Hurricane Earl weakened to a tropical storm late this evening.  Its center is passing about 75 miles southeast of Nantucket at this hour.  Top winds are 70 mph.  The system is moving northeast at 25 mph.   It will make landfall … Continue reading →

DANIELLE: Let’s get her out of the way first. The storm is weakening and slowing down as it moves over colder water about 500 miles south of Newfoundland. HURRICANE EARL: Earl strengthened through the evening and overnight and is now … Continue reading →

Strong storms continue over West Alabama tonight. Overall, coverage of showers and storms over the state has gone downhill over the past couple of hours, but not over West Alabama. Torrential rains are lined up all along I-59 from I-359 … Continue reading →

Rainfall coverage has not been as widespread as I would have liked or expected today, but some folks over the eastern half of the area have gotten some decent rains. Brenda Varner in Springville now reporting 2.47 inches of rain … Continue reading →

The band of rain continues over North, Northeast and East Central Alabama at this hour. Some drier air aloft on the western periphery of this band has allowed enough heating to destabilize the atmosphere and some heavier showers with a … Continue reading →

Hurricane Earl is about 240 miles east southeast of the British Virgin Islands early this afternoon. The outer rainbands are approaching the islands of Antigua and Barbuda. Earl will come very close to Barbuda and the British Virgin Islands tonight … Continue reading →

A band of moderate to heavy rain continues from Decatur to Hanceville to Oneonta to Lincoln to Lineville. Jb reported heavy rain downtown Trussville a short while ago with some street flooding. The heaviest rain is near Ashland and Lineville. … Continue reading →

A little take off on the name of that familiar hymn seems appropriate for some folks across Alabama on  this Sunday morning as a general rain is falling in a curved band wrapping around the low which is situated near … Continue reading →

No,  they are not the stars of the latest romantic comedy from Universal.  They are our current tropical headliners, playing the North Atlantic. Hurricane Danielle passed well east of Bermuda tonight and is curving out to sea, courtesy of a … Continue reading →

Danielle will be passing well east of Bermuda tonight.  The hurricane has weakened a little.  It is no threat to land. Earl is still a tropical storm with top winds of 60 mph. It is moving rapidly westward. It could … Continue reading →