Do you live, work or play in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana or Mississippi? If so, the U.S. Travel Association (USTA) is requesting your help. Travel and tourism is vital to the Gulf Coast states, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has created short- and long-term damage to the hospitality industry in this area. Consider clicking here [...]

Birmingham is a relatively young city. Founded in 1871, the Magic City received a flood of rural workers who moved to town to take advantage of its exploding industrial opportunities. Many of those men were young with plenty of energy for the new game of baseball. The sport flourished on the city’s sandlots and company [...]

We are in Southwest Florida this week knocking out five Major league Baseball Spring Training venues that I have never visited. Yesterday we saw the Twins take on the Red Sox at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. The Red Sox also train there, and we will visit their Spring Training home, which is City of [...]

We cannot emphasize how dangerous the roads have become across much of Alabama tonight. John Talbot, one of our excellent Skywatchers, monitors emergency scanners across the area and reports that local Police, Fire and Emergency Responders have been slammed with calls as motor vehicle accidents have exploded in the last hour. A FEW REPORTS …Shades [...]

Birmingham Police are shutting down all interstates in the city at this time due to icy conditions. There have been numerous accidents and even a person struck by a car. Etowah County has closed all roads. It is best to not be driving tonight. If you must drive, leave early, give plenty of room for [...]

Many thanks to Mr. McCormick for relaying this information at midday: James/Jason, wanted to give you a little update here in East Alabama. – In Randolph County, there are numerous accidents on Stae Highway 48 between Wedowee and the Georgia line and Wedowee and Lineville. There have been at least two involving eighteen wheelers that [...]

Here is a sneak peek at the Holiday travel forecast: Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, one of the biggest travel days of the year, will be dry over much of the country. It will be cold up north, with some snow showers in the Great Lakes area. Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, will be dry and cold [...]

I am now back from the 34th Int’l Conf. on Radar Meteorology in Williamsburg, Virginia. Some neat stuff there. However, I have to brag on my school…of all the colleges and labs represented, including NCAR, NASA, Univ. of Oklahoma, etc., UAH had the most presentations of any institution there! Our atmospheric science program continues to [...]

The Grand Prix of Alabama will be held April 9-11, 2010. It will be around the same dates in 2011 and 2012. This is huge news for the state and city. It will bring over 100,000 thousand racing fans to the Barbers Motorsports Park. Tremendous local cooperation between the city, state and Greater Birmingham Convention [...]

Skywatcher Michelle Miklik recently visited Michigan and took these fabulous pictures. You will see the Grand Hotel and the spectacular Mackinaw Bridge between Upper and Lower Michigan. Thanks for sharing these shots Michelle!