Author Archives: Scott Brown
Some Counties Have Been Removed From The Severe T-Storm Watch
NWS Birmingham has removed Clay, Elmore, Macon, and Tallapoosa counties from the Severe Thunderstorm Watch as the main threat of severe storms have moved east of those counties. Continue reading
Strong To Severe Storms Continue; Severe T-Storm Watch Issued
Strong to severe thunderstorms continue to move across a good portion of the southern half of Central Alabama. Continue reading
Tornado Number 58 For The State Occurred On Thursday
Late Thursday afternoon, a brief spin-up EF0 tornado touched down in Dallas County causing some roof and shingle damage to a house in Potter Station just west-northwest of Selma. This now brings the official count across the state for 2019 up to 58 confirmed tornadoes. Continue reading
At Midday: Parts Of Central Alabama Upgraded To A Slight Risk
We continue to see a cluster of strong thunderstorms move across the southwestern parts of Central Alabama and down into South Alabama that is putting down copious amounts of rainfall, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, and gusty winds with gusts up to 40 MPH possible. Continue reading
Strong Storms Moving Into The Southwestern Parts Of The Area
A batch of strong to severe thunderstorms are now starting to enter the southwestern parts of Alabama and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is currently in effect for parts of Choctaw County until 10:15 am this morning. Continue reading
Watching Storms Moving Into Western Parts Of The Area At 8:00 PM; Marginal Risk Expanded
We are watching storms that are moving into the western and southwestern parts of Central Alabama, especially since we have a Severe Thunderstorm warning issued on one cell located over Starkville and moving to the northeast at 25 MPH. Continue reading
A Quick Check At 3:15 PM… Marginal Risk Continues For Parts Of The Area
We are starting to see some heavier showers starting to develop over the southwestern parts of Central Alabama over Sumter and Dallas counties. Continue reading
A Marginal Risk For Severe Storms Throughout The Rest Of The Day
We have an active map across the southeastern United States at this point as we have crossed over into the noon hour on this wet and gray Thursday. Continue reading
Numerous Showers And A Few Storms At Midday
Skies are cloud-filled across Central Alabama with numerous showers falling over the southern and southwestern parts of the area. We also have a few thunderstorms up in the extreme northeastern parts of the state just north of the area, but none are reported to be strong at this point. Continue reading
Believe It Or Not, A Few Returns On Radar At Midday
We have some clouds moving over the northern half of Central Alabama as we have hit the 11 o’clock hour. We are actually seeing some returns on the radar over the northern parts of Lamar County and the central parts of Marion County. Continue reading
