Oak Grove Weather Blog

 Good Afternoon Central Alabama,  We have a few new things coming to Oak Grove Weather Station!!! First is a new member of the team! Our new team member is Alexander Roberts, he also is a student in college working to a meteorology degree as well. He is pursuing an Operational Meteorology degree (As I am pursuing a Broadcast Meteorology degree). Alex has his own page called Alabama Storm Alert Center that covers all of AL. Make sure you go give his page a like and follow. I have known Alex for a few years and his dedication to serve and update the state on changing weather is something we had to have on our team. Congrats Alex on joining the Oak Grove Weather Station team!! Next, is Oak Grove Weather Station is proud to announce the partnership with Alabama Storm Alert Center. Make sure you go follow and like AL Strom Alert Center and check back with Oak Grove Weather Station and Alabama Storm Alert Center for updates on the weather that is always changing!!! Have a good day!

 Good Evening Central Alabama,  There have been changes in the track of Hurricane Sally. I will be explaining the changes and updating you on about impacts here.  ***DUE TO THE UPDATED TRACK AND FORECASTED IMPACTS THE BRIEFING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED***  New Track? Yes, there is a new track and the track keeps shifting eastward with time. The now projected landfall is anywhere from the MS/AL state line to Mobile Bay maybe around Gulf Shores. As a Catorgey 1 hurricane.  Watches and Warnings:  A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for… * The mouth of the Mississippi River to the Okaloosa/Walton County Line, Florida * Mobile Bay A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… * East of Bay St. Louis to Navarre, Florida A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for… * East of Navarre, Florida, to Indian Pass, Florida * Bay St. Louis westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana *Choctaw, Washington, Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox, Escambia, Conecuh, Butler, Crenshaw, Covington, Coffee, Genev...

 Good Afternoon/Evening Central Al, The time is now to prepare for Hurricane Sally as it gets closer and closer to Alabama. Make sure your emergency supplies kit is stocked up and ready to go. Have a plan ready to active if you have to move to higher ground due to Flash Flooding or a tornado warning is issued for your area.  Track of Hurricane Sally: The latest track of Hurricane Sally is below. We will get a new advisory at 4pm CST/ 5pm EST.  Flash Flooding Impacts: We could be seeing a Significant Flash Flooding setting up here in Central Alabama. The NWS office has issued a Flash Flood Watch for counties along I-20 and south of the corridor. Rainfall rates per hour is 2-3 inches per hour and total rates 6-12 inches of rainfall with localy higher amounts in the Watch area. Graphic below.  Wind Impact: Gusty Winds are expecting with 30-40mph reside in the thunderstorms associated with Sally. Sustained winds of 15-20mph with gusts 25-30mph could reside South and So...

Good Morning/Afternoon Alabama, What to Expect the Rest of the Day Today: Clouds are over much of the state, with the exception for extreme SouthEastern Alabama places like Dothan and Troy. This is the visible satellite image at 10:11am this morning. Today will be cloudy with highs from 65-71℉ today is the last day of dry weather for a couple of days so take advantage of today. Rain will start to enter the state tonight. After 10 or 11pm rain will start to enter the NorthWest part of Alabama and becoming more widespread by 5-6am Tuesday. So your morning drive looks wet for tomorrow.  Tuesday: Rain will be falling over much of the state tomorrow. Make sure you grab the umbrella on the way out the door tomorrow. Rain will continue through out the day, becoming more scattered after around 2pm. Rain chance about 80%. Highs will be in the low 70s anywhere from 69-74 ℉ tomorrow.  Wednesday: Rain will be off and on throughout the day on Wednesday. Highs ranging fr...

Good Morning Alabama!!! PSA: Beginning tomorrow, Monday March 9th, we have a couple of changes and new things coming to Oak Grove Weather Station!!! Every Monday there will be a blog post for the week. In each post it will have your forecast for new work week. Including a Five Day forecast. And much more!!! Beginning Friday, March 13, every Friday you will get a new blog post with your weekend forecast, and a few sneak peak things about the upcoming work week forecast. Also beginning Friday, we will have the latest information regarding the Coronavirus (A.K.A. - Covid-19) on our website where we will have a section for all Coronavirus things. Beginning April 1st, every 2 weeks we will have a blog post discussion called, "Weather Word Wednesday". each 2 weeks we have a weather word topic that we will discuss and go into detail about on here. This gives opportunities to learn more about the weather in Alabama and certain weather topics. I can't wait for this to start...

Good Afternoon Alabama, Make sure if you go out today you have an umbrella with you at all times, because today and tomorrow will be non-stop rain. Could be heavy at times. Flooding Potential: The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has issued a High risk for Flash Flooding across most of Central Alabama for today. Now, this is not a severe weather outlook. This is just the excessive rainfall and flash flooding potential. More pictures at the bottom. Severe Weather Threat Today: The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has put West of I-65 under a Marginal Risk (Level 1 out of 5) for severe weather. The threat and possibility of seeing a strong storm or two is between now and 3pm this afternoon. No need to panic this is a very low step severe weather threat. But if you go under a warning take action. More pictures and graphics below. Wednesday's Threat for Severe Weather: This Wednesday we will be seeing the potential for strong to severe storms after 4pm going through ...