Action 8 News has a series of special Extra reports to prepare you for the 2026 hurricane season, which is now underway.
Tropical weather often leads to power outages. Alabama Power has a new way to prepare for those outages, long before a storm comes through our area.
Many of us remember hurricanes Katrina or Opal. Who gets to name these storms and why are some names retired?
Hurricane Ivan hit Gulf Shores, Alabama, in September of 2004. It brought damage and power outages far inland, including in Montgomery.
Why has the National Hurricane Center forecasted an especially busy 2024 season?
You may think that being in Central Alabama would protect us from the effects of tropical weather. But we can and do receive damage.
Forecasters expect Hilary to make history as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing flash floods, mudslides, isolated tornadoes, high winds and power outages.
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fred made landfall around 2PM CDT Monday near Cape San Blas, Florida. It had winds of around 65 mph.
Another very hot August day in Alabama, with heat indices in the 100s, some exceeding 105. Stay cool and hydrated! Temperatures are expected to be lower in the upcoming days as Tropical Storm Fred nears landfall in South Alabama, bringing impacts to our area.
The Dallas County Emergency Management Agency is one of many that will be monitoring weather conditions this weekend due to the threat from a tropical weather system that will likely bring several inches of rain to Alabama.
