Radar is free of any rainfall at this point across Central Alabama as there is a good bit of sunshine reaching the surface. Temperatures are currently in the mid-80s to the lower 90s, with Tuscaloosa and Anniston being tied as the hot spot at 91 degrees. Birmingham was sitting at 90 degrees. Continue reading →

The eye of Hurricane Florence is still wobbling slowly southwestward near the coast of southeastern North Carolina. Here is the latest as of 9:00 am CT. Continue reading →

Conditions continue to deteriorate along the Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence continues to slowly crawl towards the shoreline. Amzing total so far… over 12 inches of rain has fallen in Atlantic Beach of Carteret County, NC. As of a few hours ago, over 79,000 are already without power in North Carolina. Continue reading →

As of the 5:00 PM CT Update: Conditions along the Carolina coast continue to deteriorate as the center of Category 2 Hurricane Florence crawls ever-so-slowly to the west-northwest at 5 MPH. Maximum sustained winds are at 105 MPH and the minimum central pressure is at 955 MB (28.20 inches). Continue reading →

Winds and rough surf are continuing to increase along the outer banks and the coastal parts of southeastern North Carolina, along with the threat of tornadoes on the northern side of the storm. Continue reading →

Skies are mostly clear across Central Alabama at Midday with only a few isolated showers showing up over the western half of the area. Shower activity is more pronounced over the north and northwestern parts of the state, with a few showers showing up over the extreme western parts of Marion County. Continue reading →

While Florence continues to have all of our attention, we do have more tropical disturbances out there that we need to keep our eyes on. Continue reading →

Skies across Central Alabama are currently partly cloudy as we make the run up to 1:30 PM, but radar shows a good bit of scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms mainly over the eastern and southwestern parts of the area. Continue reading →

The models are in relatively close agreement with positioning, timing, and rainfall amounts… but with each model, there are some differences. These are also very similar with the National Hurricane Center forecast track. Continue reading →

Much of Central Alabama is enjoying mostly cloudy skies at this point, but we do have some thicker cloud cover over parts of the area. Continue reading →