Stephanie Walker

Birmingham

Meteorologist at WVTM-TV (Birmingham, AL)

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First Warning Alert Day: Tracking thunderstorms, damaging winds and large hail

1 week ago | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

AREA, TOO. SO IT’S FAIRLY PRETTY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW FOR MOST OF US. BUT TODAY IS A FIRST WARNING ALERT DAY BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO GET BUMPY LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON AS WE ARE EXPECTING SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO START TO DEVELOP. WE’VE ALREADY STARTED TO SEE SOME STORMS IN OUR AREA AS THINGS HAVE HEATED UP THIS MIDDAY. THE MAIN TIMING FOR THE WORST OF THE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN ABOUT TWO AND 10:00 LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
Rain and storms likely across Alabama's Monday and Tuesday

3 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

ON LATER ON. WE DO. AND LISTEN, WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE AN ALL DAY RAIN TODAY OR TOMORROW FOR THAT MATTER. ALTHOUGH I DO THINK COVERAGE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON TUESDAY. SO FOR A LOT OF US, WE’RE STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME SCATTERED STORMS ARRIVING, ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. AND A COUPLE OF THOSE COULD HAVE SOME STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AS WELL.
Morning lows are forecast to drop this weekend, possibly leading to frost

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. SPEAKING OF PLANS, PROBABLY A LOT OF WEEKEND PLANS. ABSOLUTELY. AND THE WEEKEND LOOKS FANTASTIC. WE STILL HAVE SOME ROUGH PATCHES. WE’VE GOT TO GET THROUGH AS FAR AS THE WEATHER IS CONCERNED TODAY. AND THE FIRST IS THERE IS A LOT OF THICK AND DENSE FOG OUT THERE THIS MORNING. IT’S KIND OF CHILLY TOO, WITH A LOT OF US IN THE 40S. NOW, ONCE THAT BURNS OFF EIGHT 9:00 BY LUNCHTIME WE’LL START TO SEE CLOUDS MOVING IN.
ALERT DAY: Severe storms with high winds, tornado risk through Monday commute

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

THAT LIGHTNING IS NOT HERE YET. I’M SCOTT CARPENTER. WE’RE KEEPING YOU PREPARED AS OUR WEATHER TEAM HAS DECLARED TODAY AN ALERT DAY FOR THE THREAT OF SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLE LARGE HAIL AND A LOW POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES. AND WE HAVE FULL TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU THIS MORNING AS WE TRY TO GET THINGS STARTED FOR YOU. MYA CALEB AND ZOE BLAIR ARE LIVE AND LOCAL IN OUR COMMUNITY THIS MORNING. WITH WHAT CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING LIKE RIGHT NOW. WE ALSO HAVE EMMA OWEN IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING.
ALERT DAYS: Severe threat of tornadoes, hail, flooding across Alabama Friday and Saturday

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

WEATHER IN THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. TODAY IS AN IMPACT DAY BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING SOME SCATTERED STRONG STORMS TO BLOW THROUGH THE AREA. WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY, BUT THERE COULD BE 1 OR 2 STORMS THAT BRIEFLY DO REACH SEVERE LIMITS BECAUSE OF SOME WIND AND HAIL. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE ALERT DAYS NOW.
Severe storms, including tornadoes, possible next week

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

TODAY, BUT PREPARE LATER. YES. SO KIND OF DOWN THE ROAD. THIS IS NEXT WEEK TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SO WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL DAYS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OKAY AS FAR AS THE WEATHER IS CONCERNED. BUT NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY, TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, THAT LOOKS TO BE THE LATEST TIMING. WE HAVE THE THREAT FOR SOME WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SEVERE STORMS.
Alert Day: Tornado Watch issued as severe storms with high winds hit Alabama

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

LATE BREAKING. THIS IS A WVTM 13. SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE. ALABAMA IS ON ALERT TONIGHT AS A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE. WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME WIND GUSTS HIGHER THAN 45MPH POSSIBLE. WELL ABOVE THAT EVEN. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES ALONG THAT LINE TOO.
Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain likely in Alabama

Jan 8, 2025 | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

ALERT DAYS AS WE ARE EXPECTING WINTER WEATHER TO HEAD OUR DIRECTION. WE’VE GOT A WINTER STORM WATCH THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. HEAVY SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA, MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO EVEN IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES. THIS BEGINS LATE THURSDAY, SO AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN IT WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH DAYBREAK ON FRIDAY AND THEN START TO FINALLY LET UP HEADING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
Showers and storms expected for Alabama heading into Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2024 | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

TODAY. IT’S STILL KIND OF DAMP IN SPOTS, BUT WE’LL CLEAR UP AND THEN WE’LL TURN TO OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM, OUR NEXT STRONG FRONT, WHICH ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AND SO WE’VE GOT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS IMPACT DAYS. THAT’S GOING TO BE THE TIME FRAME RIGHT NOW WITH RAIN AND SOME STORMS LIKELY. THERE IS A LIMITED SEVERE RISK WITH WIND, STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS. BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME TOO.
Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba as a Major Category 3 Hurricane

Nov 7, 2024 | wvtm13.com | Stephanie Walker

STEPH ALL RIGHT. WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS MORNING WARM AND HUMID. LET’S GIVE YOU THE LATEST ON HURRICANE RAFAEL. THE 6:00 ADVISORY IS IN. WINDS ARE STILL AT 105. IT’S MOVING NORTHWEST RIGHT NOW AT NINE. BUT YOU’LL NOTICE IT KIND OF TAKES ON MORE OF A WESTERLY TRACK AND NOW THE END OF THE TRACK. DAY FOUR. DAY FIVE STARTING TO SHIFT. SOUTHWEST. SO STAYING TO THE SOUTH OF THE GULF COAST. HERE AT HOME WE ARE CLOUDY. IT’S JUST A GRAY, OVERCAST SKY. IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A WINTER SKY.