Stormy Memorial Day Forecast Looms Over Gulf Shores Beach Plans
Tropical weather brewing in the Gulf could put a damper on Memorial Day weekend plans for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who traditionally crowd Alabama’s beaches — but Gulf…
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…
Storm Prediction Center Issues Marginal Severe Weather Risk for West, South Alabama
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center placed west and south Alabama under a Level 1 marginal risk for severe weather Tuesday, with isolated storms capable of 60 mph winds arriving alongside heat…
Heat Index Values Soaring Toward 105 This Weekend Across South Alabama
A hot, humid pattern continues across the Gulf Coast this weekend, with heat index values climbing toward 105 degrees Saturday and Sunday and only isolated afternoon storms offering brief relief.
Waterspout Spins Up Over Mobile River Near Battleship Park as Storms Roll Through Gulf Coast
A waterspout formed over the Mobile River near Battleship Memorial Park Friday afternoon as a severe thunderstorm brought 60 mph wind gusts through downtown Mobile.
Bertha Weakens, But Dangerous Heat Takes Its Place Across South Alabama
Tropical Storm Bertha is weakening as it heads toward Texas, but South Alabama still faces high surf, coastal flooding and rip currents through Thursday before dangerous heat takes over the…
Bertha’s Track Shifts West, Sparing Orange Beach and Gulf Shores From the Storm’s Heaviest Wind and Rain
Tropical Storm Bertha's center drifted west of Orange Beach early Wednesday, leaving Baldwin County's beaches with only light rain and rough surf instead of the heavier totals forecasters had once…
Small Craft Advisory Issued for Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound as Bertha’s Winds Linger
The National Weather Service has issued a Small Craft Advisory for Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound through 7 a.m. Thursday, with south winds up to 25 knots and seas…
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…
Limestone Barges Head South to Rebuild the Oyster Reefs of Lower Mobile Bay
Barges loaded with limestone are traveling hundreds of miles down Alabama's rivers to Cedar Point in southern Mobile County, where the rock will be spread across the bay bottom to…