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 before they can organize.
Tag: Hurricane Frederic
Coverage of Hurricane Frederic from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Dauphin Island
The Pink Motel That Guided Shrimpers Home: Remembering Dauphin Island’s Moulin Rouge
Before the bridge, Dauphin Island was a village of 200 with goats in the trees and cattle on the beach. A B-24 pilot named Aubrey Bishop built its first motel there, painted it bright pink, and shrimpers used it to find shore.
Local News
Mobile’s $18.5 Million Hole: Every Option on the Table, and None of Them Painless
Facing an $18.5 million shortfall, Mobile officials weighed pay cuts, a sales tax increase, a garbage collection fee and layoffs. Each carried a political price nobody wanted to pay.
Mobile
Mobile Earned a StormReady Designation From the National Weather Service
The city of Mobile was named StormReady by NOAA’s National Weather Service, a certification that a community meets federal standards for warning systems, communication and severe weather planning.