Aiming To Prepare, Not To Scare
Weather-related to North Alabama or the HUN CWA
Across north Alabama, 15 tornadoes have been confirmed from the night of Thursday, 5/8, and the early morning hours of 5/9. An additional 4 tornadoes were in Lincoln & Franklin counties in TN out of our Coverage Zones, bringing the total to 19. The events below are listed in chronological order. Credit for all the…
Key Points: Tuesday (5/7) ..LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY/DEEP SOUTH THIS REGION WILL BE DISPLACED SOUTH OF THE STRONGER FORCING FOR ASCENT, BUT MODERATE BUOYANCY AND VERTICAL SHEAR STILL SUGGEST THERE IS ISOLATED SEVERE POTENTIAL WITH ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM. CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE GREATEST PROBABILITY OF STORMS EXISTS ACROSS MS AND AL WHERE THE…
We’re about 20 hours away from a potential severe weather episode across the state—all modes of severe weather including damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes. The primary threat will be damaging straight-line winds of 60-70 MPH with any thunderstorms. OVERVIEW: In terms of timing, thunderstorm development will begin around 2-3 pm across north Alabama By…
Confidence continues to increase on the potential for high snowfall probabilities across the northern third of Alabama. See the slides below for the details, and read the text for what to expect. WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARRIVES THIS EVENING: Precipitation will start as a mixture of sleet and freezing rain and at times mix with snow as…
It’s been a talk for a long time, and it’s less than 30 hours away. Signs are pointing to this being the coldest arctic blast of the season. A prolonged period of sub-freezing, dangerous temperatures, and wind chills will be associated with this system, as well as some wintry precipitation in the form of snow,…
SUMMARY: The state of Alabama has been highlighted in a Slight (Level 2/5) severe weather risk tomorrow, and an Enhanced Risk for NW Alabama. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will come in the form of a line early Thursday morning and last throughout the early afternoon hours. Hazards with thunderstorms Potential impacts Winds of this magnitude…
A strong storm system will bring increasing winds on Tuesday, with non-thunderstorm winds reaching 30-40 MPH as the system moves from south to north. The severe weather threat is limited to the Gulf Coast, with the potential for stronger storms across south-central Alabama. Moving further north reduces the likelihood of thunderstorms. As the rainfall event…