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A few clouds will be around tonight with temperatures dropping into the lower to middle 50s.
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The latest tornado to strike near Cottonwood snapped trees and caused damage to a few structures in the area.
Tropical Depression Two, soon-to-be Beryl, will travel further to the west, impacting the Windward Islands by late this weekend or early next week.
Very hot and humid conditions are expected today with highs in the middle 90s and feel-like temperatures in the 105-110 range, especially during the afternoon.
Color The Weather 07-08-24
A tornado threat can sometimes be overshadowed by the other myriad of associated threats, such as high winds, storm surge, and torrential flooding. These tornadoes act differently than your usual spring-time tornadoes that are fueled by fronts and other things. It's not uncommon to get multiple tornado warnings on the northeast side of the storms circulation. There's a few reasons for this.
The Saharan Desert is notorious for sending over plumes of sand or dust westward across the open Atlantic.
There’s only two busy months left to go and the forecasted number of storms needs to be lowered.
The heat remains through at least Tuesday, before settling into some cooler temperatures by Wednesday of this week.
Slightly drier air will push in behind potential tropical cyclone eight that’s soon pushing into the Carolinas on Monday.
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