Severe weather threat still looks marginal Wednesday.  But, we will have to watch the system very closely for any surprises.  That was a marginal setup that created the EF2 tornado in Western Oklahoma Monday.  I think this map showcases the best overlap of instability and shear.  Keep in mind – this is a developing forecast [...]

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Spring is almost here and this also brings the chance of thunderstorms.  While it appears the best chance of stronger storms will remain to our west Wednesday afternoon/evening, this system does warrant watching.  It appears at least marginal instability will likely return to the area tomorrow.  Dewpoints will reach the mid to upper 50s.  I [...]

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http://www.norman.noaa.gov/2010/03/no-tornadoes-in-february-2010/

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For those interested in the Spring severe weather season, here’s an interesting paper by Storm Prediction Center director Joe Schaefer.  Thanks to fellow Raycom and KAIT chief meteorologist Ryan Vaughan for digging this one up.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/schaefer/el_nino.htm

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The following post is from one of our blog contributors – Fred Gossage.  The follow is his analysis regarding Spring severe weather season.
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, which means we have made it halfway through the month of February. Spring is right around the corner, and that means that the trees and flowers will be in [...]

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Tornado around 5:17pm
(Photos from John French)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…UPDATED
(From National Weather Service)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
648 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2010
…UPDATED PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MADISON
COUNTY…
…UPDATED BEGINNING POINT OF HUNTSVILLE TORNADO TRACK…
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MADISON
COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL [...]

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A new tornado watch has been issued until 12 AM CT / 1 AM ET that includes Russell and Barbour Counties, including some other counties in Alabama and Georgia:
The severe threat should dimish for East Alabama pretty quickly as the line of storms moves off to the east, and the environment becomes more stable.  In [...]

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If you watched our Winter weather special, you may remember the forecast calling for above average precipitation this Winter and more severe weather.  Well, it looks like it’s coming true.  We had a small bought with storms Thursday and it looks like we’ll have to stay on top of the weather late Saturday night through [...]

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Folks continue to clean up after the  late January tordado that tracked straight through downtown Huntsville yesterday evening.  According to the national weather service, an emergency manager reported a tornado in Huntsville around 5:30pm.  There were visible power flashes as the twister touched down.  Areas hit hard included Old Town and Five Points near Pratt [...]

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