
West Alabama Monday Briefing
It is Monday April 8, 2024. Solar Eclipse Day!!
Seems like the entire country has gone Solar Eclipse nuts. 32-million pair of "eclipse glasses" have been sold leading up to today's total eclipse of the sun over a narrow path west of Alabama. That is twice the number from the last total eclipse in 2017 (according to CBS News).
A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking out sunlight. It will appear as if it were dawn or dusk. In West Alabama. We are only going to see about 89% coverage in West Alabama without any clouds but clouds moving into the area ahead of as storm system could preclude us seeing much, if any. Click HERE for a county-by-county solar eclipse guide in West Alabama.
Those clouds moving in will bring a Slight (2 in 5) Risk for strong to severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night. While severe storms cannot be ruled out, it is heavy rainfall 3" to 6" that will be the biggest threat.
Click on Alabama Faces Mid-Week Possible Damaging Wind and Tornado Threat (tuscaloosathread.com) for more information.
The Forecast:

Top of the News:
Plant Fitness Centers in Daphne, Mobile and Fairhope were evacuated Saturday after receiving a bomb threat. They become that latest Plant Fitness Centers nationwide to be the victim of hoax threats. The threats to the company chain were emailed to a media outlet.
A woman called Tuscaloosa Police Saturday morning to report she was being held by a man who would not let her leave the Old English Inn on University Blvd. East in Alberta. Police responded to the 3100 Block of University Blvd East at 11:37 a.m.
If a bipartisan bill pending in the legislature passes, education employees will get 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the event of the birth, adoption, miscarriage or stillbirth of a child. The bill is cosponsored by Greensboro Democrat Senator Bobby Singleton, Bibb County GOP Senator April Weaver and Republican State Senator Greg Reed who represents Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties.
Marion Military Academy cadet Nathanael Gilkes continues to fight to recover from injuries suffered during a car crash last month that killed two other cadets.
Topping Sports News:
It was a perfect finish for the South Carolina Women's Basketball Team as the wrapped up a 38-0 season with their second national championship in three years. They beat Iowa and superstar Caitlan Clark 87-75 in Cleveland.
Alabama Softball defeated Ole Miss Sunday afternoon to complete a sweep of the Rebs. More importantly, it is the first SEC series win of the season for 15th ranked Bama.
The 11th ranked Alabama Baseball Team is now 4 and 8 in the Southeastern Conference and 22-10 over all after losing three games at Kentucky this past weekend. Yesterday they dropped a 10-1 game to the 12th ranked Cats.
From UA Athletics: The No. 8-ranked Alabama gymnastics team is headed to Fort Worth, Texas, for the 2024 NCAA Championships Semifinals, for the 39th time in program history. UA advanced after punching its ticket with a 197.575 in the finals of the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional Championships Saturday night in Crisler Center on the University of Michigan campus.
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