Mike Francis

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Atlanta Weather \| Wednesday Weather posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:16pm With all the severe weather that we have seen over the last few days out west everyone around here wants to know if that system will affect us... The answer is yes, but not in the same tragic... read more...
Severe Weather Threat for Wednesday / Thursday posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 4:22pm With all the severe weather that we have seen over the last few days out west everyone around here wants to know if that system will affect us... The answer is yes, but not in the same tragic... read more...
Massive Debris Signature From Moore, OK posted on Monday, May 20, 2013 - 9:11pm A truly devastating tornado hit Moore, OK today at around 4:25 and I was tracking it on Live 11Alive Radar. As it went into the heart of Moore I quickly realized how bad it was going to be. Most of... read more...
The Final Step in Tornado Genesis posted on Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 9:33pm What you are looking at above is called a RFD, or a rear flank downdraft! It is the sheets of rain that is wrapping around on the right hand side of this tornado. What that is is a burst of rain that... read more...
Atlanta Weather \| Sunday Night Forecast posted on Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 4:31pm A powerful system that dumped more than 6 inches of rain across a large portion of the state this morning is still affecting parts of the western and northern sections of the state. This system will... read more...
More Heavy Rain Developing posted on Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 2:42pm There is another area of t-storm activity that is developing to the north that is moving directly over the same areas that has massive amounts of rain this morning. Parts of Hall, Barrow, and... read more...
Rain Moving into Metro Atlanta posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 - 9:37pm Rain is moving into the metro area from Alabama and there is a chance for us to see some very strong storms overnight. The chance of these storms becoming severe is very slim, however we do have a... read more...
Atlanta Weather \| Weekend Forecast posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 - 7:07pm The same system that brought a major tornado outbreak for N Texas the other day has spawned a possible tornado in N Alabama earlier today. That same system is heading in this direction, but I think... read more...
Rain For Tomorrow, Some Storms Also posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 - 4:43pm The same system that brought a major tornado outbreak for N Texas the other day has spawned a possible tornado in N Alabama earlier today. That same system is heading in this direction, but I think... read more...