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Flash Flood Warnings Issued

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS: Nearly stationary thunderstorms have dropped buckets of rain over the northern and eastern part of the Birmingham metro, where flash flood warnings have been issued. A flash flood warning is also in effect for parts of Blount County, including Oneonta, but thankfully rain there has diminished over the past 30 minutes. Continue reading →

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Gateway Tire To Invest $11 Million In Alabama Distribution Center

Officials with Gateway Tire announced plans this week to invest $11 million to open a 200,000-square-foot tire distribution center in Dothan’s Westgate Industrial Park, adding heft to the area’s strong distribution/logistics sector. Continue reading →

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A Mix Of Dry And Stormy Weather At Midday, The Beach Is Not Much Better

All of the shower and storm activity at this point across Central Alabama is currently across the northern half of the area, while the southern half is pretty much dry at this point. The beaches along the Gulf have been quite stormy as well. Continue reading →

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Lower Heat Levels; Scattered Showers/Storms

TODAY/TOMORROW: We note a few scattered showers on radar early this morning over the northern third of the state; the air aloft today will be a bit colder, making the air more unstable, so we will forecast scattered showers and storms, mainly this afternoon and this evening. Best coverage this afternoon should be along and south of I-20. Continue reading →

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Holmsted Fines Is An Alabama Maker Spreading Chutney To The World

Holmsted Fines, Birmingham: Rebecca Williamson is on a mission to make chutney as commonplace as ketchup. Continue reading →

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Visitors Can Donate At Alabama State Parks To Give Volunteer Projects A Boost

At DeSoto State Park atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama, an Eagle Scout candidate built a green pitcher plant demonstration bog so guests can see the rare plant without damaging the natural bog. Continue reading →

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Showers Today, More Numerous Monday/Tuesday

Scattered showers will occur once again today, but with a weak frontal boundary dropping into the Southeast US for Monday and Tuesday, we should see an uptick in showers and thunderstorms with greater coverage in rain occurrences. Continue reading →

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On This Day In Alabama History: Kiss Played A Concert At Birmingham’s Rickwood Field

July 23, 1976 – The rock band KISS played a concert at Rickwood Field, the nation’s oldest operating ballpark, in Birmingham. Continue reading →

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Hazy, Hot, Humid, Heat Advisory

Another mainly sunny and hot afternoon across North/Central Alabama; temperatures well into the 90s and with the downright muggy conditions, those heat indices are heading over 100° in many spots. Continue reading →

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Shower Chances Rise/Temps Come Down

We can expect to see one more day of high heat with a heat advisory in effect today from 11 am to 9 pm. But as the upper ridge weakens its hold on the Southeast US Sunday and into the first few days of next week, temperatures should drop a bit with the better chances for showers and storms coming on Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading →

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