January 4, 2026
Cool and Sunny Sunday, Warm Week Ahead
Daily Weather Briefing January 4, 2026 ALABAMA YESTERDAY Yesterday’s weather story must again be told in two parts. North...
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January 4, 2026
Daily Weather Briefing January 4, 2026 ALABAMA YESTERDAY Yesterday’s weather story must again be told in two parts. North...
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June 25, 2025
The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Jackson and DeKalb counties in Alabama...
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June 16, 2025
Strong to severe storms continue across West Central Alabama this afternoon. Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for parts of...
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June 14, 2025
Strong storms are dropping east southeastward through parts of DeKalb, Etowah, Blount, Jefferson and northern Tuscaloosa counties this afternoon. They...
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May 26, 2025
Thanks to Jake Evans for this spectacular view up into the updraft as this severe warned storm moved into Calera!...
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May 25, 2025
A Tornado Warning is now in effect until 5:15 PM CDT for parts of northeastern Alabama and southern Middle Tennessee....
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May 24, 2025
Strong storms are moving across West Alabama this evening. A significant weather advisory is in effect for Tuscaloosa County. Pictures...
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December 29, 2024
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Escambia County in south central Alabama......
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May 18, 2024
Hail core just west of Duncanville in southern Tuscaloosa County. Could produce hail to the size of quarters. Be alert...
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May 18, 2024
A severe thunderstorm with large hail is crossing I-65 between exits 351 and 318. The heaviest portion if near Priceville...
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May 9, 2024
New tornado warning for DeKalb County. Dangerous storm with radar indicated tornado south of Henagar, heading toward Hammondville and Valley...
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March 29, 2024
In a moment of celestial serendipity, Cole Patterson, an engineering major at the University of Alabama, captured a breathtaking image...
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October 14, 2023
Enjoy this animated gif of visible satellite imagery of Saturday's annual eclipse moving across the United States. Thanks to AlabamaWX...
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August 15, 2023
Current radar: The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jackson County...
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August 14, 2023
Strong storms continue this evening in the I-85 Corridor from northern Lowndes County into southern Elmore and eastern Montgomery Counties,...
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August 12, 2023
Warning for Jackson and Madison Counties. Huntsville just issued a special weather statement for the storms in Cullman County. Check...
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August 10, 2023
From Chris Tate at Jefferson County EMA: FYI, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, and Shelby County EMAs all had varying reports of a...
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July 7, 2023
Strong storms over Cullman County are dumping lots of heavy rain. The storms are slipping south toward northern Jefferson County....
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March 31, 2021
All of the flash flood warnings that are now in effect for North and Central Alabama: The National Weather Service...
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November 29, 2020
Our surface low near New Orleans is indeed strengthening and moving northeast. Wind shear will be increasing, but the limiting...
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October 6, 2020
On Tuesday, October 6, Mars will be, closer to the Earth than it has been since 2018. It won't be...
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September 8, 2020
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama was dedicated pm September 8, 1960 by President Eisenhower and...
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July 27, 2020
NASA plans the launch of the MARS 2020 mission with a rover named Perseverence and helicopter named Ingenuity.You may remember...
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July 11, 2020
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) survived a close pass (within the orbit of Mercury) with the Sun over the 4th of...
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May 26, 2020
As of 12:45 pm, we have numerous showers covering the radar across Central Alabama with about 75% of the area...
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February 24, 2020
Thirty days has September, April, June, and November; February has 28 alone. All the rest have 31; Except in Leap...
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November 27, 2019
The astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently shared Thanksgiving greetings from space. They'll be enjoying green beans, potatoes, sweet...
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November 4, 2019
On Monday, Nov 11, Mercury will pass in front of, or transit the face of the Sun. The entire event,...
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October 20, 2019
The Orionids peak on the evening of Tuesday, October 22. While most meteor showers have very sharp peaks which are...
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August 12, 2019
Last week, it was Jupiter cozying up to the Moon, tonight Aug 12, it’s Saturns turn, just 6 degrees away...
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July 1, 2019
July 2nd brings us another total solar eclipse, but you don't have to travel to South America to experience it....
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June 10, 2019
This is a great week to look for Jupiter. On June 10, our solar system’s largest planet is at opposition...
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June 4, 2019
If you’ve never seen Mercury before Mars can lend a helping hand Tuesday evening June 4. After sunset, look low...
