Author Archives: Ryan Stinnet
Philippines Brace for Super Typhoon Haiyan
The weather story of the week and perhaps the year is Super Typhoon Haiyan. Haiyan is a very powerful super typhoon that will be impacting the island nation of the Philippines. Typhoons are notorious for being the strongest storm systems … Continue reading
Daylight Saving Time Ends Tonight
A friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends tonight. We fall back on standard time at 2AM in the morning. Don’t forget to set your clocks back before heading to bed, and gain that extra hour of sleep tonight. With … Continue reading
Clear and Cool Overnight
It has been a terrific fall day across Alabama. Mostly sunny skies and pleasant temperatures have made for a real treat today. There has been a brisk northerly wind, which has allowed for it to feel a bit cooler. We … Continue reading
Rainfall Totals from October
On average, the month of October is the driest month for Alabama. Below is a graphic completed by the NWS Office in Birmingham that shows the rainfall totals across the state for the entire month of October. The totals show … Continue reading
A Gorgeous Fall Day
Hard to find fault with today’s weather across Alabama and the Southeast. Cold front has pushed well southeast of the state and is currently over Central Florida. Behind that front, high pressure has settled into the region bring cooler, drier … Continue reading
Quick, Late Night Radar Check
Scattered showers will continue the next few hours across Central Alabama. The rain has been light to moderate for most locations this evening and it should continue this way for the next few hours. Rain is currently falling in Tuscaloosa, … Continue reading
Rain Overspreading Alabama
Light to moderate rain will be what most of us will see the next several hours. It is making for some wet trick-or-treating across central Alabama. The rain is now making it into the Birmingham metro and will be impacting … Continue reading
Early Evening Radar Check
A quick radar check this evening continues to show the large rain mass to our west slowly working its way into western portions of the state. Rain is now falling in Tuscaloosa, Jasper, Cullman, and Huntsville. The rain will continue … Continue reading
Tornado Watch Just to Our West
The SPC has just issued a tornado watch for much of southern and central Mississippi. This watch comes all the way east to the Alabama state line. Over the last few hours, numerous severe storms have been occurring across Louisiana … Continue reading
Mid-Morning Update
Storm system off to our west is continuing to move east today and we are seeing the rain and storms move east with it. Most areas across Alabama remain dry right now, but the rain is knocking on the door … Continue reading
