The NHC will initiate advisories on Tropical Storm Earl before 11 a.m. today. The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter found a 34 knot surface wind and a defined center just before 9:45 on the inbound leg in the northwestern quadrant … Continue reading →

A strong storm has formed just south of Birmingham. The main action is from Pelham over Double Oak Mountain. Another cell is along Highway 150 around Hoover extending to the Hoover Met. Lots of lightning and brief heavy rain. Be … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms have formed this afternoon in areas mainly along and east of I-59. This corresponds nicely to the area of higher precipitable water values. It is also ahead of a weakening upper level disturbance that is passing across … Continue reading →

From bats to Barney Fife to bikes for some special children with some G Mommas cookies for dessert, there are plenty of smiles to be found in this week’s good news from Alabama NewsCenter. Birmingham area waterways to benefit from … Continue reading →

Showers and thunderstorms are trying to get their act together at mid-afternoon across Central Alabama. Small pulse storms are bubbling up in a environment of moderate instability and almost no wind shear. They rise up and fall back to earth … Continue reading →

A strong thunderstorm developed near the Birmingham Airport before 2:30 and has been pulsing up and down as it has moved slowly southwestward. At 415 p.m. it was affecting areas from Woodlawn and Irondale back to Cahaba Heights and Liberty … Continue reading →

Thunderstorms are strong over parts of Central Alabama this afternoon. The strongest ones can be found over Marion, Lamar and Fayette Counties. Others are over Cullman and Walker Counties as well as Lauderdale and Colbert Counties of Northwest Alabama. None … Continue reading →

The champion prevails, Golden Flake’s sale and a couple of fish tales were among the good news stories from our partners at Alabama NewsCenter. Deontay Wilder wins championship fight in Birmingham without right hand Deontay Wilder weighs in, prepares for … Continue reading →

Strong storms continue tonight across Central Alabama. Storms are most intense along I-65 from Alabaster to Calera to Montevallo to Jemison to Thorsby. The storms are slowly weakening but will continue for a couple of more hours. Look for gusty … Continue reading →

It has been a stormy night across the eastern half of Alabama tonight, with widespread thunderstorms along and south of I-59 and east of I-65. The big hot ridge of high pressure that has been dominating much of the United … Continue reading →