NWS, Birmingham, continues an Excessive Heat Warning until 9 o’clock Sunday night. That is a good indication how serious our current heat wave is. Here is a roundup of official mid-afternoon temperatures from Alabama and nearby areas, along with the heat index.
ALABAMA
106 Muscle Shoals, heat index 108
103 Huntsville, heat index 104
103 Decatur, heat index 106
101 Tuscaloosa, heat index 106
101 Birmingham, heat index 103
102 Calera (Shelby County Airport) heat index 105
101 Montgomery, heat index 112
102 Anniston, heat index 105
102 Auburn, heat index 107
97 Evergreen, heat index 107
104 Eufaula, heat index 113
REGIONAL
104 Baxter, Tenn., heat index 124
105 Clarksville, Tenn., heat index 106
108 Old Hickory, Tenn., heat index 113
100 Tupelo, heat index 102
99 Starkville, Miss., heat index 101 (home of Mississippi State University)
100 Golden Triangle (Columbus) heat index 107
