At 7:12 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bridgeport to Higdon to near Pisgah, moving east at 35 mph.
At 6:59 PM CDT, Doppler Radar Was Tracking Strong Thunderstorms Along A Line Extending From Near Section To Near Fyffe To Near Sardis City. Movement Was East At 20 Mph. Wind Gusts Up To 50 Mph Will Be Possible With These Storms.
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Ernesto, located several hundred miles north of the Azores.
RADAR CHECK: Showers and storms are steadily increasing across Alabama this afternoon as the air becomes more unstable. Some storms this evening over the northern part of the state could become strong; SPC maintains a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for areas north of I-20. The main threats are small hail and strong, gusty straight line winds.
There are plenty of showers and thunderstorms out there mainly south of the I-20 corridor at this hours, while north of that it is relatively quiet, with the exception of a few scattered showers and storms.
A meteor streaking over Alabama just after midnight last night lit up the southern sky. It was seen by many… here is the report from Bill Cooke, Lead, NASA Meteoroid Environment Office… Last night, at 12:19 AM Central Daylight Time, numerous eyewitnesses in the SouthEast reported seeing a very bright fireball, which was also detected […]
On this date 49 years ago, residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast were waking up to the surprising news that one of the strongest hurricanes in history was heading their way.
UNSETTLED SUMMER WEATHER: An approaching wave in the upper atmosphere will make the air more unstable across Alabama in coming days, and we are forecasting scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. We note a few showers forming this morning before daybreak across the central counties of the state.
But, the better coverage of rain will come this afternoon and tonight. A few strong thunderstorms will be involved; SPC has a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) defined for the northern counties, generally along and north of I-20. The main risks are small hail, and strong, gusty straight line winds.
The high in Birmingham for August 16th, 2018 was 94F. The low was 75F.
It hasn’t changed in nearly 20 years and customers apparently like it just the way it is.
On a drizzly afternoon, a small group of architects, designers and planners, led by officials from the city of Troy, took their first steps inside the long-closed Academy Street High School, near downtown. Very quickly, they began to see something far beyond the empty gymnasium and the dusty equipment and supplies stacked in the abandoned hallways. They saw – opportunity.
Two long-standing Alabama Power executives have been named to new roles of increased responsibility within the Southern Company system.
August 17, 1937: Hugo Black of Harlan, Alabama, President Franklin D
Fledging – one of seven student-led ventures of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Commercialization Accelerator – has moved into Innovation Depot, allowing students to work in the hub of Birmingham’s startup network.
RADAR CHECK: Showers are widely scattered over the northern half of Alabama this afternoon… they are more numerous over the southern half of the state. We also note strong storms over North Mississippi; some of the ones there have reached severe limits. Away from the showers, temperatures are mostly in the low 90s.
Much of Central Alabama is bathed in plenty of sunshine, but there are several storms showing up mainly in the southern parts of the state, including the southern portions of the area.
A FEW STORMS LATER TODAY: Alabama’s weather won’t change much today… the sky will be partly sunny and hazy, and a few random, pop-up storms will form this afternoon and early tonight. The high will be in the low 90s for most places, and odds of any one community getting wet are about one in four. Another words, very routine weather for August.
