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Update on the Weather
UPDATE FOR BRYANT DENNY STADIUM 2:30 PM Showers will pass through the Tuscaloosa area between 4 and 5 p.m. this afternoon it now appears. NOt much lightning with these showers. Then thunderstorms near Macon, MS will reach Tuscaloosa about 5 … Continue reading
Checking in on the Tropics
Tropical Storm Igor will become a hurricane later today. It is about 1500 miles east of the island of St. Martin in the northern Leewards this afternoon. It is moving west northwest at 20 mph, being steered by a large … Continue reading
Remembering Hurricane Carla (1961)
Radar image as Carla slowly approached the Texas coast on September 11, 1961 In September 1961, the memory of Hurricane Audrey was fresh in the minds of officials at the National Hurricane Center and along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. … Continue reading
Showers and Storms Increasing
Showers and storms are increasing in coverage and intensity now in the relatively unstable air over North Mississippi and Northwest Alabama. In addition, some are forming over East Central Alabama. Storms are growing from Koziusko in West Central Mississippi to … Continue reading
A Late Evening Look at the Tropics
IGOR: Tropical Storm Igor is 2,200 miles east of St. Martin tonight, moving west at 20 mph. Top winds are 50 mph. The storm is gradually looking more impressive on satellite imagery this evening, but it is still undergoing some … Continue reading
Depression Forms in the Gulf
Tropical depression number ten has formed in the southwestern Gulf. It will move northwest and make landfall in northeastern Mexico Monday night. It will likely become a tropical storm tomorrow. It will be named Hermine if it does. This system … Continue reading
It’s A Sundog’s Life
Have you ever seen a sundog? They’re fairly common when you know what to look for. My photographer friend Kathy Bell captured these images of a beautiful one in the western sky Saturday afternoon. She also shot the pretty cirrus … Continue reading
September Weather in Birmingham
I am a little late with my monthly look forward to the climate of Central Alabama in September. And we are getting a little sneak peek at the best that the ninth month has to offer with clear skies, warm … Continue reading
Interesting GFS Run from this Morning
Beautiful weather across Alabama this afternoon and great weather in store for tonight’s big SEC openers at Auburn and Tuscaloosa. Game time temperatures will start around 80F and fall into the upper 60s as you walk to your cars. Temperatures … Continue reading
Latest on the Tropics
EARL Tropical Storm Earl made landfall in Nova Scotia a short while ago and is bringing severe tropical storm conditions to the Maritime Provinces of Canada now. Earl’s effects in New England were minimal. A 54 mph wind gust was … Continue reading
