MENACING MICHAEL: As of 7AM, Michael has maximum sustained winds at 100 MPH, making it a category 2 hurricane. Movement continues to the north-northwest at 12 MPH and the minimum central pressure is down to 968mb. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… Alabama/Florida border to Suwannee River Florida. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for…Alabama/Florida border to the Mississippi/Alabama…
It was a bitter fight on both sides as Republicans and Democrats fought over sexual assault accusations and whether Judge Brett Kavanaugh should be appointed to the Supreme Court. Political analyst Steve Flowers says both sides of the aisle are more energized. “At first, Democrats were more energized against Trump. But this Kavanaugh nomination has energized more Republican voters throughout…
Charges have been dropped against protesters who police said splashed ketchup and colored powder on statues honoring Confederate figures at the Alabama Capitol. Jon Broadway was arrested in April after smearing ketchup at the base of the statue honoring a 19th century doctor who did surgery without anesthesia on enslaved African-American women. Broadway used ketchup to symbolize blood while performing…
Governor Kay Ivey issued a statewide State of Emergency on Monday in anticipation of wide-spread power outages, wind damage and debris produced by high winds and heavy rain associated with Hurricane Michael. Flash flooding and tornadoes are also possible with any hurricane and parts of Alabama have been placed under tropical storm watches or warnings. The State of Emergency went…
Part of the Alabama News Network viewing area is under a Tropical Storm Watch until further notice. This is in advance of the expected landfall of Hurricane Michael on the Florida panhandle in the middle part of the week. The Tropical Storm Watch includes the following counties in our area: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and Dale. The Wiregrass are…
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Latest update from NHC: As of 4am CDT Sunday night, Michael was packing winds at 70 MPH and the minimum pressure is at 983mb. The center of circulation is located just off of the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, moving to the north at 7 MPH. From the NHC: Michael is expected to produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding…
Hurricane Michael continues to weaken with max sustained winds now down to 90 mph near the center. Tropical storm force winds (39 mph+) will be possible mainly over our southeastern counties (Pike & Bullock). Michael will move rapidly northeastward this evening and our weather will quickly improve overnight and early Thursday morning. We’re finally going to get a taste of Fall…
Photo from Pike Road Fire Department Facebook page Capt. David Hughes of the Pike Road Fire Department says smoke could continue to rise from a fire at the Feed Lot store on Meriwether Road for several days. Hughes said via Facebook on Saturday that the fire itself is contained and is not a danger to nearby buildings. There were no…
FOR OUR SUNDAY: The weather will be a near repeat of today’s weather as the ridge continues to hold. That means more hot temperatures with partly to mostly clear skies and just a very slight chance of a few isolated showers for the northern parts of the area. Highs remain in the upper 80s to the lower 90s. Sunday evening…
