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Hello Hermine; Dry Pattern For Alabama
RADAR CHECK: Showers are almost impossible to find this afternoon… we have a few small, isolated showers and storms over the northern quarter of the state; those will dissipate once the sun goes down this evening. Temperatures are generally in … Continue reading
Eyes On The Gulf of Mexico; Dry Around Here
DRY PATTERN FOR MOST OF ALABAMA: Despite the much discussed tropical mischief, showers will remain hard to find across Alabama for the next five to seven days. A few isolated afternoon and evening showers are possible today and tomorrow, but … Continue reading
TD 9 – Gulf Coast Impact
This is a look at expected impact of Tropical Depression Nine on Florida and the Gulf Coast… TD 9 should become a tropical storm tonight (most likely getting the name “Hermine”). The center of circulation should move into North Florida … Continue reading
Watches Issued For Part Of Florida’s Coast
The NHC track for Tropical Depression Nine has been shifted a little to the left… as it approaches they have issued a hurricane watch from the Anclote River to Indian Pass. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the … Continue reading
TD9 To Be Upgraded Soon; Alabama Mostly Dry
RADAR CHECK: As expected, showers are pretty hard to find across Alabama this afternoon… most of them are around the U.S. 80 corridor… moving to the west… Temperatures are mostly in the low 90s. TOMORROW/THURSDAY: No real change; mostly sunny, … Continue reading
Tropical Action Stays East Of Alabama
A GENERALLY DRY PATTERN: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today through Thursday; mostly sunny, hot days with only isolated afternoon and evening showers. Chance of any one spot getting wet each day is only about one in eight, and highs … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 554: Bracing For Impact
WeatherBrains Episode 554 is now online (August 29, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! This episode of WeatherBrains takes a look back on the 11th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. John Zarrella … Continue reading
Dry Pattern For Alabama; TD 9 Stays East
RADAR CHECK: You can pretty much count the number of showers on radar this afternoon on one hand. They are small, short lived, and moving to the west… Away from the showers, the sky is partly to mostly sunny with … Continue reading
Watching TD 9; Mostly Dry For Alabama
SHOWERS WILL BE HARD TO FIND THIS WEEK: The upper ridge is holding across Alabama and the Deep South, meaning the weather won’t change much through mid-week. Mostly sunny, hot, humid days with only isolated afternoon and evening showers; chance … Continue reading
Invest 99L And Labor Day Weekend
THE HYPE MACHINE: I still say the open tropical wave known as “Invest 99L” is the most publicized disorganized wave in history. The two primary reasons… *It has been 3,961 days (almost 11 years) since a major hurricane (category three … Continue reading
