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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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Most Of Alabama Dry Through The Weekend

Most Of Alabama Dry Through The Weekend

| September 17, 2024 @ 5:43 am

QUIET PATTERN: We will maintain the chance of a few showers over far South Alabama today and tomorrow, most of Alabama will be dry through the rest of the week with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.

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Monday Afternoon Update on Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight:  Historic Rain for Parts of Coastal North Carolina

Monday Afternoon Update on Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight: Historic Rain for Parts of Coastal North Carolina

| September 16, 2024 @ 4:18 pm

It has been a record-setting day across parts of of the North Carolina Coast with massive, life-threatening flooding.  Folks, sometimes you don’t need what seems like an truly organized system, or a named system.  You just need the right ingredients to come together to cause a major event. 

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5 ways to prioritize your mental health this election season

5 ways to prioritize your mental health this election season

| September 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

As election season ramps up, Megan Hays, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said it is common to feel overwhelmed by the constant influx of political news, debates and campaign rhetoric.

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WeatherBrains Episode 974!  Live from the National Weather Association Annual Meeting

WeatherBrains Episode 974! Live from the National Weather Association Annual Meeting

| September 16, 2024 @ 3:51 pm

Panelists Kim Klockow-McClain & James Aydelott will be leading the show from The RON. Join us LIVE at 8p ET/7p CT for what will be a lively discussion with several guests!

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A Few Showers Over West and South Alabama; Mostly Dry Elsewhere This Week

A Few Showers Over West and South Alabama; Mostly Dry Elsewhere This Week

| September 16, 2024 @ 3:05 pm

RADAR CHECK: We have a few spotty showers over West and Southwest Alabama this afternoon, otherwise we have a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures mostly in the 80s. Showers will fade this evening

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Immersive simulator drives research at University of Alabama’s TRIP lab

Immersive simulator drives research at University of Alabama’s TRIP lab

| September 16, 2024 @ 12:00 pm

At the Translational Research Injury Prevention (TRIP) Laboratory, a research participant opens the door of a Mercedes GLE 63S AMG and slides into the driver’s seat. She buckles her seatbelt, starts the car and then the virtual experience begins.

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Tropics Update:  Dangerous Flooding for the NC Coast; Gordon Hanging On

Tropics Update: Dangerous Flooding for the NC Coast; Gordon Hanging On

| September 16, 2024 @ 11:00 am

What is happening with this low near the South Carolina and North Carolina is proof that it doesn’t need to have a name to cause major problems.  Radar estimates and volunteer rain gages are showing over 15 inches of rain may have fallen in Carolina Beach, NC. 

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Midday Nowcast: Partly Sunny Today; Drier Week of Weather Ahead

Midday Nowcast: Partly Sunny Today; Drier Week of Weather Ahead

| September 16, 2024 @ 10:17 am

We are seeing a partly sunny sky today, with some showers mainly confined to the southern half of the state. Highs are in the low to mid 80s this afternoon.

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Flood Warning for Big Nance Creek at Courtland Extended. Major flooding occurring.

Flood Warning for Big Nance Creek at Courtland Extended. Major flooding occurring.

| September 16, 2024 @ 9:07 am

The stage this morning was 20.8 feet with the maximum stage over the past 24 hours at 21.3 feet. 

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Robin Kramer is helping Alabamians in need take the next step

Robin Kramer is helping Alabamians in need take the next step

| September 16, 2024 @ 8:00 am

Robin Kramer is the heart and soul behind Next Step Farms, a nonprofit in Madison County that helps adults with special needs learn life skills through farming.

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Monday Morning Tropics Update:  Low Off South Carolina Coast Less Organized, We Still Have Gordon

Monday Morning Tropics Update: Low Off South Carolina Coast Less Organized, We Still Have Gordon

| September 16, 2024 @ 7:26 am

Been reviewing the 4am and 7am CDT updates from the National Hurricane Center on the low off the South Carolina Coast and Gordon. 

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Much Drier Week Ahead For Alabama

Much Drier Week Ahead For Alabama

| September 16, 2024 @ 5:33 am

RADAR CHECK: We note a few showers and thunderstorms over Southwest Alabama this morning, but the rest of the state is dry with temperatures mostly in the 70-75 degree range. We expect a partly sunny sky today, and showers will be mainly confined to the southern half of the state.

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PTC8 Set to Become Tropical Storm Helene, While Tropical Depression Gordon Struggles in the Atlantic

PTC8 Set to Become Tropical Storm Helene, While Tropical Depression Gordon Struggles in the Atlantic

| September 15, 2024 @ 10:30 pm

Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight is likely to become Tropical Storm Helene overnight, bringing heavy rain and coastal flooding to the Carolinas, while Tropical Depression Gordon weakens in the Atlantic with minimal impacts.

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