Author Archives: Scott Brown
A Quick Check On Our Weather At Midday
The good news is that the stronger storms that we saw earlier this morning have dissipated and we are just left with some light to moderate showers over the western portions of Central Alabama. Continue reading
Strong Storms Over West Alabama
We have a good bit of storm activity that has moved into the western parts of Central Alabama. This cluster of storms is putting down very heavy downpours that have led to a couple of Areal Flood Advisories. One for central Pickens County until 9:45 AM, and another for all of Marion and Lamar counties until 11:15 AM. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 652: Smoke From A Distant Fire
NRL meteorologist Dr. Peterson explained his findings from his recent research, “Wildfire-Driven Thunderstorms Cause a Volcano-Like Stratospheric Injection of Smoke,” during a press conference at the European Geosciences Union’s annual General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, held from April 8 to 13. Continue reading
At Midday: Plenty of Sunshine, Plenty of Heat
At this point on your late Wednesday morning, we have mostly clear skies across Central Alabama along with very warm temperatures already. We’re looking at mostly mid to upper 80s, while we do have a couple of locations coming in a little cooler due to some cloud cover. Continue reading
Showers & Storms Firing Up Along Cold Front In The North
We have mostly clear to partly cloudy skies across much of Central Alabama at this point on your Tuesday afternoon, but we can see where a cold front has moved into the northern parts of North Alabama. Continue reading
A Quick Check On Our Weather… Storms Moving Through The Area
As we approach 10:30 AM in North and Central Alabama, we have a mass of showers with embedded thunderstorms stretching from the Tennessee state line down to exiting the southern parts of Central Alabama in Marengo County. Continue reading
A Quick Early Afternoon Update: Scattered Storms Amongst Us
As of 1:40 PM, we have a good bit of scattered shower and thunderstorm activity across the area helping to bring some relief to this oppressive heat we are feeling today. Continue reading
At Midday: Another Hot Day With Scattered Showers & Storms
At this point on your Thursday midday, we have scattered showers and storms dotting the radar in the north, the south, the east, and in the west. I guess you can just call that “compass coverage.” Continue reading
At Midday: Hot & Very Humid, Some Cooling Showers Already Developing
It’s already a hot one out there throughout the area as temperatures have already hit the mid-80s to the lower 90s. The hot spot at this time was Eufaula at 92 degrees, while the Magic City was at 90 degrees. Continue reading
At Midday… Hot & Dry In The East, Scattered Storms In The West
Just as the afternoon progressed on Monday with showers and a few storms staying mainly west of I-65, the trend is happening again at the midday hour today. We have scattered shower activity with a few heavy downpours out there across the western parts of the area mainly west of a line from Double Springs to Brookwood to Selma. Continue reading
