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Concerning Last Night…
Some thoughts about the fast moving line of thunderstorms that brought countless downed trees and power lines across North Alabama, and one weather related fatality in Cullman County due to a falling tree. It was a well forecast event with … Continue reading
A Few Scattered Storms Later Today
WILD NIGHT: A line of severe storms rolled through North Alabama last night, with winds of 50-70 mph, knocking down countless trees and power lines. One person was killed by a falling tree near West Point in Cullman County, and … Continue reading
Strong Storms Tonight
RADAR CHECK: All eyes are on the strong storms over Tennessee dropping southward; these will enter North Alabama this evening with potential for strong straight line winds and some hail. SPC maintains an “enhanced” severe weather risk for the northeast … Continue reading
Strong Storms Possible Later Today/Tonight
ON THE MAPS: An upper high is anchored over Texas and Oklahoma this morning, and the “ring of fire” effect is in full force, with areas of storms rotating clockwise around the big anti-cyclone. Strong storms this morning are moving … Continue reading
Hot Summer Days; Isolated Storms
MUST BE JULY IN ALABAMA: Temperatures are actually pretty close to average values for mid-July this afternoon, with generally low to mid 90s… And, as you might expect, we have a few isolated storms on radar moving southeast. Nothing widespread … Continue reading
Highs Stay In The 90s All Week
SUMMER HEAT: On the maps this morning, an upper air high, representing the center of scorching summer heat, is over Texas and Oklahoma. We are on the eastern periphery of this upper high, but we still expect highs in the … Continue reading
Sun, Heat, A Few Storms
CLASSIC SUMMER MIX: While a large part of Alabama is hot and dry with temperatures in the low to mid 90s, we have a handful of storms that have formed in the daytime heat across the central counties of the … Continue reading
Hot and Muggy With Isolated Afternoon Storms
MUST BE JULY IN ALABAMA: We are in that time of the year when our weather doesn’t change much, and we have some classic mid-summer conditions to deal with through next week. An upper ridge of high pressure is over … Continue reading
Hot/Hazy Summer Weather; Isolated Storms
RADAR CHECK: Most of the showers and storms are over the southern half of the state this afternoon, and even there they are widely spaced. Otherwise, the day is hot and hazy with temperatures in the low to mid 90s. … Continue reading
Hot Fun In The Summertime
HOT JULY WEATHER: You know it is summertime when I start bringing out song lyrics… remember Sly and the Family Stone from the 70s? “End of the spring and here she comes back Hi, hi, hi, hi, there Them summer … Continue reading
