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Welcome to September… The Beginning Of Meteorological Fall

Welcome to September… The Beginning Of Meteorological Fall

| September 1, 2016 @ 9:59 pm

September is probably considered one of the better months of the year in Alabama weather-wise, as the sky is clear 27% of the time, only surpassed by the months of April, November, and October.

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Hermine Nearing The Coast

Hermine Nearing The Coast

| September 1, 2016 @ 8:40 pm

The eye of Hurricane Hermine is only about 40 miles south/southeast of Apalachicola at 8:30 this evening… Note the tornado warnings in the spiral band east of the storm center. Landfall will come shortly on the Florida coast south of Tallahassee, and east of Apalachicola. Sustained winds are now 80 mph, Hermine is still a […]

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Hermine Is Now A Hurricane

Hermine Is Now A Hurricane

| September 1, 2016 @ 3:14 pm

RADAR CHECK: Before we get into the specifics of Hermine, we should note we do have scattered showers and storms across Central Alabama this afternoon… some heavy… moving southwest. This activity is near a low level convergence zone. The storm at the Birmingham airport at 2:48p CT produced a wind gust of 33 mph. We […]

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Midday Nowcast: Tropical Storm Hermine Is Almost A Hurricane

Midday Nowcast: Tropical Storm Hermine Is Almost A Hurricane

| September 1, 2016 @ 1:30 pm

Welcome to the first day of meteorological fall, but it sure doesn’t feel like it as hot and humid conditions out there at this hour for Central Alabama, with partly clear skies and some scattered showers showing up on radar. Almost in like a broken line pattern, showers have formed in the southern parts of […]

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NWS Web Changes Coming

NWS Web Changes Coming

| September 1, 2016 @ 11:59 am

The National Weather Service Office in Birmingham sent out a Public Information Statement this morning to notify everyone about changes coming to their web site on September 27th. I have copy and pasted the statement below so you can read it for yourself! -Brian- NOUS44 KBMX 011651 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-021700- Public Information Statement National Weather Service […]

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Hermine Slowly Strengthening

Hermine Slowly Strengthening

| September 1, 2016 @ 6:31 am

FIRST DAY OF METEOROLOGICAL FALL: It really won’t feel much different today across Alabama, lots of sun, highs up in the low to mid 90s, and just a few isolated showers this afternoon. Much like yesterday. HERMINE: Of course, all of the attention is focused on the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Here […]

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