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Sunday Weather Xtreme: Warm Today, Rain Tonight with Rain Chances Much of the Week

It will be a warm and humid day across Alabama with increasing rain chances by tonight. The widespread rain will end Monday morning, but rain chances will be in the forecast through much of the week ahead. Continue reading →

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Beautiful Blue Skies for Now

A beautiful day is in progress across Alabama with clear blue skies and warming temperatures. Clouds will thicken later this afternoon and tonight. Continue reading →

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On This Date in 1971: The Mississippi Delta Tornado Outbreak

On this date in 1971, 121 people died in an outbreak of tornadoes across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, most of them in three long-track tornadoes that tore across the Mississippi Delta. Continue reading →

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Sunday Weather Xtreme: Showers Tonight but a Nice Warm Up Ahead

Today will be a nice day, but expect showers overnight into Monday morning. Look for 60s to returns Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue reading →

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9 a.m. Update: Icing Continues Across West and North Alabama

Icing continues across parts of West and North Alabama this morning as a major winter storm impacts our state. Continue reading →

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Conditions Deteriorating Across North and Northwest Alabama

Roads and bridges are becoming ice-covered across North and Northwest Alabama this morning. Conditions will continue to go downhill through the morning and into the afternoon. All travel is discouraged in the Ice Storm and Winter Storm Warning areas. Continue reading →

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Large Area of Freezing Rain and Sleet Moving Through West Central and Northwest Alabama

Conditions are deteriorating over West and North Alabama where freezing rain is occurring in areas that are at or below freezing. Continue reading →

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Quick Update at 5 a.m.: Ice Storm Warning Issued for West Central, Northwest Alabama

A significant freezing rain event is expected across Alabama today followed by bitterly cold temperatures overnight. Widespread freezing rain/sleet is now pushing into West Alabama. Travel will become hazardous to impossible in the warning areas today. Continue reading →

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Alabama Weather Update at 4:45 p.m.

A mix of sleet and some freezing rain is moving into Northwest Alabama at this hour. More extensive wintry precipitation is expected starting Monday morning across parts of West and North Alabama. Continue reading →

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Reports to the West of Alabama at 2 p.m.

Roads are becoming sleet covered and hazardous this afternoon across the Mississippi Delta. This precipitation will push into West and Northwest Alabama tonight. Continue reading →

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