Weather Nerds Of Alabama

21/07/2025

More potential for flash flooding where storms form later today, particularly in northeast ala.

Flash flooding is likely in spots today from the Midwest down into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys into the Carolinas and Southeast. Turn around don’t drown🌧️

21/07/2025

The Perseids are back – and every color tells us what they're made of!

Every summer, Earth drifts through the dusty trail of Comet Swift-Tuttle – and the result is one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year: the Perseids.

Peaking in mid-August and active right now, this shower can produce up to 75 meteors per hour under dark skies. But here’s what makes them even more amazing: each meteor’s color reveals what it’s made of.

As the meteors blaze through Earth’s atmosphere at over 130,000 mph, they burn up in brilliant flashes of different colors – and those colors reveal what elements are inside:

🔴 Red = Oxygen & Nitrogen
🟡 Yellow-Gold = Iron
🟣 Violet = Calcium
🟠 Orange = Sodium
🔵 Teal/Blue-Green = Magnesium

The Perseids are active from July 17 to August 24, with peak nights around August 12–13. Even with some moonlight, it’s still one of the best times to look up.

Find a dark sky, let your eyes adjust, and enjoy one of the best sights of the year!

21/07/2025

Stay safe during the heatwave in Alabama! Heat Index values may reach 112°F. Learn essential tips for avoiding heat-related issues.

21/07/2025

This is where we are now, until false fall teases us, lol.

In case anyone needed a reminder of what time of year it is...

20/07/2025

could be some more localized flash flooding issues later today in north Ala.

Flash flooding is likely in spots this afternoon from the Midwest down into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys into western parts of the Carolinas

19/07/2025

Flash flooding possible through early evening in north Ala.

18/07/2025

Whether you happen to be in one of the areas shown on any particular day or not, the rest of August looks to be hotter than normal, and it's normally hot anyway.

18/07/2025

The hottest temperatures of the year so far are on the way to Oklahoma and Texas, most of the Plains, the Midwest, Mid-South, Tennessee Valley and Southeast next week as a strong heat ridge sets up and builds next week. This will be paired with high moisture leading to intense heat indices especially from the Mid-South into the Midwest where cornsweat could send heat indices over 120🥵

17/07/2025

The tropical low in the northern Gulf this morning - off the southeast coast of Louisiana - does a loop-d-loop around a high pressure system over the weekend and early next week remerging back over the Gulf, sending tropical moisture back into the Gulf States mid to late next week

17/07/2025

Heat advisory continues today for areas in orange. A flash flood watch is near the Miss coast and into La. due to tropical moisture from the low near the coast.

16/07/2025

Both the 3 to 7 and 8 to 14 day hazards outlook show the excessive heat expected, whether you are in, or near the areas shown.

16/07/2025

Finally a break for Texas, with still over 100 people missing.

Time to dry out! No rain is in the forecast for central Texas and the Hill Country over the next 7-days