Alabama Weather Update

A severe thunderstorm watch continues until midnight for the following counties in East Alabama...Calhoun... Chambers... Cherokee... Clay... Cleburne... Coosa... Randolph... Talladega and Tallapoosa Counties.

And until 9 p.m. for Chilton... DeKalb... Etowah... Jackson... and Marshall Counties.

But counties are being dropped faster than we can post them. Just figure that if the line has passed your location, you are in the clear.

Our line of storms extends from eastern Cherokee County to west of Piedmont to Anniston to east of Sylacauga to southeast of Clanton on into South Central Alabama. It will still be associated with strong gusty winds. Behind the line, winds will drop back to 10-20 mph and gradually diminish overnight.

A 100 mile wide band of rain continues behind the line of storms. The bank side of the precipitation area extends from west of Huntsville to west of Jasper to west of Tuscaloosa. Ahead of the line, temperatures are in the 70s, but fall 15 degrees in quick order behind it.

Skies will become partly cloudy overnight. There might be a little fog in areas that clear sufficiently to allow good radiational cooling. Temperatures will remain in the 50s overnight.

Look for a great day tomorrow, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures warming well through the 70s to near 80 degrees in some locations.

Late damage reports...

Cherokee County reported spotty tree damage from non thunderstorm winds ahead of the line.

Several reports of downed trees and large limbs across Cleburne County.

A person in a house was injured by a falling tree on Dicky Springs Road near Bessemer around 5:45 p.m.

Posted by  
on March 9, 2006, 7:54 pm
Great job guys. I hope you all have some time to get some needed rest now. JB, Bill, James, Brian, John, and Jason you guys are the best in the market. You really take your job seriously and the lives of the people of Alabama. Applause for the job that you do. :)

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Posted by chloe  
on March 9, 2006, 8:15 pm
Posted by craig  
on March 9, 2006, 8:26 pm
Yeah guys, thanks for keeping it rolling on the blog even when the weather got rough. I like to know what's going on with my folks at home in AL.

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Posted by   www
on March 9, 2006, 9:06 pm
I have heard quit-a-few reports of people in the ditches. I don't know if that is do to the rain, or what. Please everyone be careful on the roadways.

CLICK IT OR TICKET! Ever wonder who made that up? MY AUNT! Yes my uncle married a women that works for the DOT and it was her idea, Honest!

As someone had posted before “Life is to precious” to speed home on the roadway to catch the last minute of Storm Stories.


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Posted by John T.  
on March 9, 2006, 9:09 pm
Was lucky that Dew Points stayed in the 50s . I can only imagine the tornado outbreak , just was not our time THIS time .

Also , thank you to the NWS for another good job on the tracking and warnings issued .

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