Author Archives: Scott Brown
As We Cross Over Into The Evening, Severe Threat Continues Across Central Alabama
We have a few thunderstorm cells out there across parts of the area as of 4:45 pm, with the strongest cell enting the northern parts of Lamar County and the southern parts of Marion County. Continue reading
Rotation Continues To Look Strong On Tornado Warned Storm
The Tornado Warning continues until 4:00 pm on the severe thunderstorm that is about to move over Billingsley. Please take shelter if you are in the path of this cell. Damage has already been reported back in Perry County. Continue reading
Getting Active Out There At 3:00 PM, Tornado Warning For Parts Of Chilton, Perry, & Dallas Counties
We have a few strong to severe thunderstorms out there across portions of Central Alabama as of 3:00 pm. Continue reading
Heads Up Perry County, Rotating Thunderstorm Just Southeast Of Marion
A cell located just southeast of Marion in Perry County is showing strong signs of broad rotation as it moves to the northeast at 30-35 MPH. Continue reading
Ingredients Are Coming Together For Strong To Severe Storms… Just Wait And See Time
As of 1:30 pm, scattered batches of showers and thunderstorms are occurring mainly along and just south of the I-59 corridor across the area, with another batch of showers and storms just north of the I-20 corridor in the eastern parts of the area. Continue reading
SPC Expands Slight Risk Area, Severe Threat Now Extends Past Midnight Tonight
The latest updated Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook graphic is out from the Storm Prediction Center, and they have included even more of Central Alabama in the standard Slight Risk for severe storms for this afternoon and into the overnight hours. Continue reading
No Thunder Currently Across Central Alabama, Conditional Severe Storm Threat Remains For This Afternoon
Radar at 9:10 AM shows the bulk of the rain activity over the east-central and the southeastern parts of Central Alabama, with spotty to scattered showers over the rest of the area. Continue reading
Potential For Strong To Severe Storms This Afternoon Across Central Alabama
We have a tricky forecast for today as conditions would support the development of strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and into the early evening hours, but that is conditional on how much can the atmosphere recover from this morning’s storms. Continue reading
Models Still Show The Potential For Strong To Severe Storms On Saturday Afternoon
We continue to see a conditional threat of severe storms during the afternoon and into the early evening hours across a good portion of Central Alabama as conditions will be conducive. Continue reading
New High-Resolution Model Output For Saturday’s Potential Severe Storm Threat
While the high-resolution NAM (3K) model continues to keep thunderstorm development nearly zero throughout the afternoon hours on Saturday, the first good run of the HRRR (18z) that reaches out to 36 hours (12:00 am Sunday) shows a little different story. Continue reading
