Author Archives: Scott Brown
A Strong Storm Affecting Parts Of Jackson, Madison, Morgan Counties
At 619 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a heavy shower over Redstone Arsenal, moving east at 40 mph. Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning For Parts Of Tuscaloosa County Until 9:15 AM
At 612 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
A Good Explanation From The WPC On The Excessive Rainfall Across North/Central Alabama
The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center has put out a great pictorial description of what is causing the excessive rainfall that we are seeing over North/Central Alabama and the rest of the lower Mississippi Valley. Continue reading
Flood Warning Extended For North Alabama Until 11:00 AM
At 450 AM CST, moderate to heavy rainfall has ended. However, rainfall of one half to one and one-half inches of rain overnight has resulted in continued runoff and flooding on many small creeks and streams. Continue reading
Areal Flood Advisory For Parts Of Calhounm Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega Counties Until 6:30 AM
At 235 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated a line heavy rain impacting areas from Clanton to Anniston. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area due to recent heavy rainfall over the past 12 to 24 hours. Continue reading
Flash Flooding Possible Over Northern Parts Of The Area For Several More Hours
Widespread rainfall this morning across areas with saturated soils could lead to flooding. Totals of 1″ to locally 2″ will be possible through 8:00 am. Continue reading
A Quick Check On Our Weather At 2:15 AM; More Rain Moving In
At 2:10 am, heavier rain is moving into the northwestern parts of the area and will bring more aggravation to already occurring flooding issues. Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning For Parts Of Colbert Franklin, Lawrence Counties Until 4:00 AM
At 201 AM CST, Doppler radar indicated persistent heavy rain falling across the warning area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen since late Monday evening, and with heavy rain expected to continue for another 1 to 2 hours, flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
Areal Flood Warning For Parts Of Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Shelby, Greene, Bibb, Jefferson, Sumter Counties Until 12:15 AM Thursday
At 612 PM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that two to four inches of rain has fallen over the area. Flooding is ongoing in many locations and residual flooding is likely to continue. Continue reading
A Quick Check On Our Weather Just Before 6:00 PM
As of 5:36 pm, we continue to have light to moderate rainfall occurring over much of North/Central Alabama with the heaviest rain and thunderstorms occurring over the southwestern parts of the area. Continue reading
