Author Archives: Scott Brown
Areal Flood Advisory For Parts Of Jefferson County Until 8:00 PM
At 605 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to training thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Continue reading
Storms Approaching The Birmingham Metro, Marginal Risk Continues
At 5:10 pm, rain and thunderstorms are starting to enter into the Birmingham metropolitan area, but at this point none of this activity is severe. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting the Northwestern Corner Of Central Alabama
Strong storms are affecting parts of Winston, Walker, Fayette, Marion, Lamar, and Tuscaloosa counties with plenty of heavy rainfall, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, and wind gusts up to and exceeding 40 MPH. Continue reading
SPC Drops Slight Risk, But Marginal Risk Remains Through Tonight
At 3:40 pm, stronger storms have pushed across the state line and are now affecting the western-most counties in Central Alabama. Continue reading
Strong Storm Now Affecting Parts Of Lamar County
Heads up for southern Lamar County as a strong storm with winds up to and exceeding 40 MPH is moving through. Continue reading
Tornado Warning Issued Just To Our West In Mississippi
A Tornado Warning was just issued for Moore County in eastern Mississippi for a cell located near Palo Alto and just northwest of West Point. Movement is to the northeast at 40 MPH. Continue reading
A Brief Check On Our Weather Situation Just Before 2:00 PM
At 1:40 pm, we have an MCS moving through the extreme southeastern portions of Central Alabama that is bringing very heavy rainfall and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning to mainly Russell and Barbour counties. Continue reading
Hurricane Preparedness Week: Complete A Written Plan
The time to prepare for a hurricane is before the season begins, when you have the time and are not under pressure. Continue reading
SPC Upgrades To Slight Risk For Western Parts Of Central Alabama
As of 11:30 am, we have a few scattered showers in the northwestern parts of Central Alabama and up into the western parts of North Alabama, but now the main focus has shifted to the southern parts of Central Alabama as we have a stronger thunderstorm affecting parts of Pike County. Continue reading
Stronger Storms Already Firing Up In Northeast Alabama
We are starting to see some stronger storms fire up along the stationary front in the northern parts of the area. Continue reading
