Standing 6 feet, 5 inches tall, with a football player’s physique, only his gray beard gives away Nelson Wells’ age. At 58, he says his good health is a reflection of his lifestyle – and he wants all Alabamians to share in that mindset of wellness.
An upper ridge is in place over the region causing our weather to trend hotter. We are seeing plenty of sunshine as we approach the midday hours as the sky continues to be mainly sunny.
In May, an alligator was struck by a train on Kauloosa Avenue in Tuscaloosa, and in June another gator was hit by a car on the same road.
The combination of afternoon temperatures in the lower-mid 90s and dewpoints in the lower-mid 70s will result in a dangerous combination of heat and humidity across northwest and north central Alabama today.
We’re keeping with the elevated rain chances through Wednesday, but we start to dry out by the latter half of the week. Unfortunately, rain chances return for the weekend.
At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across Southwestern Morgan and Northwestern Cullman Counties. Two to three inches of rain has fallen within the past hour to the West of Falkville, and additional rainfall amounts up to 1 to 2 inches are possible through 1015 PM CDT. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across portions of Central Madison County, including southeast Huntsville. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
At 246 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
