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Gordon To Make Landfall Tonight
RIGHT NOW: Gordon is packing sustained winds of 65 mph, and is 230 miles east/southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. It is moving west/northwest at 17 mph. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center. The system is expected to reach hurricane strength later today, and should come onto the coast tonight on the Mississippi coast with sustained winds of near 75/80 mph. Continue reading
Eyes On Gordon In The Gulf
HOT LABOR DAY AFTERNOON: Temperatures are pretty close to 90 degrees on the Labor Day afternoon across Alabama… showers are small, and rather isolated. They are moving to the west/northwest, and will dissipate once the sun goes down later this evening. Continue reading
Tropical Trouble For The Gulf Coast
EYES ON THE GULF: We have a quiet Labor day morning across the great state of Alabama; generally dry with just a few showers near the Gulf Coast. The northern half of the state will enjoy a good supply of sunshine today with only isolated showers this afternoon; scattered showers and storms will be more numerous over the southern counties…. the high will be pretty close to 90 degrees. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Watch For The Alabama Gulf Coast
A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Alabama Gulf Coast, and points west to near Morgan City, Louisiana. A tropical storm (the name will be Gordon) is expected to form over the Gulf of Mexico within the next … Continue reading
A Few Scattered Storms Over The Weekend
RADAR CHECK: The majority of the showers and thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon are down across the southern half of the state; showers are pretty isolated over the northern counties. The sky is generally cloudy, and temperatures are mostly in the 80s. Scattered showers will fade away later tonight. Continue reading
Sun And Scattered Storms
MUGGY DAYS; SCATTERED STORMS: Moist, unstable air will continue to cover Alabama today, and this afternoon showers and storms should fire up in random, scattered places. Models have trended a little drier; odds of any one spot getting wet this afternoon are in the 30/40 percent range. The high will be between 87 and 90 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. Continue reading
Storms Firing Up; Tropics Heating Up
TOMORROW AND THE WEEKEND: Rather unsettled weather continues across the state tomorrow and Saturday; the sky will be cloudy at times with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Most of the showers will come from 12:00 noon until 10:00 p.m… but we can’t totally rule out a late night or morning shower. Afternoon highs will be in the mid to upper 80s, and we will see intervals of sunshine. Afternoon showers become fewer in number Sunday as the upper ridge begins to strengthen again across the state. Continue reading
Unsettled Weather Through Saturday
AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS: Rather unsettled weather will continue across Alabama today and tomorrow; the sky will be occasionally cloudy with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Chance of any one location seeing rain will be around 70 percent; most of the showers and storms will come from 12:00 noon until 10:00 p.m. But, we can’t totally rule out a late night or morning shower. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s for most communities. Continue reading
Scattered To Numerous Showers/Storms Tomorrow and Friday
RADAR CHECK: We have a classic case of random, scattered showers and thunderstorms on a summer afternoon across Alabama today. Winds aloft are light, and the thunderstorms are moving little. Meaning, some places are getting soaked, while others are dry. Heavier storms are producing strong, gusty winds and lots of lightning… they will fade after sunset. Continue reading
Afternoon Showers/Storms More Numerous Today
MORNING SUN, AFTERNOON STORMS: The upper ridge over the southern U.S. will weaken a bit in coming days… this means a general increase in the number of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Chance of any one community seeing rain today is around 50 percent, and close to 60 percent tomorrow and Friday. Most of the storms will come from about 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. Otherwise, look for a mix of sun and clouds each day with a high between 88 and 91 degrees. Continue reading
