After the Air Force plane left for base tonight, satellite imagery indicated that thunderstorm activity over the southern Gulf was firing and getting organized. Theplane actually founda circulation, but it was too small to classify as a depression. But based … Continue reading →

Today was the hottest day of the current hot streak here in Birmingham. Birmingham tied its longest streak of consecutive one hundred degree days at eight as the mercury soared to a high of 104. It was the hottest day … Continue reading →

When the temperature reached 100F at the Birmingham Airport just before 1 p.m., it marked the eighth consecutive day that the Magic City had recorded high temperatures of 100F or higher. This ties the longest such streak in Birmingham history. … Continue reading →

At noon, skies were nearly clear across the northern half of Alabama. Temperatures were already well into the upper 90s across Central Alabama, zooming toward 100F. Dewpoints were relatively low, with a reading of 60F at Birmingham. This dry air … Continue reading →

The depression in the eastern Atlantic has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Dean… It will may be a strong Category Two/borderline Category Three hurricane as it brushes the northern Leeward Islands over the weekend. There is still a great deal … Continue reading →

”We have met our Andrew,” said Charlotte County Emergency manager Wayne Sallade after Category Four Hurricane Charley made landfall near the towns of Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte on Friday, August 13, 2004. The hurricane made a beeline for the … Continue reading →

Recapping the highs that are in so far and the records set today… 102F at Birmingham (new record) 101F at Huntsville (new record) 102F at Muscle Shoals (new record) 100F at Anniston (new record) 105F at Tuscaloosa (new record) 106F … Continue reading →

A quick check on 3 o’clock readings… Birmingham…101F…ties record for the date…temp will probably go up another degree or two…breaking the record for the date…also the sixth consecutive day with 100F or hotter readings…only three such streaks have been longer … Continue reading →

Under hazy blue skies, temperatures have soared once again across Alabama. At 2 p.m., here are readings across Central Alabama… Birmingham 99F (record 101F) Tuscaloosa 101F (record 104F) Anniston 98F (ties record of 98F) Montgomery 103F (new record…old record 102F) … Continue reading →

At noon, here are some temperature observations from the primary observing stations across Central Alabama… 96F at Birmingham (same as this time yesterday) 98F at Tuscaloosa (one degree cooler than yesterday) 93F at Anniston (three degrees cooler than yesterday) 97F … Continue reading →