KATRINA – Day Four. Early on Friday morning, August 26, 2005, Tropical Storm Katrina was completing her short traversal of the southern end of the Florida Peninsula and emerging over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm briefly weakened from hurricane … Continue reading →

KATRINA – Day Three. Early on the morning of Thursday, August 25, 2005, the all too familiar twin square orange and black hurricane warning flags were flying over South Florida. Residents were beginning the drudgery of preparation for another hurricane. … Continue reading →

KATRINA – Day Two. Tropical Depression Twelve continued to become better organized and was christened Tropical Storm Katrina at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 24, 2005. Immediately, a Hurricane Watch was issued for the Florida coastline since the storm … Continue reading →

Building high pressure at the surface over the Midwest is giving us some of the finest August weather you will ever see in Alabama. Some of the refreshing morning lows included: LATE REPORT 55F 10 miles SSW of Hytop in … Continue reading →

THIS IS A HISTORICAL GRAPHIC FROM 2005. HURRICANE BILL IS PASSING NOVA SCOTIA TODAY AND IS NO THREAT TO THE U.S. The synoptic events that led to Hurricane Katrina are quite complex. Tropical depression ten weakened well east of the … Continue reading →

A couple of isolated showers have developed in a minor area of convection that extends from west of Gadsden through the Birmingham Metro area to near and north of Tuscaloosa. A few showers have been forming between Lake View and … Continue reading →

As storms were rolling across Blount and northern Jefferson Counties last night, here was the scene from highway 280. I hope that you got to see something similar from your vantage point!

On this date in 2000, strengthening tropical Storm Debbie was north of Puerto Rico, headed toward South Florida. The storm was likely to take aim on the Keys. Billy Wagner, the Emergency Manager for Monroe County Florida, which includes the … Continue reading →

Our official RO (Rainfall Officer) and Skywatcher Michelle Miklik from Weaver is an avid photographer. She sent in some of her favorite images. Thanks for sharing them with us Michelle!

Photographer Kathy Bell is gaining quite a reputation on AlabamaWX.com as a master of beautiful photographs. The Vestavia resident has contributed dozens of stunning images from Aldridge Gardens, her hummingbird feeder, Independence Day at the beach, the lilies of the … Continue reading →