Tropical storm warning issued for the Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Warning Covers the Gulf Coast MOBILE, Ala. — A tropical storm warning has been issued for the Gulf Coast as Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 approaches the area. The…
Waterspout Spotted Over Mobile Bay
A waterspout was spotted spinning over Mobile Bay on Monday morning. Viewer Carlos Amaya shared images of the weather phenomenon with the newsroom. Waterspouts are rotating columns of air that…
Tropical Storm Barry Extended One Mobile Cruise and Cut Another Short
Tropical Storm Barry left its mark on Mobile’s cruise schedule in mid-July 2019, delaying one Carnival Fantasy sailing by a full day and trimming another by 24 hours as the…
Dauphin Island Officials Warn of Saltwater Flooding and Rip Currents as Gulf System Passes
Even with the track of a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico trending west of the Alabama coast, Dauphin Island officials cautioned in July 2019 that the island could…
Looking back at Hurricane Frederic’s destruction on Dauphin Island
After Hurricane Frederic, the residents of Dauphin Island were met by pure devastation. Those who left the island couldn’t get back, and those who rode out the storm on the…
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Risk in the Forecast
Strong thunderstorms are expected to move through the area tonight, bringing the possibility of severe weather to communities across the region. Forecasters say the main threat will be straight-line winds…
Mississippi EMA reports tornado, storm damage across 35 counties after April 18 outbreak
PEARL, Miss. — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received damage reports from 35 counties following the tornadoes and severe storms that struck the state on April 18, a scope…
Proposed Alabama bill would give residents a tax credit for storm shelters
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A newly proposed Alabama bill would give residents a tax break to help cover the cost of qualified storm shelters. State Rep. Joe Lovvorn, a Republican, introduced…
Severe thunderstorm threat continues east of I-65
The tornado threat had ended for the area by early Friday, but strong thunderstorms continued with some severe weather still possible east of Interstate 65. The line of storms that…
Early-morning storms knock out power across the Gulf Coast
MOBILE, Ala. — As strong thunderstorms moved into the Gulf Coast viewing area early Friday, thousands of customers were left without power from southern Alabama to south Mississippi. In Baldwin…