Published on: April 9, 2017 at 5:00 AM
On this date in 1865, about 16,000 Union troops, including 5,000 former slaves and free blacks, attacked 3,500 Confederate forces at the Battle of Fort Blakeley in the last major battle of the Civil War.
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November 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
RADAR CHECK: Showers and a few thunderstorms are lined up across Alabama from near Scottsboro to Birmingham to Selma to Jackson at mid-afternoon. This is along a cold front which is moving eastward. With weakening wind fields and dynamic support, … Continue reading
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November 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
RADAR CHECK: Large areas of rain and a few thunderstorms are moving through Alabama early this morning ahead of an upper trough and surface front. Additional showers will form this afternoon… we note SPC has defined a very low end … Continue reading
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