Storms Fade Overnight, Tuesday Turns Quieter, and Then the Rain Comes Back Midweek
Scattered storms wind down Monday night with lows in the mid to upper 70s. Tuesday brings more sunshine and highs near 90, with a moderate rip current risk at the…
Heat Indices Near 110 and Daily Storms: What the Gulf Coast Faces Through Midweek
Heat index values could approach 108 to 110 degrees Sunday and Labor Day across the Gulf Coast, with strong afternoon and evening storms possible, daily storm chances all week and…
Storms Clear Out After Friday Evening, Setting Up a Hot and Sunny Weekend Across South Alabama
Storms cleared Friday evening ahead of a hot, dry weekend across South Alabama, with coastal heat index values near 108 to 110. Moisture returns Monday, and a stronger disturbance midweek…
Why the Atlantic Has Gone Quiet Just as Hurricane Season Enters Its Most Active Stretch
An early, unusually strong El Niño is generating hostile wind shear across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf, keeping the tropics quiet even as hurricane season enters its historically most active…
Mobile Logs Eighth-Hottest July on Record as Hurricane Season’s Peak Approaches
Mobile recorded its eighth-hottest and seventh-driest July on record in 2026, and forecasters expect above-normal temperatures to continue into August as the Atlantic hurricane season enters its most active stretch.
Forecasters Keep Lowering the 2026 Hurricane Outlook — and the Alabama Coast Has Reason to Exhale
Colorado State University has again cut its 2026 Atlantic hurricane forecast, now calling for nine named storms and just one major hurricane, as a strengthening El Niño shears storms apart…
Gulf Shores Hurricane Preparedness Expo Returns April 26 With One-Stop Storm Readiness Resources
Gulf Shores residents can get a head start on hurricane season at the city’s annual Hurricane Preparedness Expo, set for Wednesday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…
Dauphin Island Launches Free App, Urges Residents and Visitors to Stay Weather-Aware as Season Opens
June 1 marked the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and along the Alabama Gulf Coast, communities are bracing for what may come after the punishing 2020 season. Dauphin…
Tracking the Tropics: What Forecasters Expected From the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season was officially underway by mid-June, and Gulf Coast residents had already gotten their first reminder that named storms do not wait for the calendar. Though…
Baldwin County and State Officials Meet in Robertsdale to Discuss Hurricane Readiness
State and Baldwin County emergency management officials gathered in Robertsdale to review storm readiness at the start of the 2015 hurricane season.