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July in Birmingham
As you would expect, July is the hottest month of the year in Birmingham. The average daytime high is 90.6F. The average overnight low is 69.7. There really isn’t much difference on average between July and August. The hottest day … Continue reading
New Advisory
The official forecast still is for landfall in Mexico early Thursday morning. The GFS is the outlier showing a northward course along the Texas Coast. Maximum winds are now forecast to be 100 mph at landfall. WTNT31 KNHC 280234 TCPAT1 … Continue reading
Strong Storm Over Eastern Birmingham
A growing thunderstorm is centered just east of the Birmingham Airport. Lots of lightning, thunder and heavy rain is associated with this storm. It continues to increase in intensity. Tops are already over 40,000 feet. It could start producing small … Continue reading
Alex at 4 p.m.
THE LATEST just emerging back into the Gulf of Mexico. …Large, well defined circulation though, will intensify once it gets over water …Forecast is shifted a little to the right, with lower confidence because of model disagreement …Models are in … Continue reading
Showers Fewer, Limited to East Alabama Mainly
Showers and storms have been mainly limited to East Alabama today. At this hour, they are mainly over Randolph and Chambers Counties with a decent one over Coosa County northwest of Rockford. Developing showers were over SE Marion, northern Fayette … Continue reading
A Must See Baseball Exhibit at Vulcan
Birmingham is a relatively young city. Founded in 1871, the Magic City received a flood of rural workers who moved to town to take advantage of its exploding industrial opportunities. Many of those men were young with plenty of energy … Continue reading
10 a.m. Info on Alex
THE LATEST …Alex weakens to tropical depression over Yucatan …Will reach Gulf of Mexico again tonight and restrengthen …Expected to become a hurricane by early Tuesday morning …Projected landfall in northern Mexico about 100 miles south of Brownsville late Wednesday … Continue reading
1957’s Hurricane Audrey
Hurricane Audrey strengthened rapidly just before landfall on the Gulf Coast near the remote fishing village of Cameron LA on the Texas/Louisiana border during the early morning hours of June 27, 1957. Many residents went to bed the night before … Continue reading
Storms Over Northeast Alabama
Showers and heavy thunderstorms have formed in a line from Jackson down through Marshall, Etowah and into Calhoun Counties. Some of the heaviest storms are in the Weaver area…as well as the Southside/Rainbow City/Gadsden and Attalla areas up to Mountainboro. … Continue reading
Another Warning
New Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clay, Coosa, Talladega [AL] till 4:45 PM CDT… severe storm near Stewartsville will move toward Goodwater… In addition….Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Shelby County. Strong storm approaching Harpersville. Be alert for hail, high wind, heavy … Continue reading
