18K views · 388 reactions | Here's a cool (pun intended) animation of forecast temperatures Thursday evening/night. Get ready, we're about to take a plunge! | US National Weather Service Birmingham Alabama | Facebook

3.6K views · 57 reactions | (1/12 850am) The line of strong to severe storms is closing in on the AL state line. We're watching closely. Meanwhile general winds continue to increase. Birmingham reported a 46 mph gusts just before 8am. | US National Weather Service Birmingham Alabama | Facebook

Some of the most iconic locations along the Civil Rights Trail are in Alabama. And few know them better than Martin Luther King III, who took me to the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, one of the tragic turning points in the Civil Rights movement and history that serves as a reminder. It's just part of our special on HIDDEN ALABAMA debuting on public television in October. Check your local listings. Sweet Home Alabama #hiddenalabama | Peter Greenberg