Author Archives: Scott Brown
May 27, 1973: Two Monster Tornadoes Ravage Parts Of Central Alabama
It was an extremely active end to the month of May of 1973 across a large part of the United States due to severe weather. From May 22nd through the 26th, several large and destructive tornadoes struck parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Continue reading
It’s A Great Midday Across Central Alabama
It is a beautiful day across Central Alabama at the 11 o’clock hour, and temperatures are pretty nice as well. It is so nice today that several of my neighbors are having yard sales today. Continue reading
A Nice And Cool Late May Midday Across Central Alabama
As you can see by the visible satellite/composite radar image above, Central Alabama is under mostly sunny skies with a few fair-weather cumulus clods floating overhead. Continue reading
Midday Check On Central Alabama’s Weather Situation
Currently at the midday hour across Central Alabama, we still have the line of storms associated with a shortwave continuing to slowly push through the eastern parts of the area. A few of these storms are strong, especially in portions of Cleburne and Clay counties. The cells in the line are moving to the northeast at 25 MPH, while the line is slowly progressing eastward. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Calhoun, Cleburne, & Cherokee Counties
At 11:16 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pleasant Gap to 6 miles northwest of Heflin. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
Strong Storms Affecting Talladega, Cleburne, Coosa, & Clay Counties
At 10:52 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Waldo to near Sylacauga. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms. Continue reading
A Quick Update On Our Weather Situation At 9:15AM
We have a line of showers and storms pushing through Central Alabama, mainly on the eastern side of the area. This line is associated with a shortwave that is pushing through the area. Continue reading
Our Very Own Scott Martin Will Be A Guest On The Carolina Weather Group’s Podcast
On this week’s edition of the Carolina Weather Group’s podcast, the crew will be talking about auto racing and weather. Their guests will be the guys from Racecast Weather, meteorologists Doug Schneider and Scott Martin. If one of those names sound familiar to you, that is because he is one of the meteorologists here on the AlabamaWx Weather Blog. Continue reading
The Midday Check on Central Alabama’s Weather Situation
Currently at the 11 o’clock hour across Central Alabama, most of the area is dry at this point, with most of the rain activity in the south and southeastern portions of the area. We do have a few more showers that have developed back in the western parts of the area over portions of Marion, Winston, Walker, Tuscaloosa, Lamar, and Fayette counties. Continue reading
Tornado Watch Has Been Cancelled For The Extreme SE Parts Of Central Alabama
At 11:01AM CDT, the National Weather Service has removed Barbour and Russell Counties from Tornado Watch 257. There are no counties in the Central Alabama area in the Tornado Watch, as the threat for severe weather has now pushed across the state line into Georgia. Continue reading
