RADAR CHECK: Thankfully severe thunderstorms were a no-show for Alabama overnight, no watches, no warnings. Just wind and rain; gradient winds gusted to 40 mph in spots as widespread rain covered the state. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Light rain is falling this morning over much of North, Central, and Southwest Alabama… otherwise the sky is cloudy with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Not a drought buster, but we will experience some badly needed rain across the Deep South today and over the weekend with periods of light rain. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain is creeping into the northwest corner of Alabama this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Clouds continue to increase over the northern half of the state, while South Alabama is partly too mostly sunny. Showers are possible statewide tonight as the front pushes into the state. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Light rain covers much of Alabama this afternoon. It isn’t reaching the ground in some spots, and rain amounts have been very light so far. Rain continues through the evening hours, then ending late tonight as the surface low (non-tropical) in the northern Gulf moves to the east. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling over the southern quarter of Alabama early this morning ahead of a surface low (non-tropical) over the northern Gulf of Mexico). This rain area will expand and move northward today, and by mid to late afternoon it will cover much of the state mainly along and south of I-59 (south of a line from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Gadsden). Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: A persistent band of rain and storms is across Central Alabama this morning. Flash flood warnings are in effect for parts of Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Clay, Randolph, and Chambers counties where radar suggests some places have seen over 7 inches of rain over the past 36 hours. A flash flood watch remains in effect for the central counties of the state as well. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain is widespread over the northern half of Alabama early this morning… that rain will shift southward during the day ahead of a cold front. SPC maintains a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms for the southern quarter of Alabama today, south of a line from Grove Hill to Greenville to Troy. A “marginal risk” (level 1/5) extends as far north as Sweetwater, Prattville, and Opelika. Continue reading →

PLEASANT MARCH AFTERNOON: As expected, temperatures are around 70 degrees this afternoon across Alabama with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Clouds thicken tonight ahead of a cold front. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling across much of Northwest and West-Central Alabama this afternoon, but to the south the sky is mostly sunny across the southern third of the state. We have a huge temperature spread, with readings ranging from the low 50s in the rain across Northwest Alabama, to the mid 80s at Mobile. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms over the northern half of Alabama early this morning… rain will continue at times today and tonight, but no severe thunderstorms are expected. We do note the flash flood watch remains in effect for the Tennessee Valley. Continue reading →