Author Archives: Scott Brown
Clouds In The East But Mainly Really Nice Out There At Midday
So far as we approach the 1:00 PM hour in Central Alabama, a good bit of the central and western parts of the area are experiencing maximum sunshine, while the eastern parts have partly to mostly cloudy skies. Continue reading
November 21, 1985: Hurricane Kate Makes Landfall Near Mexico Beach, Florida
During the evening hours on November 21, 1985, a weak category 2 Hurricane Kate made landfall on the shores of Mexico Beach, Florida, which is just over 30 miles down the Gulf Coast from Panama City Beach. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 618: Nothing Like Sharing Ear Wax
This week’s guests on WeatherBrains are Steve Glazier and Kerrin Jeromin of WeatherNation Television. Both received their degrees at Lyndon State College and are both AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologists. Continue reading
November 20, 1900: An Unusual Tornado Outbreak
The afternoon and evening hours of November 20, 1900, turned out to be a very costly one across portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Continue reading
Are You “Cirrus” It’s Still Cool Outside At Midday?
We have a good supply of sunshine across Central Alabama as we have reached the noon hour on this fine Monday, with only some whispy cirrus clouds filtering the sun’s rays just a little. Continue reading
Severe Weather Threat Has Ended For North/Central Alabama
The isolated severe weather threat has ended for all of Central Alabama, but we could still see wind gusts of 40-50 MPH along and ahead of the squall line that may continue to bring down trees and power lines. Continue reading
Strong Storms Approaching Jefferson County
At 636 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles north of Holly Pond to Parrish. Movement was east at 50 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
Strong Storms Entering The Northwest Corner Of Alabama
At 4:21 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Walnut Grove to near Burton in Mississippi. Continue reading
Freeze Watch Issued For Central Alabama For Sunday Night & Monday Morning
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Freeze Watch, which is in effect from Sunday evening through Monday
morning. Continue reading
A Quick Update On Our Weather Situation At 2:20 PM
At this point across North/Central Alabama, there is not very much going on but a few sprinkles showing up on radar at the moment, but activity will be picking up later this afternoon. Continue reading
