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Few Showers/Storms Ahead of Front
Some definite improvements in our weather are ahead as slightly cooler and certainly drier air moves into Alabama behind a southward moving cold front. That front was pushing south across the state this afternoon. It is just inside the Northwest … Continue reading
Peeking at the Tropics
Franklin went bye-bye last night, becoming non-tropical to the northeast of Bermuda. Tropical Depression Seven is expected to pass just east of Bermuda early Monday. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the island. TD #7 is expected to become … Continue reading
Droughtlook
The lack of beneficial rain from this system is the bad news. Recent rainfalls have been successful in eradicating the drought conditions north of a line from Millport to Berry to Oakman to Birmingham, Talladega and Anniston. South of there, … Continue reading
On This Date in 1969: Camille Forms
Tropical Storm Camille formed near the island of Grand Cayman on the morning of August 14, 1969. From the beginning, it was evident that Camille would be an explosive storm. National Hurricane Center Director Robert Simpson was concerned because the … Continue reading
Four Killed at Indiana State Fair tonight by Microburst
A microburst collapsed a stage at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis killing at least four and injuring at least 24. Winds were estimated at 65 mph. The storm struck around 9 pm. Michael Moss says warnings were posted well … Continue reading
Slight Chance of an Overnight Storm
An upper level trough is swinging by to the northeast of us tonight. It will start to push drier air into Alabama later tonight. A cold front will arrive during the morning on Sunday. We could see a few isolated … Continue reading
Franklin Weakens, TD#7 Forms
FRANKLIN: Tropical Storm Franklin began to weaken about as quickly as it formed today, northeast of Bermuda. It was downgraded to tropical depression status tonight. It is heading for the colder waters of the North Atlantic now and will become … Continue reading
Approaching 6 p.m.
At 6 o’clock, showers/storms were widely scattered across Central Alabama. One was in the Gadsden area. Another was near Childersburg and yet another was northeast of Clanton. Others were scattered along the US-80 corridor in Central Alabama from Perry and … Continue reading
The Hurricane Creek Bridge
On April 28th, along with thousands of other Alabamians, I hungrily devoured Bill Castle’s aerial footage of shot along the path of the Tuscaloosa – Birmingham Tornado. As he flew northeast of Tuscaloosa, I noticed what appeared to be a … Continue reading
Strong Storms Over West Alabama
Fairly typical conditions for this time of August in Alabama with partly cloudy skies and seasonally hot temperatures in the lower 90s. A line of thunderstorms had formed along the Mississippi/Alabama border from Franklin County down to near Meridian MS. … Continue reading
