July 27, 1819… The Bay St. Louis Hurricane of 1819 passed over its namesake city on this date. The hurricane struck in exactly the same area as Hurricane Camille in 1969. The hurricane pushed a 6 foot storm surge over … Continue reading →

Showers and storms have been widely scattered across the area this afternoon. Most areas have been dry. Across Central Alabama at 6 p.m…one concentration of showers and storms extended from southern St. Clair County into north ern Shelby County from … Continue reading →

In 1788… George Washington had retired to Mount Vernon when the eye of an early-season hurrincae passed directly over his plantation after moving ashore near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It would be known as George Washington’s Hurricane. Washington was … Continue reading →

This message from Jenniferr Bice… It is with sadness that I announce the passing of Ward McIntyre. According to The Birmingham News, Mr. McIntyre passed away on 7-20-07. Besides being Birmingham’s Bozo the Clown, he was also a radio announcer … Continue reading →

In 1934… Chicago’s unofficial hottest temperature was recorded at Midway Airport with a reading of 109F. The official reading was measured the following day when the mercury hit 105F at the reporting station on the campus of the Univeristy of … Continue reading →

The National Hurricane Center is now issuing an experimental graphical Tropical Weather Outlook. Here is the one from this evening along with the text product which now numbers the disturbances in correlation with the graphic. Here is the text product… … Continue reading →

On July 23, 2004, FEMA announced the results of its multi-agency Hurricane Pam simulation. The five day exercise was held at the Louisiana Emergency Operations center in Baton Rouge. The objective was to develop a response plan to a catastrophic … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms continue in two main concentrations across eastern Alabama this afternoon… More storms may develop across Central Alabama near outflow boundaries… At 5:30…an area of showers was over westner Calhoun and northern Talladega Counties…from near Ohatchee to just … Continue reading →

An area of showers and storms is over East Alabama this afternoon. The activity is confined to parts of St. Clair, Calhoun, Talladega, Clay and Coosa Counties. The heaviest precipitation is falling from just east of Talladega up to west … Continue reading →

Skies are partly cloudy across eastern sections, mostly sunny across western sections this afternoon. A trough of low pressure is centered along the I-65 corridor. A few isolated showers have broken out on the eastern sidfe of the trough. At … Continue reading →