ORIGINAL: A line of storms moved through the Wiregrass Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, putting the region under a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch.
A wind advisory brought sustained widespread winds of 30 to 40 mph, with some areas seeing wind gusts of 50 to 80 mph.
RSN is monitoring the situation. Please pay attention to local meteorologists.
The Alabama Power outage map shows some several hundred people out of power in New Brockton and Enterprise. Communities in Coffee County and Geneva County are affected, and some outages are beginning to appear in Henry County. UPDATE: Most of these outages are resolved.
The Wiregrass Electric Cooperative map shows over 150 outages in Coffee County, Geneva County and Houston County. UPDATE: These outages seem to be resolved.
Some 30 power outages are reported in Dothan. UPDATE: These outages seem to be resolved.
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A singer/songwriter competition is coming to the Dothan Opera House in July.
Presented by Mitchell Automotive and sponsored by Visit Dothan and Tixr, The Circle Sessions offer a chance for singer/songwriters everywhere to make their mark.
The event is set for July 19. Applications to compete are now open and must be competed by April 30. You can apply for your chance to compete by visiting www.dothanoperahouse.com/circle-sessions. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking event that celebrates original music and artistry.
The Circle Sessions is not just for local artists—this competition is open to singer-songwriters from anywhere who are ready to make their mark. Whether you’re from a small town or a big city, if you have original music and a story to tell, this stage is for you.
Only six talented applicants will advance to the final competition, where they will compete for career-changing prizes. The grand prize winner will receive $3,000 in prize money, one year of social media coaching, exclusive one-on-one time with an industry professional, and a headlining performance at the Porter Park Amphitheater. The second-place winner will be awarded $2,000 in prize money, six months of social media coaching, one-on-one time with an industry professional, and an opening slot for the Porter Park Amphitheater show.
As a special welcome to Dothan, all contestants will receive an exclusive welcome bag from Visit Dothan, which includes hotel accommodations, a gas card, gift cards to some of
Dothan’s best restaurants, and more.
The competition is open exclusively to solo artists and duos, with a maximum of two performers allowed on stage.
Cottonwood Fire has called in the Alabama Forestry Commission to help them fight a “major outdoor fire” in the area of Hickory Grove Road, according to Cottonwood Fire officials.
Rescue services were initially called because one person overheated while trying to help put the fire out.
The Alabama Forestry Commission will be in route soon.
Cottonwood Fire is doing their best to knock the fire back, but the area is thickly forested, so brush trucks may not be able to cut through.
The fire comes as the Wiregrass is under a wind advisory.
Alabama Wiregrass counties have been upgraded to an enhanced risk of severe weather (3 out of 5) for Tuesday night. A wind advisory accompanies from noon to 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Main hazards are damaging winds and possibly a few tornadoes. The weather is expected to arrive in the area between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.
Winds will increase throughout the day. We can expect gusts of 35-40 mph with sustained winds near 25 mph.
Lovetown Volunteer Firefighters said to use caution in the 6800 block of Cottonwood Road, where power crews are about to be repairing low-hanging lines.
