Barbour counties. Continue reading
A Brief Update Just Before 8:00 AM
As of 7:39 am, much of the shower and thunderstorm activity with this first wave of storms is pushing through the eastern and southeastern parts of the area and will be exiting the area within the next hour or two. Continue reading
