It’s a big day today for baseball fans in Birmingham as the Southern League All-Star Home Run Derby comes to Rickwood Field. There is also a celebrity softball tournament that starts just after 3 p.m. Our very own James Spann … Continue reading →

Headlines on Saturday, July 12, 1980 focused on the Iranian hostage crisis, which was in its 292nd day, The GOP was putting the finishing touches on its platform prior to their national convention in Detroit. There were fears that Mt. … Continue reading →

It’s quiet across Central Alabama early on this Sunday morning. The thunderstorm complex that moved out of Northeast Arkansas fell apart this morning as it moved into northern Mississippi. Some strong storms are moving southward through eastern Arkansas at this … Continue reading →

An area of showers and storms over southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois is turning southeast and south tonight. The storms are about 180 nautical miles north northwest of the Northwest corner of Alabama. Given a 30 knot south southeastward movement, … Continue reading →

The thunderstorm complex over Tennessee weakened as it moved southeastward through Northeast Mississippi and into Northwest Alabama. Moderate showers cover much of Winston, Marion, Fayette and Lamar Counties. Lightning has dissipated with the cluster. It will move across Cullman, Walker, … Continue reading →

Our complex of storms is over Northeast Mississippi at this hour. It is moving south southeast. It will affect western Franklin, Marion, Lamar and Fayette Counties over the next three hours. Showers moving into Lauderdale and Colbert Counties may reach … Continue reading →

We are watching a complex of thunderstorms over Tennessee this afternoon. It has turned more southward over the past couple of hours. It may mainly affect West Alabama this afternoon and evening. There is additional light to moderate rain diving … Continue reading →

Flooding in Topeka When you think about Kansas and natural disasters, you naturally think about tornadoes, or droughts, or maybe blizzards. But did you know that the state’s worst natural disaster came from an epic 1951 flood? On the morning … Continue reading →

The town of Pomeroy, Iowa was a prosperous, thriving place in 1893. In the middle of the flat, Iowa prairie, the town of 1,000 spread across 30 blocks. On July 6, 1893, the air had a sultry, oppressive feel to … Continue reading →

A line of showers is pushing southeastward across the Tennessee Valley tonight. Rain is moving through Lauderdale and Colbert Counties. East of that more showers and storms are over northern Madison and Jackson Counties. Another heavy shower is over northern … Continue reading →