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Thunderstorms
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A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is located in eastern Mississippi right now, and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph have been recorded. These storms will likely affect parts of western Alabama with torrential rainfall, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and lightning as they move in some... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at WBRC Weather
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Severe weather update
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Thunderstorms having very heavy rain are moving through Birmingham now, and a line of stronger storms is moving southward into Clanton, Sylacauga, and Marion. These southern storms are tapping more unstable air, and some may be severe with damaging winds before they start to die off after 9 or 10... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at WBRC Weather
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Heavy rain
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Very heavy rain is moving from Walker and Tuscaloosa counties into Jefferson County, and will affect much of Birmingham metro by 8 pm. There will also be dangerous lightning and wind gusts. There is a chance for damaging wind and flash flooding...so try to avoid driving over the next hour,... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at WBRC Weather
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Weather update
Rain and thunderstorms conrinie over thenorthern half of Alabama, roughly north of I 59. Very heavy rain moved through parts of BHM in the past hour. Most of the rain will stay from I 20 north tonight, and a few stormsin central Alabama, where the sun has shined, may be... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at WBRC Weather
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Rain gone
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The only rain within 150 miles of Birmingham is near Auburn. We will see plenty of dry weather for the next 2 or 3 days at least. It will be chilly at night, with lows tomorrow night in the mid 40s. Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Storms in BHM
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A line of showers with some lightning and thunder is moving through Birmingham metro right now, and will move into the southern suburbs in the next 15 to 30 minutes. The rain will not last lomg, but could be heavy. We could have a few wind gusts up to 40... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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No rain so far
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The radar is clear this afternoon so far. However, with a cold front approaching, there could be a few showers late this afternoon in NW Alabama, and showers are more likely on Saturday. However, it should not be an all day rain. Dr. Tim Coleman Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Wow
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Check out current temperatures in the Southeast. It is near 70 over Alabama, but in western Mississippi it is in the 40s, and it is in the 30s right now in Arkansas. It has probably been in the upper 40s all the way to the Gulf Coast in Louisiana. These... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Record Cold
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(Weatherbell Analytics) With a cold front moving through Alabama tonight, and an upper low keeping cold air in place through the weekend, we will see some of the coolest temperatures ever in the month of May. The record low for Saturday morning (May 4) is 36, and for Sunday morning... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Stormy night
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It will be a stormy night here in central Alabama, as a front slowly approaches, and the air is somewhat unstable. There is enough wind shear for isolated wind damage and hail, along with heavy rain and lightning. A severe thunderstorm watch comtinues until midnight. At 745 pm, the strongest... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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The cool spring
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We have had a very cool spring across Alabama so far this year. The month of March was one of the coldest on record for Birmingham, and March 1 through April 26, 35 of 57 days, or 61%, have been cooler than normal. This past week, we dropped into the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Cold front, rain
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A late season cold front is moving into western Alabama this afternoon. Temperatures in Mississippi are in the 40s right now, and will fall into the 40s tonight over much of Alabama. Areas from BHM north may see a few lows in the upper 30s. Along the cold front, an... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Huge temperature change!
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What a cold front. At the BHM airport it is 48 degrees. Yesterday at this same time, it was 79 degrees. The normal high temperature for April 19 is 75 degrees, and we will barely reach the 50s this afternoon, even though the sun is starting to come out. With... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Weather update 1025 pm
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A line of thunderstorms is about to move into Alabama. However, it will be after midnight before it reaches Birmingham, as it is moving slowly. Since it has gotten dark, the atmosphere has stabilized, and the storms have weakened. We expect gusty winds as the storms come through, and some... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Severe weather analysis
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We have a risk for strong to severe thunderstorms tonight and early tomorrow morning over Alabama. The Storm Prediction Center shows the NW corner of Alabama in a moderate risk, while Birmingham is in a slight risk. A strong cold front will move through tomorrow morning, dropping temperatures from the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Gravity wave - Winds
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The rain is starting to move out of west Alabama, but a wake low and a gravity wave have formed at the back edge of the rain, causing wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. These winds will affect the BHM metro in the next hour. Dr. Tim Coleman Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Update 319 pm
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A significant squall line is moving into central Alabama. The bowing segment approaching Smith Lake could produce winds over 85 mph, and a tornado. The storms are moving into Tuscaloosa now, and will move into Jasper shortly. Any of these storms could produce winds of 60 to 80 mph, along... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Update 237 pm
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WCBI The above picture was taken in Noxubee County, MS, earlier. The storms are now primarily in a squall line, but with wind shear we could still see isolated tornadoes. We will definitely see winds of 40 to 60 mph and torrential rainfall. This will be moving into Tuscaloosa and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Update 150 pm
We are continuing to watch the storms moving into west Alabama. The main threat will be straight line winds, but we still have a tornado threat. That threat is enhanced due to an upper level disturbance moving through southern Mississippi. That tends to lower the pressure at the surface, cause... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Update 1230 pm
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As mentioned earlier, no supercells (individual storms ahead of line) have formed over Alabama so far today, due to the combination of cloudy skies and a warm layer up at 10,000 feet. However, we can see some breaks in the clouds on satellite now, and the sun is coming through... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Tornado watch
Quick update...while I was typing more thorough blog below, SPC issued a tornado watch for west and central Alabama, including Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Update 1203 pm
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So far this morning, the combination of clouds over central Alabama and a layer of warm air around 10,000 feet have kept any storms from forming in Alabama out ahead of the main line...the type of storms that generally pose the greatest tornado threat. However, a supercell storm has formed... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Severe weather analysis - 1017 pm
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A cold front is located just west of the Mississippi River...with temperatures at Monroe, LA of 78 and 48 in Shreveport, LA. Warm, moist air ahead of the front is producing thunderstorms just ahead of the front, and tornado watches are in effect across parts of AR, LA, and MS... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Warm temperatures
It was one of the warmest days this spring today. High temperatures included... Birmingham 76 Tuscaloosa 76 Anniston 75 Gadsden 73 Huntsville 74 Montgomery 78 Tomorrow will be similar, with highs in the mid 70s. Dr. Tim Coleman Mobile 74 Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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Severe weather next week
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A major storm system will move across the U.S. next week. However, it will be slow moving and complex. The above chart shows the upper air flow on Wednesday. Notice that the upper low is expected to be cut off from the main flow. This slows the system down and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at WBRC Weather
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