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Sunday Weather Briefing Video: Watching History in the Pacific and the Atlantic Comes to Life
Heat will be the main story in the week ahead across Alabama as heat indices approach dangerous levels once again. No rain til next weekend. Lots to about in the tropics as well as we could see a spinup tropical storm in the western Gulf of Mexico early in the week. Continue reading
Late Saturday Night Look at the Tropics
The Atlantic Basin has suddenly come to life as if someone threw a switch. Continue reading
Tropical Depression Number Six Forms as the Atlantic Awakens
It is not expected to become a tropical storm, and in fact, it is expected to weaken to a remnant low pressure system by Monday as it turns northwest to the east of the islands. Continue reading
New Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lee, Bullock, Macon, and Russell
At 304 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Opelika to near Tuskegee National Forest to near Davisville, moving east at 30 mph. Continue reading
Strong to Severe Storms in the I-85 Corridor
Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for northeastern Montgomery and Macon Counties. Continue reading
Radar Update at 10:45 a.m.
The storms are not expected to become severe until later today after 1 pm in the I-85 Corridor. There will be a marginal risk for damaging wind gusts the remainder of the afternoon for that area and points south. Continue reading
Alabama Final Update at 1:30 a.m.
Keep your warning sources close across our Tennessee Valley counties overnight, but hopefully there will be no more severe thunderstorm warnings. Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jackson, Madison Counties
At 1211 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Winchester to Harvest, moving east at 30 mph. Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Madison and Limestone Counties
At 1145 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Athens, moving northeast at 40 mph. Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning for Madison and Jackson Counties
At 1143 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Continue reading
