Author Archives: Scott Brown
A Strong Storm Now Affecting Western Cullman County
At 11:38 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smith Dam, or 9 miles southeast of Arley, moving northeast at 35 mph. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
More Strong Storms Are Moving Into Northwestern Alabama
At 8:41 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms centered near Tishomingo State Park, moving northeast at 45 mph. Wind gusts around 50 mph will be possible with this cluster of storms. Continue reading
Warning Has Expired, But Strong Storm Continues To Affect Cullman County
At 8:29 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Smith Dam, or 11 miles north of Sumiton, moving east at 20 mph. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Walker, Winston, Fayette Counties
At 7:59 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Helicon to near Smith Dam to near Carbon
Hill. Movement was east at 25 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
A Quick Check On Our Weather Situation At 5:30PM
We have two batches of storms moving across the northern parts of the state, with a few isolated shows popping up in a few locations in the northern parts of Central Alabama. Continue reading
Strong Storms Now Affecting Fayette & Walker Counties
At 2:05 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kansas, or near Carbon Hill, moving east at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Pretty Steamy Out There With Strong Storms Moving In At Midday
For most of Central Alabama, the radar is currently clear… but we do have some pretty hefty thunderstorms moving into the western counties of Central Alabama from the neighboring state of Mississippi. Continue reading
Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Parts of Autauga, Marengo, Perry, Greene, Hale, Dallas, & Sumter Until 12:15AM
At 10:14 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain of 1 to 3 inches across the area. This rain on already saturated ground will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Although the heavy rain has ended, some light rain will continue and so will the runoff from earlier rain. Continue reading
A Quick Update On Central Alabama’s Weather At 9:55PM
I believe we can go ahead and say that the severe weather threat for Central Alabama is over. Most of the stronger thunderstorm activity has mostly exited the southern counties of Central Alabama. Now we do have a few storms located over in Lowndes and Elmore counties, but these are starting to dissipate in strength as we have lost the convective heating. Continue reading
Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Parts of Marengo, Perry, Hale, Dallas, & Sumter Until 10:15PM
At 8:09 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Continue reading
