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Sunday Weather Xtreme Video: Isaias Scrapes Florida Today and Monday Heading Northward; Dry Week for Alabama
The trough that is steering Isaias northward is going to bring us a dry and slightly cooler week ahead. Continue reading
An Early Morning Look at Isaias
Isaias has not been able to regain hurricane strength because of strong wind shear. It will make the long trek up the East Coast over the next four days, spreading tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rains over a wide area. Continue reading
The July 1952 Heatwave, Drought, Water Shortage, and Forest Fires in Alabama
July 1952 was one of the most frightening months in Alabama weather history with excessive heat, a crippling drought, extreme water shortage, and forest fires across the state. Continue reading
A Big Patch of Clouds in the Middle, Sun Elsewhere
A patch of clouds over the Birmingham Metro is making it seem like a cloudy day when much of the state is sunny. Continue reading
Sunday Weather Xtreme Video: Shower and Storm Chances Ramping Up; Watching Invest 92L
Tropical Storm Hanna is moving into Mexico this morning; Hurricane Douglas will cross the Hawaiian Islands today, and now our eyes turn to disturbance in the Atlantic that threatens to be Isaias this week. Here in Alabama, you can expect increasing daily doses of afternoon/evening storms as moisture levels rise in the week ahead. Continue reading
Hanna 1 p.m. Update: Still Cat 1 – 80 mph, Surge Increasing
The center of Hurricane Hanna is nearing landfall on the South Texas Coast between Corpus Christi and Brownsville. Continue reading
Gonzalo Weakens to a Depression; The Next System Is Already on the Board
The tropics continue to be extremely busy and it looks like we will be dealing with another hurricane in the week ahead. Continue reading
A 7 a.m. Look at All Our Tropical Systems: Hanna Now a Hurricane
Hanna has become the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Douglas is poised to move through the Hawaiian Islands over the next 36 hours, and TS Gonzalo is expected to bring wind and rain to the southern Windward Islands before dissipating on Sunday. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Gonzalo a Little Stronger
Gonzalo is expected to become a hurricane tomorrow. A hurricane watch has been issued for Barbados. Continue reading
Tropical Depression 8 Forms in the Gulf of Mexico; Tropical Storm Watch Issued for Much of the Texas Coast
A tropical storm watch has been issued for much of the Texas coast. Continue reading
