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The latest concerning the drought and whether there may be any rain ahead.

It comes as a shock to absolutely nobody that drought conditions remain across a large part of the viewing area. If anything, it’s a little bit of a surprise that much of our region isn’t ranked in slightly worse drought conditions than what are shown on the latest Drought Monitor update from the NWS Climate

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UAH celebrates 10 years of SWIRLL, Partnership with Doppler on Wheels

Friday marked a two-fold celebration in Huntsville for Meteorologists in the Tennessee Valley as UAH celebrated 10 years since the establishment of SWIRLL – the Severe Weather Institute and Radar & Lightning Laboratories – and the beginning of a partnership with the Doppler on Wheels team, known best for their decades of groundbreaking tornado research,

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Fall severe weather season is right around the corner. Time to think about preparedness.

Now that the jet stream is making its migration south and strong cold fronts are reaching our area, we are shifting back toward severe weather season here in the Tennessee Valley. Our tornado season here runs from November through May, although we can sometimes see activity pick up a few weeks early in October some

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Beautiful October weather across the Tennessee Valley this week. All eyes on powerful Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico.

Right on cue, classic October weather is in place across the Tennessee Valley. Clear, cobalt skies with a northerly breeze, low humidity, and daytime temperatures in the 70s. That’s exactly what we have on the docket for today. Highs look to top out into the mid to upper 70s across the area, but one or

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We close the door to September and head into October tomorrow. What does this usually mean in terms of weather?

It’s almost hard to believe the year has flown by as it has, but here we are making our way out of September and we begin October tomorrow! We are now firmly within the early portion of fall, and our weather here in the Tennessee Valley typically responds accordingly. Our average temperatures change pretty quickly

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Cold front brings rain & storms. Watching the gulf for hurricane development.

We’ve got a busy week of weather ahead for the Tennessee Valley! The two main instigators: an approaching cold front and a tropical system expected to become a gulf hurricane by mid-week. There is a lot to unpack, so let’s dive in chronologically. As of this morning, there is a cold front to our west

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