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Forecast: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday night

July 30, 2010

High temperatures will be near 99 each day in the Birmingham area with heat index values between 103 and 107. Source: The National Weather Service A heat advisory is in effect for much of central Alabama through 7 p.m. Sunday as high temperatures each day are expected…

Fishing reopens in parts of Mississippi and SE Louisiana as post-oil spill conditions improve

July 30, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — Commercial fishermen were allowed back in some Louisiana waters east of the Mississippi River and in some Mississippi waters today after federal authorities said samples of finfish and shrimp taken there were safe to eat. NEW ORLEANS — Commercial fishermen were allowed back …

Fishing reopens in parts of Mississippi and SE Louisiana as post-oil spill conditions improve

July 30, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — Commercial fishermen were allowed back in some Louisiana waters east of the Mississippi River and in some Mississippi waters today after federal authorities said samples of finfish and shrimp taken there were safe to eat. NEW ORLEANS — Commercial…

Alabama forecast: Nothing but hot on horizon; triple digits possible

July 30, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Temperatures across Alabama are expected to rise to near 100 degrees and stay in the mid to upper 90s for awhile. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Temperatures across Alabama are expected to rise to near 100 degrees and stay in the mid to upper 90s for awhile…

Metro Birmingham forecast: Nothing but hot

July 30, 2010

Region under heat advisory View full size After a couple of less hot days, Mother Nature is turning the heat back on high for metro Birmingham and central Alabama, according to the National Weather Service . The region is under a heat advisory . It warns “down right hot…

Birmingham metro forecast: Chance of rain and storms tonight

July 29, 2010

Friday will be sunny, with a high near 98. From the National Weather Service website. Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for tonight and Friday. Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of …

Birmingham metro forecast: Chance of rain and storms tonight

July 29, 2010

Friday will be sunny, with a high near 98. From the National Weather Service website. Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for tonight and Friday. Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent…

Tomorrow’s forecast today: Forecasters watching two Atlantic systems

July 29, 2010

Friday: Partly cloudy, heat index near 108. Highs in the upper 90s to low 100s. Lows in the mid-70s to low 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Satellite map from NOAA; taken July 29, 2010. Today’s high was 92 degrees. The record for July 29 is 100 degrees, recorded in 1877. Tropical outlook : Two areas of showers…

Road worker treated for heat illness while working on Redstone Arsenal

July 29, 2010

The Reed Contracting worker, whose name was not available, was treated by emergency medical workers for overheating at the scene at about 1:20 p.m. then taken to Huntsville Hospital for further observation. ? file image HUNTSVILLE, AL — A road construction worker was treated for …

Road worker treated for heat illness while working on Redstone Arsenal

July 29, 2010

The Reed Contracting worker, whose name was not available, was treated by emergency medical workers for overheating at the scene at about 1:20 p.m. then taken to Huntsville Hospital for further observation. ? file image HUNTSVILLE, AL — A road construction worker was treated for a heat-related…

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