Safe from the Storm: What Are Action 8’s Code Red Warnings?
You may have seen our announcements that Action 8 News will issue a “Code Red” weather alert if dangerous storms threaten the area. What does this mean?
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Severe Storms Possible Tonight, Sunday Morning
Alabama News Network is tracking the possibility of strong to severe storms that will arrive in our area this evening through Sunday morning.
GALLERY: Viewer Photos of Hail from Saturday’s Storms
Alabama News Network has received plenty of photos from our viewers of hail that fell from Saturday’s storms. While severe storms are common in Alabama, it’s not often that we see hail as large as what fell in some parts of the area as two lines of storms pushed through. Some viewers didn’t get any hail. Others will be talking…
WATCH: Possible Tornado Caught on Camera in Demopolis
Alabama News Network was on the air live when we caught what appeared to be a tornado forming near downtown Demopolis on our Alfa Insurance Camera Network in Demopolis. Marengo County was under a tornado warning at the time and we were tracking the storm on radar shortly after 2 p.m. Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler and Meteorologist Ryan Stinnett tracked…
Family Loses Home, Clean Up Continues After Saturday’s Storms
The clean up continued Sunday after storms left behind damage throughout the state Saturday afternoon. One family in Crenshaw County is seeing that damage first-hand. Ronnie Faulk and his two young children returned to a destroyed home and piles of debris after the storms caused a tree to fall through their trailer’s roof. “We kinda waited until it got a…
Severe Storms, Tornadoes Possible Across Alabama Tonight
The Alabama News Network Weather Authority is tracking severe weather. All of Alabama has the chance for severe storms, high winds, hail and a few tornadoes throughout the evening and into early Tuesday. Right now in our area, it appears the main threat will come through 2 a.m. Tuesday. The timing may change based on the formation of the storms,…
EF0 Tornado Tears Through Andalusia RV Park
One of the homes in the RV Park was flipped over and smashed by the tornado. Storms are nothing new for Brian Jones. He was in an area hit by Hurricane Katrina, and didn’t think anything could be worse than that. After experiencing the tornado that tore through the Andalusia RV Park he lives in, he changed his mind. “Between…
