Very Nice But Cool Just After the Midday Hour
Skies are continuing to clear out across Central Alabama as we are ending the noon hour. Some cloud cover remains over the western portions of the area but those will eventually dissipate.
Archive for October, 2020
Alabama Power Crews Work Diligently to Restore Service to Customers Affected by Hurricane Zeta
After making landfall as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday, Hurricane Zeta moved across the South, causing substantial power outages for customers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, before moving up the East Coast.
Long Dry Spell Ahead For Alabama
CALM DAYS: The deep upper trough that brought clouds to the northern half of the state last night will move away this morning; we expect a good supply of sunshine today with a high in the mid 60s. The average high for Birmingham on October 30 is 71. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low in the mid 40s for most communities.
U.S. Steel Starts Up Advanced Electric Arc Furnace Facility in Alabama
U.S. Steel Corp. announced the successful start-up of a new technologically advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking facility at its operations in Fairfield, marking a strategic milestone for the company.
Cooler Air Rolls In; Dry Through Next Week
BREEZY/COOLER AFTERNOON: A surface front is moving through Alabama this afternoon, setting up a big thermal contrast. Huntsville reports 66 degrees at mid-afternoon, while at the same time Ozark is up to 84. The sky is mostly sunny, although clouds have moved back into Northwest Alabama ahead of an upper trough helping to push the cooler air into the state. Clouds will cover the northern counties of the state at times tonight; the low will be in the mid 40s.
Improving Conditions with Some Sunshine at Midday; Zeta Continues to Move Quickly Away
As of 11:20 am, we may have a few sprinkles or light showers falling over the northeast corner of North/Central Alabama, especially close to the Alabama/Georgis State Line.
Alabama Power’s Sherri Radney Is an Unsung Hero With a Heart for Helping Others
Alabama Power Resource Planning Project Manager Sherri Radney’s father knew she would go into a field like engineering because, as a kid, she would always take things apart and put them back together around the house.
Improving Weather Today; Nice Weekend Ahead
ROUGH NIGHT: As expected, we experienced a high impact, widespread wind event across Alabama last night and early this morning as Tropical Storm Zeta moved through. Winds gusted as high as 76 mph across Central Alabama, knocking down thousands of trees. As I write this early this morning, Alabama Power reports 494,000 customers without power, and that number will only rise in coming hours. Many trees came down on homes and cars, but to my knowledge there have been no serious injuries in Alabama.
Tropical Storm Warning Canceled for Several Counties in Central Alabama
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Tropical Storm Warning for Bibb, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties in Central Alabama.
Anthony Fauci, Kathleen Neuzil Address UAB’s Virtual COVID-19 Research Symposium
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the lead members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, one of the world’s most influential research scientists and advocates in vaccine development and policy, delivered keynote addresses to more than 2,000 trainees, faculty, staff and invited guests today as part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s virtual COVID-19 Research Symposium.
Zeta Continues to Weaken While Producing Damage With Its Gusty Winds
Damaging winds, especially in gusts, are spreading well inland across portions of central and northern Alabama, and northern Georgia and these winds will shift into eastern Tennessee, the Carolinas, and southeastern Virginia later today.
Tornado Watch Canceled for the Last Two Counties
NWS has canceled the Tornado Watch for Barbour and Russell counties as the threat for severe weather has moved out of those locations. There are no more counties in a Tornado Watch in Central Alabama.
Tornado Watch Canceled for Four Out of the Six Counties
NWS Birmingham has canceled the Tornado Watch for Bullock, Lee, Macon, and Pike counties and continues the watch until 5:00 am for Barbour and Russell counties.
EXPIRED – Flash Flood Warning for St. Clair & Talladega Counties Until 5:00 am
At 151 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
