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WeatherBrains Recap for Episode 974:  I’m Going To Break A Lot of Stuff

WeatherBrains Recap for Episode 974: I’m Going To Break A Lot of Stuff

| September 18, 2024 @ 5:23 pm

We had a great show Monday Night!  Kim and James A. were LIVE from the NWA annual meeting in Irving, Texas. 

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5 places to celebrate Oktoberfest in Alabama

5 places to celebrate Oktoberfest in Alabama

| September 18, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Strike up the oompah band and break out the lederhosen. It’s time to tap into the world’s best beer party, Oktoberfest.

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Dry Pattern Through The Weekend; Eyes On The Gulf Next Week

Dry Pattern Through The Weekend; Eyes On The Gulf Next Week

| September 18, 2024 @ 3:03 pm

WARM SEPTEMBER DAY: Temperatures are mostly in the 85-90 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a partly to mostly sunny sky. Nothing on radar at midafternoon; tonight will be fair with a low in the 60s.

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Renew Our Rivers fall cleanup season revs up Sept. 18 at Smith Lake

Renew Our Rivers fall cleanup season revs up Sept. 18 at Smith Lake

| September 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm

With temperatures dropping slightly, volunteers are returning to Alabama lakes to help with Renew Our Rivers (ROR) cleanups for fall.

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Midday Nowcast: Dry through the Weekend; Tropical Mischief Next Week?

Midday Nowcast: Dry through the Weekend; Tropical Mischief Next Week?

| September 18, 2024 @ 10:47 am

Today through Friday, little change in the day to day forecast with plenty of sunshine and very warm temperatures as highs will be in the upper 80s.

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Tropics Update: Watching Two Areas for Development

Tropics Update: Watching Two Areas for Development

| September 18, 2024 @ 10:30 am

Keeping our eyes on two areas for possible tropical development over the next 7 days.  A lot of uncertainties but bears watching especially by the middle parts of next week. 

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Taking it easy: Opportunities abound for calm-water paddling in Alabama

Taking it easy: Opportunities abound for calm-water paddling in Alabama

| September 18, 2024 @ 8:00 am

On a midsummer morning at dawn, the eastern sky brightens with first light, and the sounds of night creatures begin to give way to the first chirping of birds and stirring of squirrels.

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Mostly Dry Through The Weekend; Heat Levels Rising

Mostly Dry Through The Weekend; Heat Levels Rising

| September 18, 2024 @ 5:38 am

DRY DAYS: Showers will be very hard to find across Alabama through the weekend with partly to mostly sunny days and fair nights. There might be a few small, isolated showers around today and tomorrow, but the chance of any one spot getting wet is 10 percent or less.

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Tropics Update:  Bye Bye to Gordon; Watching the CAG

Tropics Update: Bye Bye to Gordon; Watching the CAG

| September 17, 2024 @ 6:10 pm

The remnants of Gordon have dissipated, but there is a chance for redevelopment later this week as the system moves into a more favorable environment, while a separate tropical disturbance associated with the Central American Gyre may also develop in the coming days.

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National publication ranks Regions’ reputation among top 20 banks nationwide

National publication ranks Regions’ reputation among top 20 banks nationwide

| September 17, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Regions Bank was recently ranked as one of the top 20 banks nationally for its reputation among customers.

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Dry Days Ahead For Most Of Alabama

Dry Days Ahead For Most Of Alabama

| September 17, 2024 @ 3:07 pm

RADAR CHECK: We actually have a few “illegal showers” (showers that weren’t forecast) over North/Central Alabama this afternoon that are dropping southward. Also a few spotty showers are over the southern quarter of the state (where they were forecast) as well.

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Birds, snails, turtles and more: Scot Duncan protects Alabama’s amazing creatures

Birds, snails, turtles and more: Scot Duncan protects Alabama’s amazing creatures

| September 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm

When you think of birdwatching, you may think of older folks with binoculars, quietly observing nature in all its feathered glory. But Scot Duncan, Ph.D., the executive director of Alabama Audubon, is on a mission to change that image.

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Midday Nowcast:  Sun for Most, Clouds for Others; Gordon is No More

Midday Nowcast: Sun for Most, Clouds for Others; Gordon is No More

| September 17, 2024 @ 10:26 am

Some showers remain possible today and tomorrow, but these are confined to the southern half of the state. For the rest of the state, we are seeing more sunshine than clouds, with highs in the mid 80s this afternoon.

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Opelika, Alabama’s Botanic restaurant offers a feast — edible and visual

Opelika, Alabama’s Botanic restaurant offers a feast — edible and visual

| September 17, 2024 @ 8:00 am

There’s a lot of good stuff going on at Botanic. Everywhere you point your eyes at this combo nursery, garden shop, home decor store and café-bar-restaurant in Opelika, there’s a visual feast waiting.

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