Another day, another high rain chance on the board. Showers and thunderstorms will be likely today across the Tennessee Valley, off and on in waves, beginning this morning and carrying through the afternoon and evening. Some of the rainfall may be heavy, and a few afternoon storms could have brief gusty winds, but no organized […]

Good morning! I wish I had better news for you…but our weather pattern will remain unsettled for the next several days. Multiple rounds of rain and storms are expected through at least Thursday, with a few dry pockets here and there. Today is no exception, with scattered thunderstorms possible all afternoon and evening. In typical

If you’ve lived in the South, especially the Tennessee Valley, for any length of time, you surely have lived through a handful of severe weather events. In the days leading up to them, you may hear us on-air discussing the “risk level” of severe weather in the area. This is known as the Categorical Outlook,

As we quickly approach the first days of Summer in just a matter of days, the weather pattern lately (and coming up) certainly reflects that fact. Today so far we’ve seen a decent handful of showers and storms across the area today, and so far even a severe thunderstorm warning well off to our east!

Good Friday morning! Widespread rain and storms are expected today and through your weekend unfortunately. Some of the storms could be on the strong side with gusty winds and small hail, but the overall severe threat over the coming days is very low. Cannot completely rule out a stray severe thunderstorm warning however. Temperatures today

Good Thursday morning! Temperatures continue to stay on the very warm side today and even tomorrow with highs expected to be in the upper 80s to around 90! Along with the heat does come the humidity, which will make it feel like above 90 degrees. Also, with that humidity comes the rain and storm chances

Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts because rain chances are on the way back… just not today. We’ll see a few clouds on our Wednesday, but plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. Daytime highs across the area today will be in the mid to upper 80s, and one or two spots in north Alabama might

Ding dong, the rain is gone! Well, for the next couple of days it is anyway… After a little morning fog, we’re expecting partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies for your Tuesday. Daytime highs today will climb into the mid to upper 80s, and the humidity will be a touch lower than it has been

Another day, more rain and thunderstorms in the forecast. The NWS Storm Prediction Center maintains a Level 2 of 5 risk of severe storms across the entire area for today, with the main timeframe we’re watching being the late morning through the afternoon. Overall, this is a very low-end risk. Showers and storms will be

Radar is one of the most valuable tools in the Meteorologists toolkit – besides the standard reflectivity (which measures rainfall rates) and the relatively new dual-polarity functions that can help radars detect tornadic debris, one of the most vital and longest utilized tools is the “doppler” part of “doppler radar” – the doppler velocities. This