WKRG First Alert Weather

A Bit Brighter

May 09 2008

After a hazy start, we'll brighten up nicely today. This afternoon will be mostly sunny and warm with a high near 90. High humidity will make it feel sticky.

Muggy overnight. Low in the low 70s.

Most of Saturday will be partly cloudy, with a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. High temp stays near 90. We'll have a better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Mother's Day Sunday, and it'll be a few degrees cooler. Sunshine returns for the early part of the next work week.

John Nodar, Meteorologist

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Weather News

AL Needs Another $100 Million For Katrina Recovery

May 09 2008

State officials say Alabama needs another $100 million from the federal government to replace houses damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Storms Blast East Coast

May 09 2008

One dead, three injured in North Carolina as a possible tornado touches down near Greensboro

Severe Weather Hits Mississippi

May 08 2008

An apparent tornado in Tupelo, Mississippi has damaged a shopping mall and downed power lines.

Mayor Telling Residents To Leave FEMA Trailers

May 07 2008

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says they "need to get everybody out" and find out "if anybody's health is being harmed."

Senate Rejects Changes To Flood Insurance Bill

May 07 2008

The Senate has rejected a bid by Gulf Coast lawmakers to allow homeowners the option of adding wind coverage to their flood insurance.

Gulf Coast Lawmakers Want To Change Nat’l Flood Bill

May 07 2008

A bill to renew the national flood insurance program is expected to reach a final vote this week, but not before lawmakers from Gulf Coast states try to rewrite it. As now drafted, the bill does not allow the option of buying wind coverage.

USA Receives Huge Hurricane Grant

May 06 2008

NOAA has awarded the University of South Alabama half a million dollars to study hurricanes.

Cyclone Kills At Least 4,000 People

May 05 2008

State radio in Myanmar says at least 4,000 people are dead from a weekend cyclone. The country's foreign minister says the death toll could be more than twice that.