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Tornado Watch For Portions Of Central Alabama Until 11:00 PM
A TORNADO WATCH has been issued until 11:00 pm tonight for a good portion of the southern half of Central Alabama. Counties included in the watch are Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Russell, and Sumter. Continue reading
More Strong Storms Impacting Greene & Sumter Counties
At 3:48 pm, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing half-inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph located over York, moving east at 45 mph. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Flash Flood Warning For Chambers, Tallapoosa Counties Until 6:15 PM
At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen in the past 6 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
Latest Severe Weather Outlook Is Out, Unchanged For North Central Alabama
A LEVEL 4 MODERATE RISK through the rest of the day and into the early morning hours on Monday for locations along and south of a line from Union (Greene Co.) to Jemison (Chilton Co.) to Alexander City (Tallapoosa Co.). Continue reading
Tornado Watch Likely For Parts Of Central Alabama Within The Next Few Hours
The latest Mesoscale Discussion from the Storm Prediction Center is out and explains that a tornado watch will most likely be needed for parts of Central Alabama within the next few hours. Continue reading
EXPIRED – Flood Advisory For Bibb, Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Shelby, Tuscaloosa Counties Until 5:45 PM
At 251 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Continue reading
Strong Storms Continue To Impact Greene & Hale Counties
As of 2:43 pm, a strong thunderstorm with the potential of nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 MPH was located over Tishabee, or 8 miles east of Livingston, moving to the northeast at 50 MPH. Continue reading
Stronger Storms Affecting Greene & Sumter Counties
As of 2:21 pm, a strong thunderstorm was located over York with the potential of nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 MPH. The storm was moving northeast at 50 MPH. Continue reading
Strong Storm Affecting Dallas County
A strong thunderstorm with the threat of hail up to 1/2-inch in diameter and strong winds in excess of 40 MPH was located over Bogue Chitto and southeast of Uniontown. The movement was to the northeast at 30 MPH. Continue reading
An After Midnight Look At The Severe Weather Threat For Later Today
As of the 00z run of the high-resolution NAM, it looks like the surface low’s track across Central Alabama will be a little farther south than projected during the 18z run. Continue reading
