Author Archives: Scott Brown
NWS Birmingham Will Have A Special Balloon Launch Today At Noon
The Storm Prediction Center has requested the NWS Birmingham office to launch a special 18z (12PM) sounding due to the impending weather today. So at the noon hour, a special balloon launch will take place to record atmospheric data. We’ll … Continue reading
A Quick Update On Alabama’s Weather Situation At 2:30PM
The latest Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center has just come out a few minutes ago, and the northern half of the state has been included in a “Marginal Risk” for severe weather throughout the rest … Continue reading
Line Of Thunderstorms Pushing Through Northern Parts Of Central Alabama At Midday
HOW’S THE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AT MIDDAY A line of showers and thunderstorms are moving east-northeastwardly across the northern parts of Central Alabama, mainly north of a warm front that is currently draped over the northwestern through the central … Continue reading
Update On Wednesday’s Potential Severe Weather Event For Central Alabama
Alabama is facing an early season severe weather threat this week, just a week after Severe Weather Awareness Week in the state, so you should be up to date on your safety plan and terminology, and ready to RESPECT THE … Continue reading
A Brief Look At Central Alabama’s Weather Situation At 7:15 PM
Currently across almost all of Central Alabama, rainfall has come to an end. The only place in the are receiving any rain at this moment are the extreme southeastern locations. Eufaula, Clayton, Louisville in Barbour County, along with Troy, Brundidge, … Continue reading
Rain Continues To Push Across the Southern Half of Central Alabama At Midday
HOW’S THE WEATHER ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AT MIDDAY A line of light to moderate rainfall is stretching across the eastern parts of Central Alabama down to the south-central parts of the area, with scattered pockets of rain over the western … Continue reading
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Friday’s Topic – Receiving Weather Alerts
Living in Central Alabama, you are well aware of how quickly the weather can change. You have seen all of our posts about each severe weather event, now it’s time to see how you can receive the information from a … Continue reading
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Thursday’s Topic – Lightning Is Frightening
We are no stranger to lightning in Central Alabama, especially during the summer months with the daily pop-up thunderstorms we usually get. June, July, and August are the peak months for lightning in our area, but as you know, thunderstorms … Continue reading
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Wednesday’s Topic – Tornadoes
Living in Central Alabama, you really need no introduction to tornadoes. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air usually descending from thunderstorms that makes contact with the ground. Wind speeds with a tornado can be as week as … Continue reading
Clouds Are Hanging Tough At Midday Across Central Alabama
At this “later than midday hour” across Central Alabama, rainfall has pretty much come to an end for most of the area. The only exceptions would be for a few showers over parts of our east and southeastern counties. Otherwise, … Continue reading
