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Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott’s latest forecast update for west and central Alabama. Be sure to tune into WVUA 23 for the forecast with Richard live at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.

Severe Weather Outlook: Jan. 1, 2022

From WVUA 23’s Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott: As new data comes in, parameters have increased, which has increased our severe risk locally for Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of our area in an enhanced risk, Level 3 out of 5 risk. Timing: The event will begin by early

Storms could spawn tornadoes in the South on Wednesday

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Several southern states are at risk of tornadoes, large hail and high winds as severe storms fire up over the region. Forecasters say that northern portions of Alabama and Mississippi and parts of Tennessee will have an enhanced risk of damaging weather in Wednesday’s storms. The national Storm Prediction Center says

Ida’s aftermath: No power, no flights, scant drinking water

BY REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are now dealing with the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving 1 million people and businesses in Louisiana without power. The entire city of New Orleans

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles

By REBECCA SANTANA, KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A fearsome Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of