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Stage Two Drought Advisory Issued By BWW

Stage Two Drought Advisory Issued By BWW

| October 5, 2016 @ 5:29 pm

A “stage two” drought advisory is now in effect for Birmingham Water Works customers… “The lack of rainfall and continued high water demands in the water system, the Birmingham Water Works (BWW) is now implementing the next stage of their drought plan. The Stage-2 Drought Watch continues voluntary reduction in usage measures; however, it does […]

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Matthew Closer To Florida; Still Dry In Alabama

Matthew Closer To Florida; Still Dry In Alabama

| October 5, 2016 @ 3:31 pm

FIRE DANGER WARNING ISSUED: Due to the ongoing drought, the Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a warning concerning wildfires… this is from their release earlier today… “Because extremely dry weather conditions and low humidity have combined to create an atmosphere favorable for wildfires, the Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a Fire Danger Warning for 46 […]

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Midday Nowcast: Warm and Dry For Central AL Again Today

Midday Nowcast: Warm and Dry For Central AL Again Today

| October 5, 2016 @ 1:20 pm

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL AND DRY DAY: Crystal-clear skies are overhead above Central Alabama at the 1:00 PM hour, and temperatures have warmed nicely so far. Not a single drop of rain on radar anywhere near us at all. The closest rain to us is out to our west on the Missouri/Arkansas state line, and to our […]

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Matthew Getting Better Organized; Will Bring Big Impact to Florida, Georgia, Carolinas

Matthew Getting Better Organized; Will Bring Big Impact to Florida, Georgia, Carolinas

| October 5, 2016 @ 12:17 pm

Hurricane Matthews seems to be recovering from its trek over the mountains of Cuba and Hispaniola late this morning. Deep convection is increasing and expanding around the center. The Air Force plane in the storm right now found that the central pressure in this last pass through the center was 964 mb, but didn’t find […]

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Long Dry Spell Continues; Matthew Closer To Florida

Long Dry Spell Continues; Matthew Closer To Florida

| October 5, 2016 @ 6:33 am

THE ALABAMA DROUGHT: Let’s say up front there is simply no significant chance of rain for most of Alabama for the next ten days. This will be the 17th consecutive day with no rain at Birmingham (based on data at the airport), and that string could very well go out to 30 days based on […]

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