Thanks to Alvin Thompson for these images… he writes: “These pictures of a tree that looks like it was struck by lightning. It is along side of Ala 77 in Southside. It was struck Friday.”

SPC AC 031229 DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0729 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009 VALID 031300Z – 041200Z …THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM PARTS OF CENTRAL/NRN LA ACROSS CENTRAL MS … Continue reading →

Thanks to hundreds of our viewers for sending in images from yesterday’s storms across North Alabama. A few are in the slideshow below; see all of them on our Flickr feed here.

Quite a set of images from blog readers tonight coming from Blount and Cherokee counties…

SEL1 URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 221 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 225 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA … Continue reading →

Thanks to J.B., Bill, Ashley, and Jason for covering various duties for me this afternoon. Voice will take a couple of days to heal; I will be back at it Monday. So, no Weather Xtreme video this afternoon. WEEKEND FORECAST: … Continue reading →

**No Weather Xtreme Video this morning due to NO voice!** If you watched the 10:00 news last night you know it was rather painful. I am not really sick, just have a case of laryngitis. RIGHT NOW: Scroll down for … Continue reading →

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WATCHING THE RADAR: Still looks like we will have some … Continue reading →

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. STILL SUMMER-LIKE: A new day, but an old forecast. The … Continue reading →