Brad Travis
Chief Meteorologist
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Brad grew up on the Great Plains of south central Kansas along the Chisholm Trail in Tornado Alley.
Brad graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Atmospheric Science in May of 1995. In 2005, Brad was awarded the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society.
Brad joined the weather department of WAFF in November of 1996.
Brad lives in Monrovia with his wife Brenda and their two boys, Ross and Drake. Brad also has two dogs, Sami and Cassidy.
Military Service and Awards Persian Gulf 1990-1991: National Defense Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal, Liberation of Kuwait Medal, Army Service Ribbon Non-Commisioned Officer Training Ribbon, Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon Hobbies, Working on the Mustang,Woodworking, Fishing, Hunting and Gardening.
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A beautiful stretch of weather for the last official week of summer 2023. We expect morning lows to drop into the middle 50s in many areas overnight tonight.
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Clouds will increase overnight tonight with lows in the upper 60s. Showers and storms will fire up and become scattered Friday afternoon.
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Brutal is the best way to describe this heat. Heat index values topped 111 degrees again Thursday afternoon with high temperatures in the upper 90s.
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A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 2am for most of North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee.
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A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for parts of the viewing area. Strong to severe storms are moving east at 25mph. Expect very heavy rain, isolated damaging wind gusts around 55mph and intense cloud to ground lightning. The storms will fade this evening but some light rain may linger through 8pm.
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It will be a very muggy night with additional showers and storms possible over northwest Alabama just after sunrise Saturday.
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More showers and storms are on the way for Friday and Saturday. The morning hours look to be the most active. Just like Thursday, not all areas will be equally impacted.
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Afternoon highs in the middle 90s with a heat index around 105 degrees can be expected into next week.
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Today is a First Alert Weather Day due to the threat for severe storms and more flash flooding. The storms will be moving in through 10pm .
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This afternoon will be hazy, hot, and humid with temps near 90
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A Severe T-Storm Watch has been issued for all of north Alabama and parts of middle Tennessee until 9pm. re heat is in store by the middle of next week.
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Thunderstorms will rumble through the late night hours but the threat of severe weather is over for the night. I expect more scattered showers
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Slow moving scattered showers and storms will produce very heavy rain and frequent lightning into the early evening hours. Some localized street flooding will be possible in poor draining areas.
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A hot weekend is underway. The heat index will top out around 105-110 again Saturday and Sunday might not be much better.
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The big change in the forecast will be the developing heat. After highs near 90 Monday through Wednesday we expect to see temperatures surge to 100 in many areas Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The heat will be dangerous for those working outside and for those that don’t have air conditioning.
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Chief Meteorologist Brad Travis is providing updates on the potentially severe weather in north Alabama.
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We have a Developing 48 First Alert out for Sunday. At this time we are expecting two rounds of strong to severe storms to happen Sunday. The morning round of storms is expected between 8am and 11am. We are forecasting strong gusty winds up to 50 mph, very heavy rain and intense lightning along with some smaller hail with the morning round.
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Scattered strong storms will be possible for the western half of the state this evening before weakening after sunset. Highs will be near 90 into the weekend.
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A few strong to severe storms with hail and isolated damaging wind will remain possible through sunset over western Alabama. Storms are behaving more like they should this time of year.
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Developing 48 First Alert for Sunday. A threat for strong to severe storms is increasing for Sunday evening. This included the potential for damaging straight line winds, small hail
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A quiet evening with lower humidity. We expect more dry weather through Sunday morning with afternoon highs in the 80s and morning lows i
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Strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain, frequent lightning, small hail and isolated damaging winds will start weakening around sunset.
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Showers and widely scattered storms have already started firing up this afternoon under plenty of heat and humidity as temperatures once again soar well into the 80s. A cold front will swing through as we head later into the evening, and this will help trigger additional development before the sunsets.
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A mix of sun and clouds will be expected through the afternoon with high humidity and high temperatures approaching 90 degrees. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will develop into the afternoon and evening hours with some being stronger in nature.
