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Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Parts of Talladega, Shelby, & St. Clair Counties Until 9AM
At 553 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to continuous rain showers. This will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. These showers continue to back build over the same area. Continue reading
A Few Helpful Flood Safety Rules To Follow
Move to higher ground away from low-lying areas, storm drains, and stream beds. Do not return to flooded areas.
Flood waters carry debris that could cause serious injury or death. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Perry and Dallas Counties
At 6:54 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Vaiden, or 8 miles southeast of Marion, moving northeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Perry, Hale, and Bibb Counties
At 5:25 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Moundville to 6 miles west of Marion. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
Two Separate Flood Advisories Now In Effect For Parts of Central Alabama
NWS Birmingham has issued two separate Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisories until 5:30PM CDT for several counties in Central Alabama. Continue reading
Strong Storm Affecting Shelby County
At 3:56 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Maylene, or near Montevallo, moving north at 25 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Continue reading
Numerous Showers Across Central Alabama At Midday
It’s another mostly cloudy and very muggy day across Central Alabama at the noon hour, with plenty of spots receiving decent rainfall under these numerous scattered showers. Some are actually receiving too much rain at one time. Continue reading
New Look To The Tools Used By The NHC For The 2017 Hurricane Season
The National Hurricane Center is changing the appearance of the graphics accompanying tropical cyclone advisory packages for the 2017 Hurricane season. Continue reading
Muggy Air With Numerous Showers At Midday In Central Alabama
It’s warm and muggy across Central Alabama as we approach the midday hour on this first Friday of June. Radar is pretty active mainly on the western side of the area, especially with the shower activity that is crossing the state line. Continue reading
It’s The First Day Of Meteorological Summer & It Looks That Way Across Central Alabama
Showers and thunderstorms have fired up across the east and southeastern parts of Central Alabama as we approach the 1 o’clock hour. There is a decent thunderstorm currently affecting Talladega, Cleburne, Clay, and Randolph counties at the moment, producing heavy rainfall and dangerous lightning. Continue reading
