**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today** RADAR CHECK: The line of strong storms is pushing through the far southeast tip of Alabama this afternoon… Drier air is returning to North Alabama, and the sky is clearing. STORM SURVEYS: A total of 7 tornadoes have been confirmed by NWS survey teams so far today… The NWS […]
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 115 PM CST * AT 1242 PM CST…A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER OAK BOWERY…OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF OPELIKA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE…RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL […]
CURRENT SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA The northwestern parts of Central Alabama are starting to dry out after a very busy evening and early morning dealing with heavy rainfall and tornadoes. At 11:30 AM, the squall line is currently stretching from Fruithurst in Cleburne County, back to the south-southwest through Montgomery and down into […]
Rain is about to end in the Birmingham metro area, but not before leaving 1.74 inches at my house in Vestavia for a three day total of 3.40 inches. Thank you! The tornado watch was allowed to expire at 10 a.m. and was not reissued for western Alabama. A new tornado watch was just issued […]
The NWS has cleared Walker, Greene and Sumter Counties from the tornado watch. The watch continues until 10 a.m. for the narrow strip of counties outlined in purple. The line of rain and some thunder continues to push eastward. The heaviest rain is just entering the Birmingham Metro area at this time. The line is […]
RADAR CHECK: A long line of strong storms is pushing southward across Alabama early this morning… Flash flood warnings are in effect for Cullman, Morgan, and parts of Madison, Marshall, and Jackson counties, where rain amounts have exceeded two inches in many places. The good news is that we have no active severe thunderstorm or […]
As the squall line continues its march across Central Alabama, the National Weather Service in Birmingham have removed Fayette, Pickens, and Winston Counties from the Tornado Watch. Counties remaining in the watch are Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Cleburne, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, and Walker.
The part of the squall line that is in the state is currently located stretching from Scottsboro back to the southwest to Pickensville. No convective warnings are in effect for anyone in Central Alabama at this moment. A few counties in the northern part of the state, including Cullman County, are currently under Flash Flood […]
The squall line has pushed through a few counties in Central Alabama and the National Weather Service in Birmingham has removed Marion and Lamar Counties from the Tornado Watch. Counties in Central Alabama that remain in the watch include Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. […]
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Cullman, and was moving to the northeast at 50 MPH. If you are in the path of this storm, you need to seek shelter immediately! Locations in the path of this storm are listed below: MORGAN CITY, ARABCOLE SPRINGS, EDDY, FLORETTE, WEST POINT AND […]
A new Tornado Watch has been issued for portions of Western through Northern Alabama, Northwestern Georgia, and Southeastern Tennessee until 10:00AM CST. Here is a list of Central Alabama counties within this new watch. BIBB, BLOUNT, JEFFERSON, WALKER, FAYETTE, GREENE, HALE, LAMAR, PICKENS, SUMTER, TUSCALOOSA, CHILTON, PERRY, SHELBY, ST. CLAIR, TALLADEGA, CALHOUN, CLEBURNE, CHEROKEE, ETOWAH, […]
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Falls City and Arley, and was moving to the northeast at 55 MPH. If you are in the path of this storm, you need to seek shelter immediately! Locations in the path of this storm are listed below: GOOD HOPE, CULLMAN, LOGAN, WEST POINT, […]
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located Curry and just southwest of Arley, and was moving to the northeast at 50 MPH. If you are in the path of this storm, you need to seek shelter immediately! Locations in the path of this storm are listed below: ARLEY, FALLS CITY, HELICON, SMITH […]
Our line of storms is growing in size and intensity early this morning. It extends from near Huntsville to Winfield in Marion County to near Columbus MS to Jackson and into Central Louisiana. There are several severe thunderstorm warnings across the Tennessee Valley and one tornado along the Tennessee borer in Jackson County. There are […]
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