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Golden Apple: Katy Elliott

Our Golden Apple Award Winner this week comes from the Crenshaw County School System. As the 6th grade science and social studies teacher at Highland Home School, Katy Elliott says a lot has changed in her 24 years of years teaching, and offers these words of advice to anyone interested in becoming an educator. “Anyone that is thinking about becoming…

Storms Late Today, Active Pattern Ahead

A deep surface low will be tracking from the Dakotas into southern Canada. A trailing cold front will swing through the Southeast and is causing showers and storms to move through and these will move into Alabama later today. A few strong storms are certainly possible late this afternoon and evening, with gusty winds, but it still does not look…

Cloudy and Warm Today, Rain/Storms Late Tuesday

TODAY: It will be warmer and though it will be mainly cloudy, it should remain dry for most of us. We are going to see warmer conditions due to our winds shifting out of the south, and we should see highs in lower to mid 70s. RAIN RETURNS: A deep surface low will be tracking from the Dakotas into southern…

Cooler Days, Colder Nights Ahead

TODAY/TOMORROW: These two days will be highlighted by the new, more seasonal air mass that arrived behind the cold front. Both days will be dry, with ample sunshine, cool days, and chilly nights. The highs will in the mid 60s, lows will be back down into the 30s and many places will see some patchy frost Friday morning. THE FIRST…

Strong Storms Possible Late Today

As we head through our Wednesday, a cold front will move into a moist, unstable airmass over Alabama, setting the stage for some strong to severe thunderstorms to impact the state. The main concern area will be across North Alabama in the Enhanced risk area. The Slight risk area extends as far south as the U.S. 80 corridor, and then…

Golden Apple: Jennifer Kendricks

Our Golden Apple Award winner this week comes from the Bullock County School System. In her 22nd year of teaching, Jennifer Kendricks, at Bullock County High School, wants to in still in her students to always be learners. “It’s really all about them, because no matter what my teaching is, no matter what my instruction is, if they are not learning,…

Warm Today, Strong Storms Wednesday

Dense fog and mist are widespread across the area this morning. As we head through this final day of February, we could see a few isolated showers/ storms, but for the most part, any storms will be confined to northern portions of Alabama. It will be much warmer day as a warm front will lift north across the area, and…

Warm, Unsettled Pattern; Strong Storms Wednesday

RAIN AND STORMS RETURN TODAY: Showers and thunderstorms developed during the overnight and pre-dawn hours west of the state, this activity will move into the western parts of the area around the 4AM-6AM time frame. These showers and storms will move into the central parts of the area by 6AM-8AM, and into the eastern parts by 7AM-9AM. Good news is…

Record Warmth Today, Cooler Weekend Weather

FINAL FEBRUARY FRIDAY: Record highs are likely across much of Alabama today, with upper 70s and lower 80s expected. The record high for February 24 for Montgomery is 80° set back in 1890, and I really think we are going to surpass that as we are forecasting 82° this afternoon. This afternoon, we will have a mix of sun and…