NEW DAY, SAME FORECAST: Little change in the forecast from day to day this time of year. The mornings tend to be dry, but late morning and into the afternoon, showers and storms bubble up over the Alabama landscape. These are completely random in their placement and movement. They produce tremendous amounts of lightning, gusty winds, and brief, intense downpours…
THROUGH THE WEEKEND: Rain chances remain in the forecast each day as moisture levels will continue to slowly rise. Expect standard summer weather for Alabama and we are forecasting hot, humid days with a mix of sun and clouds. During the afternoons, expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, with the greatest coverage roughly from 2PM-9PM, and then quickly winding down after…
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed an executive order that disbanded 18 task forces, commissions and councils established by former Gov. Robert Bentley during his administration that ran from 2011 until his resignation in April. “I believe strongly that my role is to make decisions and lead, not kick the can down the road,” Ivey said in a statement. “I am choosing…
Today through Friday, daily rain chances remain as out moisture levels will continue to slowly rise. That means typical summer weather for Alabama and we are expecting hot, humid days with a mix of sun and clouds. Also, you can expect scattered, mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, which will be greatest in coverage roughly from 2PM-9PM, and then…
L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital could soon have a new owner — the city of Greenville, where it is located. Mayor Dexter McLendon says the city is in talks to buy the 72-bed hospital from an affiliate of current owner Quorum Health Corporation. A letter of intent has been signed to sell the hospital to the city. McLendon says the city…
The Alabama Board of Education has released its audit report into Montgomery Public Schools. Earlier this year, the state took over 27 schools in the system, which is about half of Montgomery Public Schools’ facilities. In the overall categories of the audit, the state found these results: Overall effectiveness – Inadequate Effectiveness of Leadership and Governance – Inadequate Effectiveness of…
Alabama state troopers have released the names of the three people killed in a wreck in Pike County on Monday afternoon. The wreck happened on U.S. Highway 231 in southern Pike County, near the Coffee County line. State troopers say Debra Myers Askew, 61, of Brundidge, was critically injured when her car hit another car driven by Robert C. Pecnick,…
It is that old summer-time routine as showers and storms are expected each and every day. Expect the days to feature more sun than clouds, with hot and humid conditions. Each afternoon should see highs in the lower to mid 90s, and also each afternoon we are going to see showers and storms pop-up randomly across the Alabama landscape. No…
Alabama state troopers have confirmed that a third person has died in a wreck on U.S. Highway 231 in southern Pike County. The wreck happened this afternoon near the Coffee County line and involved an 18-wheeler and two cars. The crash shut down the southbound side of the highway. The names of the victims haven’t yet been released. Stay with…
BACK TO WORK: Today will be a mainly dry day with the chance for rain and storms throughout southern portions of the state. For South/Central Alabama, it will not be quite as humid as it can be, but it will still be hot as afternoon highs will make their way into the lower and mid 90s today. TROPICAL UPDATE: The…
