Author Archives: Scott Brown
SPC Upgrades Day 1 Outlook For Parts Of North/Central Alabama
We will have a QLCS (Quasi-Linear Convective System) moving through North/Central Alabama during the late night and into the early morning hours on Thursday that will be bringing us a risk of strong to severe storms. Continue reading
Respect the Polygon: The Difference Between Storm Based And County Based Warnings
It is critical that you have a reliable way of receiving severe weather watches and warnings immediately. Lead times for tornado warnings have increased dramatically since the implementation of Doppler Radar and false alarm rates continue to drop. Prior to … Continue reading
The Severe Weather Warning Process… We All Have Work To Do
A small, short-lived tornado touched down in western Cullman County Saturday evening producing damage, but thankfully no injuries. It presents an extremely interesting case study in physical science, and social science. The bottom line is we all have much work to do. Continue reading
Mainly Sunny Skies And Starting To Warm Up At Midday
Skies will continue to be mostly clear, and highs will reach the low to mid 80s for the afternoon. Those mostly clear skies will continue over into the evening and overnight hours, with lows dropping into the mid to upper 50s across Central Alabama. Continue reading
Clouds And Cool Temperatures At Midday Across Central Alabama
We continue to have a mostly cloudy sky and cooler temperatures across the state as the upper trough is slowly moving off to the east. Continue reading
April 24, 1908: The Dixie Tornado Outbreak
The Dixie Tornado Outbreak of 1908 turned out to be a deadly event across the south and eastern parts of the United States. Continue reading
Raceday Forecast Update: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
It’s that time of year again! It’s when the Verizon Indycar Series makes its way back into Birmingham for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Continue reading
Just A Brief Update From Barber Motorsports Park
Even though skies have clouded over at Barber Motorsports Park at this time, rain is well away from the track and poses no threat for a good while. Continue reading
A Quick Radar Check Of North/Central Alabama at 2:45PM
All of the shower activity is currently located in the northern counties of the state and continuing to push off to the northeast. Continue reading
A Few Showers To The North, Mostly Clear At Midday for Central Alabama
Skies are generally mostly clear across much of Central Alabama, with some cloud cover and a few showers in the northern part of the state. Continue reading
