WEST ALABAMA FRIDAY BRIEFING
Friday, June 7, 2023, is starting out bright and sunny but there is again a chance for rain and storms.
Today's forecast calls for a slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday, a low Marginal (1 in 5) Risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening.
Topping the News:
42 million federal dollars are headed to West Alabama for community projects thanks to 7th District Democrat Congresswoman Terri Sewell. Sewell announced 21 million will go to military installations in Montgomery with the remainder to projects across her district that will assist in recovery from this past spring's tornadoes.
President Biden is again making fun of Alabama senior U-S Senator Tommy Tuberville for praising passing passage of a bill allocating 1-point-4 billion dollars for broadband improvements in Alabama, a bill Tuberville voted against. Biden’s comments came during a speech in South Carolina.
Tuscaloosa police have charged a Texas man with trafficking cannabis after he was allegedly discovered with several pounds of marijuana gummies, a jar of the psychedelic compound DMT and more. In court documents, a TPD officer said he was patrolling Interstate 20/59 Monday afternoon when he stopped a car with Texas plates for following a vehicle too closely. 22-year-old Jaison Conner Ross was arrested after a search of his vehicle.
The new Boys and Girls Club in Northport already has a waiting list for children who want to participate in the program. The CEO of Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama Kim Turner tells news partner ABC3340 expansion is already in the planning phase. The new Boys and Girls Club will be dedicated on the Hasson Center property next week.
In Sports:
Former NO Saints and Alabama Heisman Trophy winning RB Mark Ingram is joining Fox Sports as a member of the Big Noon Kickoff broadcast during the coming college football season.
Birmingham Stallions kicker Brandon Aubrey has become the first USFL player to sign with an NFL team since the end of the season that included a 2nd straight title for Birmingham. Aubrey will now be a Dallas Cowboy.
Have a great weekend!!
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