Published on: November 16, 2011 at 3:02 AM
This is the significant tornado parameter, which shows basically no value over this part of Alabama. The max is a 2, over Louisiana. Keep in mind the SIGTOR was over 10 on April 27… meaning this risk is NOTHING like April 27! Marginal, but still we will watch closely. A warning or two is possible.
September 20, 2026 at 7:14 AM
We have to endure a few more days of summer-like weather here in Alabama before a pattern change to cooler and drier weather occurs later this week. The upper-level ridge responsible for our extended hot temperatures will keep its influence over the Southeast through Tuesday, then upper-level troughing from the northeast will dig into the Southeast, pushing a cold front through the region Tuesday into Wednesday. Continue reading
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September 19, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The weather over the next week will be slightly rainier than it has been recently, and although this weekend and early next week will be hot, we’ll start to see a cooling trend toward the end of next week. Higher rain chances this weekend are due to an upper-low in the Gulf increasing moisture and the upper-level ridge moving westward some. The “cooldown” next week is thanks to an upper-level trough that will dig into the Southeast. Continue reading
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