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Dancing With the Stats: September’s 90s Drawing to a Close
Saturday was another extremely hot day across Central Alabama with all locations in the upper 90s and a couple of 100F readings. It was 100F at the Mercedes Plant in Vance and at Weedon Field in Eufaula. These readings are … Continue reading
Storms Are Firing Ahead of the Cold Front
This afternoon, we are still standing on the platform waiting for a delayed train, which is coming in the form of a slow moving cold front. That front is analyzed to be along a line from Little Rock to Shreveport … Continue reading
Heavy Clouds, Some Rain
Clouds have been fairly thick across Central Alabama this morning as moisture surges in from the southwest in a deep southwesterly flow aloft and a southerly low level flow. You hear us yapping about precipitable water in our forecasts all … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers
Let’s nod toward heaven and our friend and mentor JB, and look at some weather by the numbers: …Over the past 90 days, Birmingham has averaged over 2.29 degrees above normal (around 4 degrees F). This is even warmer than … Continue reading
Get Your Weekend Started With Good News Stories From Our Alabama NewsCenter Partners!
Start your weekend with a look at upcoming events and a look back at this week’s Good News stories from across Alabama! From fall football to fairs & festivals, from restoring faith to Restoration Academy, and from Paralympics to porch swings, there is … Continue reading
Tropical Low Along the East Coast of Florida
A tropical low is just east of Daytona Beach this afternoon. It has a chance to become a tropical depression or tropical storm this afternoon. The low is moving to the north northwest toward Jacksonville. It has produced wind gusts … Continue reading
Storms Developing Along Front
Showers and thunderstorms are firing this afternoon along a stationary front just south of I-20. They extend along a relatively narrow line from Butler to Linden to south of Marion and Maplesville to Rockford to south of Ashland. The line … Continue reading
A Festive Collection of Stories from the Alabama News Center
It’s Festival Time across Alabama and some great events headline this week’s collection of Good News from the Alabama News Center! Football Preview: Crimson Tide takes on the Hilltoppers as Auburn hosts Malzahn’s former team Art, music and festivals brighten … Continue reading
When In Drought, Leave It Out
It is always fun to watch the visible satellite light up on summer days as the cumulus field develops. That happened on cue this morning as the convective temperature was reached. The best moisture is south and west of US-78/280 … Continue reading
Serving Up a Hearty Helping of Good News from Alabama NewsCenter
From Jerusalem to Jacksonville, from Pie Lab to Pepper Place, from trivia to Zika and from the Edge of Chaos to key lime milkshakes, there was plenty of Alabama good news this week and our friends at Alabama NewsCenter brought … Continue reading
