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Beautiful lightning show in North AL last night #wxtwitter #ALwx #Alwx

Monochrome Rainbow in Austin, Texas @spann @NWSSanAntonio @averytomascowx

@DrGregLittle2 Arkansas is loaded

Caddo culture bear effigy pottery container from Hot Springs County, Arkansas. It is dated to 1450 A.D.

@DrGregLittle2 What does the negative imply?

Negative polychrome pottery bottle from the Sandy Woods mound site in Missouri.

Beautiful mammatus display after the storms in Austin, Tx today @spann @ReedTimmerUSA @NWSSanAntonio

@BurnerLJohnson So how did I receive over 100 videos like this from Alabama tonight? And have you seen the destruction in Mississippi? There is a great big world out there beyond your back yard. This isn’t a good look for you or Townsquare

@simpsonWVTM13 Weve come a long way. I remember going to school on April 27, 2011 😂

A growing number of school systems are dimissing early ahead of the afternoon/evening severe weather threat: wvtm13.com/article/alabam…

@DrGregLittle2 @PD_Newman Paddlefish, sturgeon. These bowls were used for caviar?

I don't know what to think about these effigy pots. They were excavated from a mound at the Humber-McWilliams site in Mississippi. Anyone have ideas? @PD_Newman

I wish schools would teach basic map-reading. It’s concerning how often I post simple, labeled weather maps (especially during winter) and a large chunk of the public can’t find where they live. I understand everyone has different gifts, but this feels like a basic life skill.

@NickKrasz_Wx Airport Road Tornado 1989

Are there any tornadoes you guys would like to see in this style of graphic potentially? Kind of want to get back into this.

@NWSHuntsville @spann Morgan City Farm Supply just off Dewdrop Ln/Highway 231!

@greenglowsky @spann Thank you so much for the report and measurement, Do you have a cross street or a more exact location where this was taken in Morgan City.

Over an inch and counting in Morgan City, AL! @spann @NWSHuntsville

Winter Wonderland here in Morgan County, AL. @spann @SCweather_wx

Fifteen years ago today and we’re still getting camera angles we’ve never seen before of Cardiac Kemba Most iconic buzzer beater in March History?

Storms rolling through Huntsville. @spann

AWN: If you are not doing it now, please take a minute and follow the Alabama Weather Network on social platforms, and have the AWN app installed on your TV, phone, and tablet. While Alabama's tornado season runs from November through May, two of the most active months are March and April. I have been doing weather professionally for 47 years, and I have never had so many resources. A large team of experienced meteorologists, dozens and dozens of high resolution cameras, a team of responsible chasers and drone operators in the field. AWN coverage is second to none, and it is visually interesting. AWN provides long form coverage for all 67 Alabama counties. It doesn't matter which National Weather Service provides warnings, or your TV market. It doesn't matter if your county is one of the least populated in the state, or if big cities are there. The coverage is the same for everyone. It is also important to note we don't use scare tactics on routine weather days. When the weather is truly dangerous. and life threatening, we will use very bold language when needed.

Kelvin Helmholtz show in South Huntsville this morning. @spann

YESTERDAY: So I didn't work my usual afternoon/evening forecast shift; I was on the road with weather programs in Geneva, Evergreen, and Thomasville. The program at the Thomasville Public Library was at 5:00 (and thanks to everyone who came out to hear me!). It is rare for me to do a program at that hour of the day, but we need more trained spotters in Clarke County, and I wanted to make it happen for them. Naturally, the day I was not on the evening forecast shift was a day when the forecast went haywire. For most of Alabama it was just rain with some thunder, but a few storms reached severe limits with large hail and strong winds. High resolution model data suggested relatively weak dynamic support and meager instability, with just a low severe weather risk. SPC didn't even have a "marginal risk" defined in their day two outlook Wednesday. A risk was added yesterday morning, but for hail (not wind or tornadoes). Concerning the storm that moved through eastern Jefferson County, this is the sequence of events... *A severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 3:21; Pinson and Trussville were in the polygon. *Drew McCombs and the crew working for me at the Alabama Weather Network went with live coverage. They did a really good job. It likely that a small tornado moved through parts of Pinson. Trussville damage was either a weak tornado or a gustnado. NWS Birmingham will do their survey this morning. This wasn't on the bingo card for yesterday. Takeaways... *Predicting the future is hard *All models are wrong, some are useful *When it comes to thunderstorms, expect the unexpected *Pay close attention to severe thunderstorm warnings *Have the Alabama Weather Network app on your phone; push notifications were excellent during the event yesterday. I will post the survey results when they come in. There has been some pretty nasty criticism of me on social media since yesterday, which mostly was deserved. But remember, you. can't hurt my feelings; I have no feelings left to hurt after 47 years of this. If I had expected those kind of storms, I would have canceled the talks in Geneva, Evergreen and Thomasville. But again Drew and the AWN team were on top of it in my absence. And, thankfully the weather will be very quiet around here for the next week.

4 years ago. Thundersnow amidst the January 2, 2022 snowstorm in Huntsville @spann @SCweather_wx @simpsonWVTM13

Beautiful Asperitas clouds over Union Grove! @spann @NWSHuntsville

RMFT @BradArnoldWX