Author Archives: Scott Brown
Strong Storms Affecting Russell County
At 830 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hurtsboro, moving east at 45 mph. Continue reading
A Short-Term Tornado Threat Over The Extreme Southeastern Parts Of Central Alabama
A tornado threat continues across the southern half of the Tornado Watch area. At this time a new watch does not appear warranted downstream into Georgia, but one may be needed later this evening. Continue reading
A Brief Update As Just Before 8:20 PM; Severe Threat Continues For Parts Of The Area
While much of the I-65 corridor is getting a little break in the action for a few minutes, we continue to have a mass of rain and thunderstorms covering much of North/Central Alabama, with the stronger storms occurring over portions of Bullock, Macon, Lee, and Russell counties at the moment. Continue reading
NWS Birmingham Removes A Few Counties From The Tornado Watch
NWS Birmingham has removed Greene, Hale, Perry, and Sumter counties from the Tornado Watch as the threat for severe storms has ended for now. Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning for Lee County Until 10:30 PM
At 736 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Three to five inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
Brief Mesoscale Update From NWS Birmingham
It appears that two distinct boundaries and in the vicinity of south-central Alabama this evening. One boundary is generally the remnant outflows from convection last night through this evening and the second boundary is the actual warm front. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Autauga & Lowndes County
At 714 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Vida Junction to 9 miles northeast of Pine Apple. Movement was east at 40 mph. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Flood Warning for Autauga, Lee, Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa Counties Until 10:00 PM
At 657 PM CDT, thunderstorms will continue to move across the warned area this evening. Automated stream gauges are showing an increasing threat due to the persistent rainfall. Some flooding is expected across the warned area through the evening as total rainfall amounts may exceed 5 inches in some locations. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Severe T-Storm Warning for Lowndes County Until 7:15 PM
At 635 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Benton to 10 miles southwest of Gordonville, moving east at 45 mph. Continue reading
Strong Storms Continue To Affect Lowndes & Dallas Counties
At 618 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Dallas Lake to 10 miles southeast of Dannelly Reservoir. The movement was east at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
