Author Archives: Scott Brown
Strong Storms Rolling Through The Northern Parts Of Central Alabama
RADAR CHECK AT 8:15 PM: We currently have a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on a cluster of storms about to move into such communities as Bankhead Lock And Dam, Windham Springs, Lake Nicol, Lake Tuscaloosa, Sexton Bend and Lake Nicol Park. Continue reading
Big Thunderstorm Heading Westward Toward Tuscaloosa
Just after 5:00 PM we see a pretty hefty thunderstorm that is currently approaching the city of Tuscaloosa from the east at 20 MPH. This storm may include strong gusty downdraft winds up to 40 MPH or over, along with very heavy rainfall and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. Continue reading
Clouds To The South, Sun To The North As We Approach Midday
AT 10:45 AM It is still so amazing to watch these high-resolution visible satellite images coming from GOES-16. In this animation, you can clearly see the fog lifting out of the valleys in the mountainous regions of northeast Alabama as … Continue reading
A Few Scattered Showers Out There At Midday: Temperatures Have Flip-Flopped
Looking at the latest radar image as of 12:16 PM, much of North and Central Alabama is dry at this point, with the only shower activity showing up mainly in the south-central parts of the area, with a couple more showing up east of those. Continue reading
Dense Fog Advisory Issued For Northeast Alabama Until 9:00 AM
Visibility will be generally a quarter of a mile or less at times. Areas of dense fog will reduce visibility causing hazardous driving conditions. Continue reading
A Quick Update On Our Weather Situation At 6:00 PM
The good news is that the showers and storms that have moved through Central Alabama today have not been as strong as the ones we have seen over the past few days. An MCS moved through much of Mississippi and the extreme western parts of Alabama throughout the day keeping much of the energy with it. Continue reading
Rain & Storms In The North Just After Midday; Steamy In The South
Plenty of clouds and rainfall over the northern and northwestern parts of of the area as we make our approach to the 1 o’clock hour. Moderate to heavy rain is falling over those parts of the area, with the rain being more scattered in nature over the northeastern locations. Continue reading
Latest Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion Includes Parts of North Alabama
An Mesoscale Convective System is making its way southward across northeastern Arkansas and northwestern Tennessee at the moment, and will eventually work its way into the northern parts of Alabama, including the northwestern counties of Central Alabama during the overnight and pre-dawn hours. Continue reading
Storms Approaching The Birmingham Metropolitan Area
Radar check at 5:40 PM is showing a batch of thunderstorms moving into and through the western portions of Jefferson County from Tuscaloosa County and are about to move into the Birmingham metropolitan area within the next few minutes. Continue reading
Strong Storms Invading The Western Parts Of Central Alabama At 4:00 PM
At 4:00 PM, we have several strong thunderstorms out there across the western parts of Central Alabama, especially over portions of Tuscaloosa and Fayette counties where a Significant Weather Advisory is in effect until for 4:15 PM for the threat of pea size hail and wind gusts up to 40 MPH. This cluster of storms is moving slowly to the east at 10 MPH. Continue reading
