Orange Beach Surf Rescue has installed a new enclosed lifeguard tower at Gulf State Park’s Romar Beach Access, giving lifeguards better visibility and storm protection as the city expands its beach safety network.
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Baldwin County
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Tropical Depression Two Grew Into Tropical Storm Bertha and Brought Rip Currents, Heavy Surf to the Alabama Coast
Tropical Depression Two strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha in the eastern Gulf, bringing days of rip currents, rough surf and heavy rain to the Alabama coast before tracking away from the region.
Baldwin County
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Summer Heat Tightens Its Grip Along the Gulf Coast as Rain Chances Fade
South Alabama is sliding back into a classic summertime pattern this week, with drier air moving in and afternoon temperatures climbing right along with it. Forecasters say most communities across the Mobile and Baldwin County area should expect fewer pop-up storms over the next several days, even as the heat…
Gulf Shores
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Rip Current Blamed for Second Gulf Shores Drowning This Season
A visiting swimmer died Tuesday after being pulled from the Gulf of Mexico in Gulf Shores, marking the second drowning in the beach town this season, according to city beach safety officials. The drowning happened just after 5 p.m. near East Beach Boulevard, where Greg Teer was watching from his…
Mobile
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Heat Advisory Kicks Off the Week for Mobile as Index Values Top 105 Degrees
South Alabama opened the work week under a heat advisory as searing temperatures and oppressive humidity pushed the heat index well past the danger threshold across the Mobile area. Actual air temperatures were forecast to climb into the mid-90s, but with humidity factored in, the heat index was expected to…
Baldwin County
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Excessive Heat Warnings Grip South Alabama as Dangerous Heat Dome Lingers
A stubborn heat dome is keeping South Alabama under excessive heat warnings, with heat index values approaching 115 degrees, though forecasters expect relief and a return to a normal summer pattern by early next week.
Baldwin County
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Storm Chances Build Across Mobile and Baldwin Counties This Week as Tropical Storm Bret Forms
Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast for Mobile and Baldwin counties this week, while Tropical Storm Bret has formed in the Atlantic and forecasters watch a second wave that could become Tropical Storm Cindy.