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Another round of strong thunderstorms will cross the Alabama/Mississippi state line around 6pm and continue to track east-northeast at 40 mph. Expect torrential rain and some street flooding.
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. Additional storms possible overnight tonight. We warm up into the 80s again Thursday and expect another round of storms with more...
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We're still mainly dry late this afternoon and skies are mostly sunny to partly cloudy with temperatures in the low to mid 80s. A weak front will continue moving through into the evening hours and this could trigger some widely scattered thunderstorms.
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Expect mainly dry conditions through the rest of the afternoon with pops of sunshine and highs reaching the lower 80s. There is a chance of seeing some additional pop-up storms as we head into the evening hours, and these storms could produce frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall.
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Another round of showers will be possible overnight into Saturday morning. We are only expecting a few showers and no major
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Clouds will increase tonight with some light showers expected in the morning. By Noon Friday we will likely see a round of showers and
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A WIND ADVISORY is in effect for all counties through 6:00 p.m. for sustained west winds between 10 to 25 miles per hour and occasional wind gusts close to 40 miles per hour. When it's not windy, the rest of your Tuesday will feature sunny and dry conditions with high temperatures reaching the upper 60s to lower 70s.
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We will see plenty of sunshine through the rest of the afternoon, but the winds will be quite gusty still into the early evening. Highs today will also stay below average in the middle 60s.
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Overnight tonight and through the morning hours on Thursday we are expected more showers. We continue with a developing 48 First Alert for the potential for strong storms Thursday afternoon and evening. We are watching a strong storm system that will move in during the afternoon hours on Thursday. Strong thunderstorms are expected by 3pm.
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Developing 48 First Alert for the potential for strong storms Thursday afternoon. An active weather pattern will begin Wednesday with scattered showers and a few isolated
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Partly to mostly cloudy skies will stay with us through the day with a light east-northeast breeze between three to seven miles per hour. Highs late this afternoon are running a few degrees warmer in the middle 60s to lower 70s.
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Highs will be in the lower 80s through Friday. The wind will be from the south at 7-12 mph. Overnight lows will return to the lower to middle 50s beginning tomorrow.
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Warmer days ahead until our next cold front. We are forecasting highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s Tuesday through Thursday.
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The rain will begin to move out Saturday. Areas of northwest Alabama should expect to see the rain leave by Noon and areas east of I-65 may have to wait until 3pm.
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Periods of showers with a few thunderstorms will continue to move across the area into Saturday morning. Temperatures will fall into the 50s in areas that reached the 70s earlier this afternoon.
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Partly to mostly cloudy skies are expected through the rest of the afternoon with highs again reaching the middle 80s. It will continue to be windy at times with occasional wind gusts close to 40 mph.
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The majority of cloud cover has slowly cleared out late this afternoon with a breezy south wind bringing in higher humidity across the Valley. Expect temperatures to remain warm as we head into the early evening with highs in the low to mid 80s.
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Friday is now a 48 First Alert Weather Day. We are tracking the potential for a round of strong to severe thunderstorms. At this point it is looking like a line of storms will form
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Friday is now a 48 First Alert Weather Day. The storm system we have been watching for several days continues to show a potential threat for strong to severe storms beginning late Friday evening and continuing through at least 2am Saturday. Damaging straight line winds and heavy rain will be the primary threat but we do have a...
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Scattered frost again overnight tonight but temperatures are not expected to be as cold as there were Wednesday morning.
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Wednesday and Thursday are now 48 First Alert Weather Days. Clouds will increase overnight tonight and so will the humidity.
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We now have a Developing 48 First Alert for Wednesday and Thursday so enjoy the beautiful weather and highs in the 70s Tuesday. A very warm and unstable airmass will shift north throughout the afternoon on Wednesday. Temperatures will get close to 80 degrees by 3pm. We expect widespread storms with gusty winds and heavy rain to develop Wednesday...
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Scattered showers will continue to track east tonight and throughout much of the day on Saturday.
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A cold front will move in overnight tonight. We will start Friday with more clouds and temperatures in the lower 50s. By Friday afternoon....
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