The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends today marking the close of a season with the fewest named storms and hurricanes since 1997 thanks, in part, to El Niño.
Nine named storms formed this year, including three hurricanes, two of which were major hurricanes at Category 3 strength or higher. These numbers fall within the ranges [...]

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The following is from our friends at the National Hurricane Center -
The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends today, marking the close of a season with the fewest named storms and hurricanes since 1997 thanks, in part, to El Niño.
 Nine named storms formed this year, including three hurricanes, two of which were major hurricanes at [...]

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It’s all about the rainfall with Ida.
The Tropical Storm is making landfall this morning, but the rain associated with this system is affecting our area in north central Alabama. We have a flood watch in effect through this afternoon and a wind advisory until 6pm.
Rains from Ida could still be with us through the night [...]

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“IDA” has brought lots of rain to all of central Alabama.  Officially the Montgomery airport as of 10:30 am has had 2.33″ of rain.  Gusty winds continue.  The official highest wind gust at the airport was 36 MPH at 2:56 am this morning.  Winds at the 10:00 hour are still gusting to 30 MPH.
East Montgomery [...]

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Latest on Ida: The former tropical storm is now an extratropical area of low pressure, and will continue to weaken as it moves inland.  The former center of circulation, as of 9:30am, is located over Baldwin County, Alabama, near Robertsdale, AL.
What’s left of Ida will continue to move eastward.
Here and Now: Radar indicates that the [...]

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Ida brought all the rain expected and more.  The rainfall totals are coming in and tyhey are impressive.  Here are some totals as of 9:00 am this morning:
East Montgomery 2.92″
Prattville 2.43″
Alexander City 2.65″
Opelika 5.40″
Dothan 1.10″
Mobile 4.01″
Orange Beach 5.00″
Foley 6.61″

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112009
900 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009
…IDA BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL…ALL WARNINGS DISCONTINUED…
AT 900 AM CST…1500 UTC…ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. 
DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER RADAR [...]

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Ida is decreasing rapidly in intensity as it moves northward over e Mobile Bay.  Much of the hweaviest rain now in central Alabama is shifting northward .   Here is the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
TROPICAL STORM IDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  26A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112009
600 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009
…IDA [...]

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Good morning from Orange Beach… and it is a good morning here.  The rain came to an end a few hours ago as the rain associated with Tropical Storm Ida moved well north of the center of circulation. It’s windy this morning here in Orange Beach, but because the rain ended so soon, the flooding [...]

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