The main threat will come from gusty thunderstorm winds; the tornado threat is very low, but not zero. One good thing is that the storms are ahead of schedule, meaning there will basically be no surface based instability available over the northern half of the state this morning. Highest severe weather threat will be over the southern half of the state this afternoon, but even there the overall threat is fairly low. Continue reading →

SOAKING RAINS: A flash flood watch remains in effect for the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama this morning; radar shows widespread, soaking rain in most areas north of I-20. The rain will slowly expand southward today, and with some surface based instability involved, we could see a few strong thunderstorms later this morning. SPC maintains a “marginal risk” of severe storms for much of Central Alabama… Continue reading →

BIG SOAKING AHEAD: An upper trough lifting out of the Southwest U.S. will bring lots of rain to Alabama over the next 24 hours. The NWS office in Huntsville has issued a Flash Flood Watch for their counties… up in the Tennessee Valley for the possibility of 2-3 inches of rain… Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Showers and strong thunderstorms have become pretty numerous across North/Central Alabama this afternoon… stronger storms are producing lots of lighting, heavy rain, and gusty winds as they move east. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: Showers and strong storms have formed across the northern half of Alabama this afternoon ahead of a cold front. Heavier storms are producing lots of lightning, gusty winds, heavy rain, and some small hail. They are moving east/southeast, … Continue reading →

ACTIVE WEATHER DAY: The remnant circulation of former Tropical Storm Harvey is over Central Louisiana this morning; it will move northeast across North Mississippi and West Tennessee over the next 18 hours, putting Alabama in a favorable position for numerous showers and thunderstorms. It won’t rain all day, but it will rain at times, and a few storms could be severe. Continue reading →

TONIGHT/TOMORROW: As Tropical Storm Harvey moves to the northeast on a track that is west of Alabama, it will keep our weather unsettled through tomorrow with occasional rain and a few thunderstorms. The rain could be heavy at times, and we will have the proper combination of shear and instability tomorrow for the potential for a few isolated tornadoes. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have the classic case of scattered, random strong thunderstorms across Alabama on this dog day afternoon. They are moving east, and producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and lots of lightning. The showers and storms will fade away once the sun goes down later this evening. Continue reading →

RADAR CHECK: We have showers on radar early this morning over parts of East Alabama… heavier ones are over Tallapoosa and Chambers counties at daybreak. Expect a mix of sun and clouds again today with more showers and storms firing up during the peak of the daytime heating process this afternoon and this evening. Continue reading →