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Funnel Cloud Over Limestone County

Just after 2 p.m. a rotating thunderstorm gained a tornado warning as it tracked through Athens and Northeast Limestone County. While the storm was responsible for several damage reports from Athens to Ardmore, NWS officials will soon begin the process … Continue reading

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A Muggy Pattern in Place

A consistent southwesterly flow across much of the deep south has placed dew points (amount of moisture in the air) in the upper 50′s and low 60′s across the Valley making it feel a bit sticky outside. A series of … Continue reading

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“Feelin’ Hot Hot Hot!”

Monday Morning: Tuesday Afternoon: Several people have mentioned on social media lately, “Wow, we really had no Spring, did we?” Well…you would think not, considering how we went from 30s and 40s on Monday morning to mid 80s Tuesday afternoon! … Continue reading

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Turning Up Temperatures For Tuesday:

Short Term Forecast: I think Simon just about sums it up for me. This weather is awesome… After a beautiful Mother’s Day, and a better Monday (I only say that because it was warmer than Sunday), expect an even better … Continue reading

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A Mild but Sunny Mother’s Day!!!

Currently, the forecasted Cool Front is marching across the Valley and located just to the East of Decatur. As a result, an immense amount of cloud cover is still blanketing the Eastern portions of the Northeast Alabama and adjacent Southern … Continue reading

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Another Rainy start to the Weekend but a Sunny End is on the Horizon!

  A line of Showers and a few embedded t-storms firing up along a pre-frontal trough out in Western MS at this hour will bring the chance for a few evening and overnight showers and storms into our area. As … Continue reading

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Rain for this Weekend??? Let’s talk about it.

A complex weather pattern has set up across the Upper Plains today. Another small upper low located near St. Louis, MO is producing blow off from this storm system and drifting downstream into the lower southeastern states. Looking at Radar … Continue reading

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That Big Yellow Ball In The Sky IS, In Fact, THE SUN:

Walkin’ on sunshine…wooah! Walkin’ on sunshine…wooah! And don’t it feel good! Isn’t it nice to see some beautiful weather around the Valley? Here in the WAAY-31 Storm Center we are loving it. (Too bad there’s no window in here!) Expect … Continue reading

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Here Comes the Sun

The infamous Beatles song keeps ringing in my ear with the coming of this much needed Sunny day we are experiencing. We are finally seeing the clouds pull out of the Valley and will continue transitioning over to a Mostly … Continue reading

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Lousy Low Retreats – Sunshine Returns (UPDATED: 9:17 AM):

We woke up to a THICK blanket of fog around the Tennessee Valley this morning. Many spots had to deal with visibility at less than a mile for much of the morning commute. Fog eroded by mid-morning, and this morning’s … Continue reading

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