Most tornado prone Alabama counties in 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Strong thunderstorms can occur at any month of the year and any time, day or night. There are two distinct severe weather seasons in Central Alabama. Our primary severe weather season is considered to be in the spring, from March through May; but there is also a secondary season that typically runs from the beginning of November until mid-December. The severity of each severe weather season varies from year to year, but it's imperative that you stay prepared year-round.

Cool, dry weather makes for a nice February weekend, rain returns midweek, dry weekend ahead and several days before rain creeps into the state again. Check the video forecast for the latest. THE WEEKEND. Cold Saturday morning: low temperatures drop to the lower and middle 20s around sunrise with scattered...

We will string together some nice weather heading into the start of the week, but rain returns by late Wednesday night. Check the video forecast for the latest. We are in for a fantastic start to the work week. We should have plenty of sunshine throughout Monday. Temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 60s. It will feel great in the afternoon!

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) released more inmates Friday under the new state law that went into effect Tuesday. The law allows qualified inmates to be released from ADOC under supervision. Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr expressed concerns over the law, specifically over victims...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — WVTM 13 is shining a spotlight on CommUNITY Champion, Debra Des Vignes. She is the creator of the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop; a program she is now implementing in Alabama prisons. The program started as a single creative writing class to a small group of incarcerated...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. — The landfill fire in St. Clair County appears to be having little to no impact on water quality in the area. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) recently did water quality sampling on the Big Black Creek and Cahaba River, at four locations up and downstream of the landfill.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Some of Alabama's teaching aides are facing an uncertain future after the state handed down new requirements. The president of the Central Alabama American Federation of Teachers says teaching aides across the state are being told they either have to obtain 48 hours of college credit or take three different assessments and make a certain score.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Federal agents have arrested a Tuscaloosa County man in New York on gun charges. The U. S Attorney's office announced that Darterrius Dewayne Washington, 23, of Woodstock was indicted on three counts in U.S. District Court in January. Washington is charged with possession of a machine...

MOODY, Ala. — Residents living near the St. Clair County landfill fire are enjoying a little relief from its invading smoke. EPA air monitors show the amount of smoke from the property has been cut in half. Plus, smoke particulate readings at certain locations has dropped nearly ninety percent...

That’s all it took for a blessing to arrive. It happened two nights ago in Alabaster, Alabama. It arrived just in time to make for a moment that two teenagers would take with them forever. The Evangel Christian Lightning and the Ezekiel Academy Knights are big rivals. The boys...

BESSEMER, Ala. — Two people were struck by gunfire in an early morning shooting in Bessemer. A spokesperson for the Bessemer Police Department said the incident happened in the 600 block of 12th Street at about 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 3. The BPD says the victims were inside a...