Tropical Storm Bill forms in the Gulf of Mexico
MIAMI– Tropical Storm Bill has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and will make landfall on the Texas coastline south of Houston during the day Tuesday.
View ArticleScientists find link between above average temperatures and West Nile outbreaks
BOULDER, Colo. (NCAR/UCAR) – New research has identified correlations between weather conditions and the occurrence of West Nile virus disease in the United States, raising the possibility of being...
View ArticleGround hot enough to cause second-degree burn injury
TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT)– Excessive summer heat is forecast to continue in the Tennessee Valley into the middle of the week. Afternoon highs have been warmer than 95 degrees every day since June 15 and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Senate backs off NWS consolidation, targets improving severe weather...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After pushback from some members of Congress, the emergency management community, broadcast meteorologists and others who have a great interest in the weather enterprise, the...
View ArticleHow to spot Saturn, Venus and Jupiter in the night sky early this week
TENNESSEE VALLEY– The bright waxing gibbous moon shines quite close to the planet Saturn, and above the star Antares, as darkness falls on June 28.
View ArticleValleywx.com: Not all lightning strikes are created equal
TENNESSEE VALLEY– Most people classify lightning into two categories: cloud-to-ground or cloud-to-cloud. Lightning strikes can also be identified by their charge. Most lighting strikes are negatively...
View ArticleValleywx.com: Smoke from wildfires thousands of miles away finds it way into...
The upper-air pattern over the United States is carrying smoke from wildfires in Washington and southern Canada thousands of miles south and east.
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch in effect through 6 p.m. Wednesday
TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT)– A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect for the Tennessee Valley until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
View ArticlePictures: See July’s full ‘Buck Moon’
TENNESSEE VALLEY– The first of two full moons this month occurred Wednesday night, July 1 at 10:20 p.m. A second full moon will occur later this month. The full moon of July is most commonly referred...
View ArticleMore than 1 million evacuated in eastern China ahead of typhoon
(CNN)– A powerful Typhoon Chan-hom slammed into the Chinese island city of Zhoushan on Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rain and strong winds in an event that has prompted hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleDangerous Heat: Heat index values as high as 105 Sunday afternoon
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT)– A strong area of high pressure continues its firm grip on the Tennessee Valley as we round out the weekend. Temperatures will warm quickly...
View ArticleHeat advisory in effect through Tuesday, also a chance of storms
We hit 98° on Sunday afternoon in Huntsville with 97° in the Shoals. Don’t look for much relief this week as highs stay in the middle to upper 90s. Heat index values reach the 105° category both today...
View ArticleValleywx.com: Different heat alerts– what do they mean?
TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT)– Most of the Tennessee Valley remains under a heat advisory until Tuesday evening. Monday afternoon, parts of more than a dozen states had some form of a heat advisory in...
View ArticleWhy tropical cyclones are more intense, frequent in the Pacific vs. the Atlantic
TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT)– Ten years ago today, Hurricane Dennis was rapidly weakening as it moved inland into southern Alabama. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 near Santa Rosa Island, Florida...
View ArticleValleywx.com: Line of storms travels more than 700 miles across the U.S.
(NOAA)– Intense thunderstorms developed across Minnesota Sunday evening, July 12. Lift along the leading edge of the expanding thunderstorm outflow (rain-cooled air) contributed to the development of...
View ArticleMore high heat and chance of strong storms this afternoon & evening
We hit 98° in Huntsville for the second straight day Monday. Look for upper 90s this afternoon with another heat advisory. The heat index could reach 109° this afternoon. It doesn’t look like the...
View ArticleBLOG: Severe storms knock down trees, power lines across the Valley
TENNESSEE VALLEY (WHNT)– A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Lincoln, Moore and Franklin Counties until 9 p.m. Tuesday. Any storm that forms may contain torrential downpours that lead to...
View ArticleEF-0 tornado touches down near Huntsville International Airport in Tuesday’s...
MADISON COUNTY, Ala.– An EF-0 tornado is confirmed to have caused damage near Huntsville International Airport during Tuesday evening’s storms. The National Weather Service said no one was injured....
View ArticleJuly 14 now most active day of the month for tornadoes
TENNESSEE VALLEY, Ala.– While April and November statistically remain the most active month for tornadoes in north Alabama, July 14 now ranks as the busiest July day for tornadoes on record. 3...
View ArticleValleywx.com: Heat advisory in effect through Monday evening
Heat advisory in effect for the Tennessee Valley through Monday evening (Image: WHNT News 19) URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 444 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015 ...OPPRESSIVE...
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