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Pretty Quiet At Midday, But It Shouldn’t Be That Way For Much Longer
Believe it or not, radar is actually pretty quiet as we approach the midday hour. Only one shower is showing on radar over the western part of St. Clair County in between Moody and Margaret. Everywhere else at this time is dry. Continue reading
Active Showers & Storms Out There At On A Hot & Muggy Midday
Radar is quite active as we make our run up to the midday hour. A big mass of showers and storms are affecting the northwest corner of the state and has made it into the northwest corner of Marion County. Continue reading
A Few Cells Have Developed That Could Impact Tuscaloosa & Birmingham Metro
Just within the last few minutes, a small but intense shower has formed in Tuscaloosa County over Northport and the northwestern part of Tuscaloosa. It is barely moving at all to the northwest, but where it’s raining, it is a good downpour. The shower may grow for a few more minutes then rain itself out, as many of these pulse-type thunderstorms have done for most of the day. Continue reading
WeatherBrains 599: Lubricated Nexus
Our Guest WeatherBrain, Greg Stumpf, is a Research Meteorologist at the University Of Oklahoma/CIMMS. Continue reading
Huntsville Radar Will Be Down For Upgrades Starting July 17th
The National Weather Service radar that is located in Hytop and serves the northeastern parts of Alabama will go out of service starting on July 17 for extension of life upgrades. Here is the official Public Information Statement from the NWS Huntsville… Continue reading
Warm & Muggy At Midday With Storms Firing Up
Showers and thunderstorms have fired up as usual at this time across the southern parts of Central Alabama, with the most impressive storm showing over the AL/GA state line at Chambers County over Huguley and Valley. A few small showers are showing up in Jackson County. All of these are very slow movers, so rainfall totals could be higher. Continue reading
Flood Advisory for Parts of Talladega, Tallapoosa, & Clay Counties Until 7:30PM
At 5:28 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning for East Central Jefferson County Until 6:00PM
At 4:00 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Southeastern Jefferson County Until 6:45 PM
At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Continue reading
Heavy Thunderstorm Affecting Birmingham Metro
Heavy rainfall is now occurring over the Birmingham Metropolitan Area at this point, especially stretching from downtown to Tarrant City To Irondale and points in between. Some locations are already showing over 1/2 inch totals in just a short time, especially just southeast of Tarrant, at the Birmingham International Airport, and really close to downtown Birmingham. Continue reading
