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A Check on Sally at 8:20 pm; Impacts to Southwest Alabama & the Alabama Gulf Coast
As of 8:20 pm, we can see the outer main rain bands are affecting the Gulf Coast all of the way from roughly around Pensacola to as far east as Apalachicola and St. Teresa, Florida. The center is approximately 95 miles due south of Orange Beach on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Sally Bringing Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Hurricane-Force Winds, & Flash Flooding to Portions of the Northern Gulf Coast
On the forecast track, the center of Sally will move near the coast of southeastern Louisiana tonight and Tuesday, and make landfall in the hurricane warning area Tuesday night or Wednesday. Continue reading
A Quick Check on Our Weather at 6:30 pm; Flash Flood Watch Expanded
Even with the center of Sally’s circulation still over 130 miles to the south of the Gulf Coast, we are seeing a couple of the outermost rain bands moving generally westward across portions of Central Alabama. Continue reading
Sally 1:00 pm Update: Sally Meandering Over the North-Central Gulf of Mexico
Additional strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and Sally is expected to be a dangerous hurricane when it moves onshore along the north-central Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Paulette 1:00 pm Update: Paulette Continues to Strengthen While Moving Away from Bermuda
Additional strengthening is likely through Tuesday night as Paulette accelerates northeastward to east-northeastward. Gradual weakening is forecast to begin on Wednesday. Continue reading
While Eyes Are On the Tropics, We’re Having A Typical Late Alabama Summertime Midday
As of 11:30 am, we have some of the outer cloud bands of now Hurricane Sally moving across Central Alabama, but at this point, skies are mostly clear to partly cloudy. Continue reading
Flash Flood Watch Updated to Include Southeastern Counties of Central Alabama
NWS Birmingham expands the Flash Flood Watch to now include Barbour, Bullock, Pike, and Russell counties in Central Alabama. Continue reading
10:00 AM Sally Update: Hurricane Warnings Now Up for the Alabama Gulf Coast
On the forecast track, the center of Sally will move over the north-central Gulf of Mexico today, approach southeastern Louisiana tonight, and make landfall in the hurricane warning area on Tuesday or Tuesday night. Afterward, Sally is expected to move slowly north-northeastward near the northern Gulf Coast through Wednesday. Continue reading
Tropical Depression 21 Formed Over the Far Eastern Tropical Atlantic
Some slight strengthening could occur today and tonight, and the depression could briefly become a tropical storm during that time. Weakening is expected to begin by Tuesday night, if not sooner, and continue into Wednesday and Thursday. Continue reading
Sally’s Outer Bands Approaching the Northern Gulf Coast
Strengthening is expected over the next day or so, and Sally is forecast to become a hurricane by tonight, with additional strengthening possible before the center crosses the northern Gulf Coast. Continue reading
