From the Mobile Press Register… GULF SHORES, Alabama — What began as a 3-acre blaze when firefighters first responded early this afternoon has rapidly grown to a 200-acre fire north of Lake Shelby at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, according to Gulf Shores Deputy Fire Chief Keith Martin. The flames are moving northeast towards […]
Thanks to Colleen Vansant from the Alabama Forestry Commission for these images… she writes… “James, I have a attached a few of the still photos I took while working on the Adger fire last week. It gives you a good idea of the tornado debris we are having to deal with. Two of the photos […]
Three alarm fire at the historic Powell School building in downtown Birmingham. Very visible from our Birmingham SKYCAM atop the Daniel Building… Here is more information on this historic building.
Thanks to Chuck Biddinger for these images captured during a fire this morning on 1st Avenue North in the East Lake section of Birmingham. Temperatures were below freezing while these men fought to put out the fire…
Effective at 10:00 a.m. today, Linda Casey, State Forester of Alabama, rescinded the Fire Alert for all 67 Alabama counties. According to officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission, the state has received enough rain over the last couple of weeks to reduce the threat of wildfire. The rain, combined with lower temperatures and milder conditions […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
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