Author Archives: Scott Brown
CANCELED – Tornado Warning for Marengo County Until 6:45PM
At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles southwest of Putnam, or 8 miles southeast of Butler, moving east at 50 mph. Continue reading
Greatest Severe Risk Is Over Extreme Southern Parts Of Central Alabama
Tornado threat continues across the southern two-thirds of the Tornado Watch area. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Southern Parts Of The Area From Sumter County to Lee County
As of 5:30 pm, a line of stronger to severe storms are affecting multiple counties in the southern part of the area. Sumter, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Dallas, Chilton, Autauga, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa, Lee, and Chambers counties can expect heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, gusty winds up to and exceeding 40 MPH, and some small hail is possible. Continue reading
Tornado Watch Expanded To Now Include Lee County
NWS Birmingham extends the area of the Tornado Watch to now include Lee County and continues the watch for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Russell, Sumter counties until 11:00 pm. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Flood Advisory for Autauga, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa Counties Until 8:15 PM
At 517 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. 2 to 4 inches of rain have fallen over parts of the area throughout the day and another 1 to 3 inches are possible throughout the evening. Continue reading
Heavy Rainfall Continues; Flash Flooding Possible
Heavy showers and thunderstorms increasing in coverage through the afternoon hours may lead to some instances of flash flooding as rainfall rates approach 2+ inches per hour where thunderstorms train over the same areas. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Severe T-Storm Warning for Sumter County Until 5:45 PM
At 508 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Boyd to Alamucha, moving east at 85 mph. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Severe T-Storm Warning for Marengo County Until 5:30 PM
At 448 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Myrtlewood, or 13 miles west of Linden, moving east at 55 mph. Continue reading
Flood Warning: Extended For Talladega, Chilton, Shelby, Perry, Bibb, Coosa Counties Until 8:00 PM
At 437 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain was falling over the area. The heavy rain will cause flooding. 3 to 5 inches of rain have fallen throughout the day and an additional 1 to 3 inches is possible over the next few hours. Continue reading
Brief Update As We Head Toward 5:00 PM
As of 4:20 pm, the warm front continues to have a hard time pushing to the north due to the rain-cooled air and outflow boundaries that are shunting that northward movement a little. Continue reading
