Author Archives: Scott Brown
A Brief Check On Our Weather Situation At 2:10 PM
We have a good bit of cloud cover across North/Central Alabama, but they are thin enough to allow sunshine to reach the surface and warm us up into the upper 60s to the mid-70s as of 2:10 pm. Continue reading
All Quiet For Alabama At Midday; Action Picking Up To Our West
Action has really picked up to our west and southwest as there are five active tornado warnings and three active severe thunderstorm warnings in parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. A tornado watch continues until 6:00 pm tonight. Continue reading
Moderate Risk Just Issued Out To Our West & Southwest
The Storm Prediction Center has just released its latest Day 1 Convective Outlook and has upgraded portions of central and southwestern Mississippi and eastern Louisiana to a Moderate Risk (level 4 of 5) for severe storms. Continue reading
Strong To Severe Storm Potential Continues For Later Today Through Tuesday Morning
All of Central Alabama will see a potential of strong to severe storms starting later this afternoon around 4:00 pm in the west and northwestern parts of the area and coming to an end in the east and southeastern parts of the area around 7:00 am Wednesday morning. Continue reading
Strong To Severe Storm Potential For Monday Is Now Coming Into Better Focus
The main window for stronger to severe storms has been pushed back a couple of hours, going from 4:00 pm Monday afternoon to 4:00 am Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Mainly Dry Today With A Few Sprinkles Possible Early; Severe Storm Potential On Monday
A few sprinkles are possible this morning over the northern half of the area, but dry weather can be expected through the rest of the weekend. We are still looking at the potential for severe weather on Monday. Continue reading
Showers On The Increase In The Southern Half Of Central Alabama At Midday
Spotty showers have already started to dot the radar at 12:00 pm across the southern half of Central Alabama while the edge of the clouds has now advanced north of the I-20 corridor. Continue reading
Sunshine Helping To Make These Cooler Temperatures Feel Not So Bad At Midday
The latest satellite image at 12:00 pm shows sunny skies across nearly all of Central Alabama with the exception of the extreme southeastern corner of the area. Continue reading
Slick Spots Remain Possible On Area Roadways This Morning In North Alabama
After temperatures dropped into the upper 20s and lower 30s across the Tennessee Valley this morning, the threat for black ice remains for a little while longer especially on bridges and overpasses, as well as in the elevated terrain of northeast Alabama. Continue reading
A Quick Update Just Before Midnight… Action Winding Down
Just like the high-resolution NAM showed earlier this morning with my first update, snow is coming to an end across much of North/Central Alabama with what little remains falling is over the northern parts of Jackson and Dekalb counties. Continue reading
