Jordan West

United States

Meteorologist at WVTM-TV (Birmingham, AL)

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Northern lights possible tonight in Alabama, best seen with camera

3 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

The NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert. What is a geomagnetic storm? A disturbance in Earth's magnetic field that mildly impacts voltages, satellite operations, and GPS. It also allows the aurora borealis to be seen further south, depending on the intensity of the storm. Will Alabama see the northern lights (aurora borealis)? The SWPC forecasts the aurora not to shine directly over Alabama.
NOAA releases 2025 hurricane forecast, above normal season

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

NOAA's National Weather Service predicts an above-normal amount of tropical activity in the Atlantic basin in 2025. Hurricanes begin June 1 and last through Nov. 30, but the Atlantic often sees tropical development before the season in May.
Alert Day Tuesday: Enhanced risk for severe storms with damaging wind, hail, possible tornadoes

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

WE’VE HAD SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY ON SATURDAY AND YESTERDAY, AND NOW WE’VE GOT MORE IN THE FORECAST. ACTIVE WEATHER. BUT TOMORROW’S THREAT IS A LITTLE BIT ELEVATED. YES, IT’S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT WE NOW DO HAVE THE THREAT FOR A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES TOO. SO WE HAVE DEEMED TUESDAY A FIRST WARNING ALERT DAY BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF SOME ISOLATED TORNADOES, DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS, AND WITH A VERY WET GROUND, IT WOULDN’T TAKE MUCH TO BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES.
Chilton County strawberry farmers struggle with relentless rain

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

Recent heavy rainfall, totaling six to eight inches in Chilton County since the start of May, is creating difficulties for local strawberry farmers. Saturated fields are impacting the delicate fruit. This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Keith Evans, a farmer at Sugar Hill U-Pick Farms in Verbena, told WVTM 13 that the farm has experienced significant rainfall.
Alabama looks warm and humid in the coming days, with storms Thursday

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

FIRST, THIS IS WVTM 13 WEATHER. IT’S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR MOST OF ALABAMA TODAY, BUT THE WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER VANCE IS PICKING UP ON SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH ALABAMA. THE FIRST ONE HERE IS IN MARION COUNTY AND SOME OF LAMAR COUNTY TWO COMING OUT OF DETROIT INTO BIRD FULTON BRIDGE. YOU GUYS ARE SEEING SOME RAIN. HAMILTON, PEA RIDGE, PIERCE MILLS, YOU GUYS ARE GETTING READY TO SEE SOME RAIN OVER HACKLEBURG AND OVER HIGHWAY 43 AND HIGHWAY 278.
Cahaba River Cleanup: Alabama volunteers tackle trash during Earth Week

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

THE CAHABA RIVER, A VITAL WATERWAY FLOWING THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA, IS GETTING A MUCH NEEDED SPRING CLEANING THIS WEEK THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE CAHABA RIVER SOCIETY AND THE GROWING ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS. THIS ANNUAL EARTH WEEK CLEANUP IS NOT JUST ABOUT PICKING UP TRASH. IT’S ABOUT COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING A PRECIOUS, NATURAL RESOURCE. THE CLEANUP LIKE THIS IS PRETTY NO PROBLEM, BUT TURNING IT INTO TEN CLEANUPS OVER SIX DAYS IS IS A BIGGER DEAL.
15 Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Examining the Gulf's Economic Recovery

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

Fifteen years ago, on April 20, 2010, a catastrophic explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig, located 89 miles off the Alabama coast, claimed the lives of 11 crew members and injured 17 others. The ensuing oil spill became the largest offshore oil disaster in U.S. history, unleashing an estimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico over nearly five months before the leak was finally sealed.
Rain and storms looks likely in Alabama's forecast Monday and Tuesday

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY THING WE’VE BEEN GETTING FROM THE GULF IS THE WARM, HUMID AIR THAT’S BEEN KEEPING THESE CLOUDS LOOKING PRETTY HEAVY TODAY, BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY RAIN OUT THERE. WE’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK NOW, GADSDEN, WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE SITTING AT 80 DEGREES. THE COOSA RIVER MOVING NICE AND SLOWLY. BUT AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THE REST OF THIS EVENING, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN TO THE 70S.
2025 Hurricane Season: Colorado State forecasts above-normal season

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

TALKING ABOUT HURRICANE SEASON. YOU’VE GOT SOME NEW DETAILS TO TELL US ABOUT. THAT’S RIGHT. AND I MEAN LAST YEAR WAS A PRETTY ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON ITSELF. WE HAD HURRICANE MOULTON, DEBBY AND HELENE ALL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE FLORIDA COASTLINE. KILLEEN MADE ITS WAY THROUGH GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS, BRINGING SOME SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THERE. FRANCINE MADE LANDFALL IN LOUISIANA, IMPACTING PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI.
Once the rain clear, spring break looks beautiful in Alabama

Mar 24, 2025 | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

OTHER PARTS. PORTIONS OF ALABAMA. BUT HERE’S WHAT’S ON THE TABLE. HEAVY RAIN, THE POSSIBILITY OF WIND GUSTS OVER 50MPH, AND EVEN SOME QUARTER SIZED HAIL. YOU CAN SEE THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLINED SOME LEVEL OF RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. AND THAT’S WHY TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING HAVE BEEN DECLARED IMPACT DAYS. AND THAT JUST MEANS THERE’S A HIGHER CHANCE THE WEATHER WILL IMPACT YOUR NORMAL ROUTINE. THIS GREEN COLOR HERE IS A LEVEL ONE OF FIVE ON THE SCALE, AND YOU HAVE THE YELLOW COLOR. THERE.