Official reports from around Alabama, observed at 4 pm CDT 97 Gadsden, heat index 101 96 Huntsville, heat index 101 98 Tuscaloosa, heat index 100 98 Birmingham, heat index 100 101 Montgomery, heat index 106 100 Calera, heat index 101 … Continue reading →

NOON/ALABAMA (HEAT RELATED) All locations report mostly sunny weather 95 Anniston, Birmingham, Alexander City, Mobile 96 Montgomery/Dannelly Field 98 Evergreen, heat index 103 97 Maxwell AFB, heat index 103 EAST COAST 1 PM EDT HURRICANE RELATED Washington… 85 cloudy, wind … Continue reading →

NOTE: We will start posting spot reports more often when the center gets closer to the coast. BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 25 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011 1100 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 …OUTER RAIN BANDS … Continue reading →

Miami…cloudy, wind west 10, gusts 18 Nassau (Bahamas) …Cloudy, wind SW, Gusts 31 (much lighter than mid-day Sombrero Key…Wind north, gusts 35 Long Key…wind NW 18, SST (sea surface temperature 87, very warm ocean water) Daytona…steady rain, wind NE 20, … Continue reading →

NOTE: This post intended to show that not much is going on so far along the SE USA Coast. But that will change with time. We will try to post actual spot reports as Irene gets closer and if she … Continue reading →

Still no action as far as showers and thunderstorms are concerned across the Alabama countryside. Just hot air. That group of thunderstorms has taken all day to move from Memphis this morning all the way to South Mississippi at mid-afternoon. … Continue reading →

No showers or thunderstorms in progress at this hour across Alabama. However, a (cluster/family) of thunderstorms was over North/Central Mississippi. If they hold on to their movement and do not fade away they will probably eventually move into West/Central Alabama. … Continue reading →

I want to use this blog to thank everyone, well over 1,000, for their condolences and encouragement during the anxious times that followed Molly’s brutal attack and death by a larger neighborhood dog. That happened on June 13. We could … Continue reading →

Here is the poem from Little Miss Molly addressed to the MO and myself. I was so attached to that little girl that I knew her every thought. I could read her mind like a book. Written by Darlene Massey. … Continue reading →

Well, maybe we should call it “semi-cool” I was out on a brief walk with no little dog pulling me along and it sure did feel good.This list was updated at 11 am to add a number of later reports: … Continue reading →