Author Archives: Scott Brown
Several Stronger Storms Out There At 4:50 PM
Most of the thunderstorm activity is currently over the southeastern locations of Central Alabama, but more will be moving in later from the west as big storms are still back into eastern Louisiana and into much of western and central … Continue reading
A Severe Thunderstorm Is Approaching The Birmingham Metropolitan Area
A strong thunderstorm capable of producing winds in excess of 60 MPH was currently located over Oak Grove and is heading to the east at 40 MPH. This storm has had a history of showing rotation back when it was over the northern parts of Tuscaloosa County, so we will need to watch for any strengthening and rotation starting back up. Continue reading
Northern Tuscaloosa County Storm Showing Some Rotation
The storm in northern Tuscaloosa County is showing some decent rotation on radar and may have to watch it to see if NWS Birmingham may issue a warning for it. It is headed towards Bankhead Lock And Dam, Wiley, and Windham Springs… Then it will move into western Jefferson County. Continue reading
A Quick Update Just After 1:00 PM
A funnel cloud has been reported with the tornado warned storm up in Madison County, very close to Meridianville. This storm is moving to the northeast at 40 MPH. The good news is that the storm appears to be weakening some and the rotation is staying aloft, but a cell merger is about to occur so we have to watch for a sudden uptick in strength. Continue reading
A Batch Of Storms Moving In At The 11:00 AM Update
Radar check at 10:45 AM shows that all of Central Alabama is virtually dry at this point, but a batch of showers and thunderstorms will be moving into the western parts of Franklin, Marion, and Lamar counties within the next 30-60 minutes. Continue reading
Strong Storms Continue To Press Eastward Across North Alabama
A cluster of strong storms continue to march east-southeastward across North Alabama as we have reached 9:15 PM. Continue reading
Strong Storms Approaching Extreme Northwest Alabama
A batch of strong to severe thunderstorms are starting to enter the northwest corner of Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama, with the lead storm having a severe thunderstorm warning issued on it until 7:30 PM for damaging wind gusts up to 70 MPH. Continue reading
A Quick Check On Our Weather Situation At 4:00 PM
Radar check at 3:50 PM continue to show showers and thunderstorms moving across Central Alabama with the strongest storm located over the eastern parts of Macon County down in the southeastern parts of the area. Continue reading
Marginal Risk Extended Farther South For Today
This update from the Storm Prediction Center was released right after I completed and posted my midday report on the blog. So here is the latest forecast update for the rest of today and tonight with the new information. Continue reading
Midday Report: Marginal Risk Of Severe Storms For Parts Of North/Central Alabama
After having a good bit of shower and storm activity move across the northern portions of the state this morning, things have quieted down some. We do have a large batch of showers moving into the western parts of the area from Mississippi, along with several scattered showers over the southern half of Central Alabama. Continue reading
