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Eta Is Back to Tropical Storm Status, Recon Finds it is Strengthening
Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are finding that the storm is much stronger, with flight-level winds of 59 knots or around 60 mph when adjusted for altitude. Surface winds were measured at 55 knots or 63 mph. The NHC has adjusted the intensity to 50 mph. A special advisory may be issued within the hour. Continue reading
Eta Nearing Hurricane Strength
Eta may have peak winds of 115 mph before landfall in Nicaragua early Tuesday, making it a major hurricane, the fifth of the season. Continue reading
Eta is Expected to Become a Hurricane Overnight
Rapid strengthening is forecast during the next 24 to 36 hours, and Eta is expected to become a hurricane tonight, with additional strengthening likely until the hurricane makes landfall Monday night or early Tuesday. Continue reading
The Latest On Eta
Tropical Storm Eta has increased into a 50 mph tropical storm early this afternoon. Continue reading
Cold Front Knifing Through Alabama, Freeze for Parts of the Area Tonight
Temperatures this afternoon will remain in the 60s across much of the area, except for over the Northwest, where the mercury will fall back into the 50s and near US-80, where readings will fall back from the lower 80s by late afternoon. Continue reading
Sunday Weather Xtreme: Freeze Tonight for Parts of North and North Central Alabama
A strong, but dry cold front will bring colder temperatures to Alabama, including the potential for a freeze tonight and again Monday night for parts of the area. Continue reading
Freeze Watches Upgraded to Freeze Warnings for Tonight and Expanded to Include Birmingham, Anniston, and Gadsden
The freeze watch for Sunday night has been upgraded to a freeze warning and expanded southward to include several more counties in North Central Alabama. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Eta Expected to Strengthen While Moving Westward Over the Central Caribbean Sea
Hurricane watches are posted for NIcaragua and Honduras. Continue reading
Freeze Watches for North and North Central Alabama for Sunday Night
NWS Offices in Birmingham and Huntsville have issued freeze watches for Sunday night. Those could be upgraded to freeze warnings in some portions of the watch areas later on Sunday. Continue reading
96L Likely to Become a Depression, and Tropical Storm Eta over the Weekend in the Caribbean
The tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean is very close to becoming a tropical depression and that will likely happen this weekend. Continue reading