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May 14, 2019
The moon turns full again this Saturday, it’s May so many call it the flower moon, but you could also...
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March 18, 2019
The March equinox arrives on Wednesday marking the beginning of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere. Since this is measured...
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March 11, 2019
This is a good week to get a sense of the Moon’s movement through the night sky. Step outside tonight...
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February 11, 2019
Saturday was the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Boeing 747, and that got me thinking about how...
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January 22, 2019
Sunday's total lunar eclipse produced a brilliant orangey-red Moon visible for observers from the tip of South America to Canada's...
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January 3, 2019
You might have seen somewhere that if Earth were 10 feet closer to the sun, we would all burn up,...
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October 7, 2018
Most years, the Draconids produce a big bag of nothing. At most a meteor or two all night but certainly...
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August 17, 2018
A meteor streaking over Alabama just after midnight last night lit up the southern sky. It was seen by many......
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July 24, 2018
NASA and launch provider United Launch Alliance are preparing to launch the Parker Solar Probe, now set for early the...
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July 17, 2018
As the dust storm continues to rage on Mars, data from the Mars rover Curiosity since May shows the insulating...
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June 12, 2018
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is hunkered down in low power mode. When you get your power from solar panels, atmospheric...
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April 25, 2018
While it has not really changed physically, the number of planets in our solar system has grown and shrunk with...
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April 18, 2018
Exoplanets are a pretty amazing topic and one that can leave you feeling pretty small. Technological advancements continue to increase...
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March 19, 2018
Ground validation adds a rich data set to observations from space. NASA’ Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) program did just that...
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March 15, 2018
You may have read some news stories claiming the station would "crash into Earth" on a specific date or even...
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March 1, 2018
Awesome images caught by GOES-16 while the Atlas-V rocket was giving it's sister, GOES-S, a lift into orbit. Check these...
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February 26, 2018
Yesterday afternoon, Feb 25, asteroid 2018 DU, passed inside the orbit of the Moon, coming within 177,000 miles of Earth. ...
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August 29, 2017
One of the areas impacted by Harvey is NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Located on relatively low ground on...
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August 22, 2017
Now that the eclipse of 2017 is in the history books, the most frequent question heard at most eclipse viewing...
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August 8, 2017
The total solar eclipse sweeping across the continental united states is just 2 weeks away but there is some more...
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July 25, 2017
We are 4 weeks out and If you’ve not made plans yet on where to experience the total eclipse, NASA...
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July 10, 2017
6 weeks from today, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the continental United States. You’ve probably see headlines claiming...
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June 30, 2017
Just after 7 in the morning on this date in 1908, a huge fireball streaked across the sky during the...
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May 16, 2017
If you named a star for your biggest fan this mothers day, enjoy the $40 certificate and by all means,...
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May 11, 2017
A total solar eclipse is about as bright as a full moon, and just as safe to look at. But...
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May 2, 2017
May begins pretty quietly astronomical speaking with Jupiter visible from sunset until about midnight when Saturn rises and is visible...
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April 26, 2017
Last week, the Cassini probe began the final phase in its nearly 20 years of exploring Saturn and its moons. ...
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April 17, 2017
NASA will broadcast the world’s first live 360-degree stream of a rocket launch, a cargo resupply mission to the International Space...
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April 16, 2017
I grew up during the time as the Space Shuttle program was first getting started, and loved watching nearly every...
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April 4, 2017
April has a number of astronomy sights that do not require any equipment On April 6, the moon will pass just...
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April 3, 2017
You are probably aware of the explosion aboard Apollo 13 which occurred when astronauts performed a routine cryo-stir of the...
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March 19, 2017
The March equinox arrives Monday, March 20, at 5:29 am CDT. At that instant, the sun will shine directly on...
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March 9, 2017
Throughout March, you can see a pair of planets in the evening sky which are both Earthlike and not so...
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March 4, 2017
The Moon will perform a bit of a disappearing act tonight with Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus the...
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February 28, 2017
The August 21 total eclipse spanning the continental United States is just 25 weeks away. A first-of-its-kind citizens science project...
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February 21, 2017
A WeatherBrains listener had a great question: “Venus is so bright tonight it looks closer. I know we're nearing the...
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February 16, 2017
The International Space Station will be making a pass through the sky over Alabama this evening and it will give...
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February 12, 2017
NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador and WeatherBrains Contributor Tony Rice will be sharing his weekly astronomy column with us here...
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