Author Archives: Scott Brown
Plenty Of Sun & Really Hot: It’s Your Midday Nowcast For Central Alabama
Mostly sunny and hot for all of Central Alabama, but some clouds and a few showers are over parts of the northeastern corner of the state. Take it easy if working outside as some locations could touch the upper 90s this afternoon. Continue reading
Drier Air In The North, Few Storms Popping In The South: It’s Your Midday Nowcast For Central Alabama
As we take a look at the conditions in Central Alabama, we can see that there is much drier air located in the northeastern parts of the state, especially north of a line stretching roughly from Florence to Warrior to Roanoke. Continue reading
Plenty Of Sun & Already Hot: It’s Your Midday Nowcast For Central Alabama
A good bit of sunshine is currently shining down on Central Alabama at this point before the noon hour, with only a few clouds over the southwestern parts of the area. Continue reading
A Few Isolated Showers Out There: It’s The Midday Nowcast For Central Alabama
Looking at the radar across Central Alabama, we do have a few isolated showers showing up, with the heaviest one at this point located over the Morris community in northern Jefferson County. Another brief but heavier shower is located over Hanceville in Cullman County. Continue reading
A Quick Weather Check At 11:30 AM
We continue to have showers, some of which are heavy, falling over the eastern portions of Central Alabama that have already received plenty this week. The bad news is that a mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) has formed over Tallapoosa County and is causing enhancement to already heavier rain falling in that area. Continue reading
The Flash Flood Watch Has Been Reduced By A Few Counties
The Flash Flood Watch for a portion of Central Alabama has been canceled. While there may be additional thunderstorms in the western half of Central Alabama over the next 24 hours, they should be isolated and relatively short-lived. As a result, the flash flood threat for this area has diminished. Continue reading
A Quick Update On Our Weather Situation At 1:45 PM
If there is any good news for the rain-soaked locations in the eastern half of Central Alabama, the Storm Prediction Center has removed the Marginal Risk for severe storms that was defined earlier this morning. Continue reading
A Quick Check On Our Weather At 11:10 AM
Much of the shower activity, some of which is moderate to heavy, continues to move over the same areas that have seen plenty of rain in the past 24 hours. Unfortunately, that trend looks to continue throughout the remainder of the day and into the late night hours. Continue reading
Even More Counties Added To The Flash Flood Watch
NWS Birmingham has extended the area of the Flash Flood Watch to now include Bibb, Blount, Dallas, Jefferson, and Perry counties. Continue reading
Welcome to August!
As we have now entered the month of August, we have started on the downhill run of summer. Temperatures will start to go down as we will have less solar energy this month, and you’ll notice that the days are getting shorter. Continue reading
