It’s been raining all morning across the Tennessee Valley, and there is more where that’s coming from. Heavy rain continues for the rest of today, with a slight (and I mean slight) tapering off by evening, but rain will move back in overnight. Wednesday you can expect more of the same. Temperatures will be a […]

Rain gear is a must this week as we have multiple rounds of widespread, heavy rain expected in the Tennessee Valley. This could cause flooding issues, so we want you to be on guard and prepared for what’s to come. The rest of today will be relatively uneventful, with an overcast sky and very spotty

After a some nice tastes of Spring over the last couple of weeks, the big story for the upcoming week is that of our well-advertised heavy rain chances that begin in earnest Tuesday, and last perhaps as late as into the next Weekend. Shown here on the left is one tool we use to see

Today is the last day of Alabama’s “Severe Weather Awareness Week” (Tennessee’s campaign is later this month), and the final topic for the week set by NWS Huntsville is “Resiliency”. Resiliency is defined as the ability or capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and hardships, or “toughness” against those hardships. While some of the stats

Alabama’s “Severe Weather Awareness Week” rolls along on this Thursday (and we will do this for Tennessee later this month, as mentioned before). Today’s topic from the NWS Huntsville is concerning a weather hazard in our area that gets most if not all of the attention… Tornadoes. A tornado is defined as a windstorm comprised

Seventeen years ago today, on February 5th, 2008, the “Super Tuesday” Tornado Outbreak heavily impacted the midsouth. Eighty-seven tornadoes ripped across the south during the outbreak. After all was said and done, 57 people lost their lives. Image Credit – Unknown During the outbreak, a few notable tornadoes swept through our area and surrounding areas.

“Severe Weather Awareness Week” for the state of Alabama (Tennessee does this program later this month) rolls right along on this Wednesday, and today’s topic from NWS Huntsville is a weather hazard we face in the Tennessee Valley that may not always get the attention or respect that it deserves: flooding. On average, flooding is

Alabama’s “Severe Weather Awareness Week” continues on Tuesday (but this info applies to EVERYONE and we do this again later in the month when Tennessee does theirs). Today’s topic from the NWS Huntsville office is “Lightning and Severe Thunderstorms”. Here in the Tennessee Valley, the vast majority of weather hazards we face through the year

If every first Monday of February could be like this, I’d be thrilled! What a fantastic day with a mostly sunny sky and comfortable temperatures. Upper 60s to lower 70s for this afternoon across the Tennessee Valley. Cloud cover increases tonight with the slightest chance of a few very light passing showers. Expect mostly cloudy