7-Day Forecast

Submitted by Sarah Broadway on Sunday, May 19th, 12:18 pm

By Sunday afternoon the greater threat for rain will begin to shift to our east. A few isolated storms are possible, but most will stay dry. Temperatures will be on the climb with highs in the upper 80s.

The new work week will be bordering on hot. It's going to be humid as well. Highs Monday and Tuesday will climb to near 90. Heat indices could be in the low 90s.

A cold front nearing the area by Tuesday night will bring our next chance of showers and thunderstorms for the midweek. Slightly cooler and drier weather is expected next weekend.

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WEATHER BLOG: May 17th, 2013: Limestone County Severe Weather Recap

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 5:38pm

WEATHER BLOG: May 17th, 2013: Limestone County Severe Weather Recap

By Lauren Jones

As anticipated by the SPC’s “Slight” severe weather risk today, we had a few isolated accounts of strong to severe weather. The most notable was in Limestone County. Here are the storm reports as of 7:00pm Friday evening.

The first Tornado Warning came around 2pm when a small supercell storm quickly starting rotating.

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Lake Guntersville State Park to have grand reopening

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 5:06pm

The campground was closed after the tornadoes struck, but sections of the campground have been reopened since that time.

GUNTERSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Lake Guntersville State Park is preparing for a grand reopening of its campground this weekend.

It comes more than two years after it was seriously damaged by the April, 2011 tornadoes.

Some things will need some time to get better, but the park used the time to make many things much better.

Campers are already arriving in advance of this weekend's reopening of the state park's campground.

The campground was closed after the tornadoes struck, but sections of the campground have been reopened since that time.

Workers are frantically putting on the final touches of the last section to open before this weekend.

Park officials say there will be fun things for the kids to do such as a water slide and dunk tank. There will also be live music from three bands for all to enjoy.

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YouTubery: The Commercials of Stan Freberg

Submitted by Chase Erwin, WAFFstaffer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 1:46pm

There are very few modern-day commercials I enjoy watching, especially the ones you see on nearly -every- commercial break. I understand that's the nature of the business today. I don't have to like it, but I accept it.

Luckily there's nothing preventing me from putting the TV on mute every once in awhile and looking up commercials from the better era of ads (read that as 'before I was born.') I remembered a great ad I saw on a TV special about, of all things, the greatest commercials of all time. It starred dancer Ann Miller, and was a spectacle for the now defunct Great American Soup company. What grabbed my attention was the final line, after Miller's big, expensive song and dance. Her TV husband embraces her and asks, "Emily, why do you always have to make such a big production out of everything?"

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Guntersville man pleads guilty to assault, faces more charges

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 5:07pm

Bell still faces charges in Jefferson County on attempted murder charges for shooting someone in the face.

GUNTERSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- A man charged with attempted murder for assaulting a Guntersville man on a city street pleaded guilty on Wednesday, but his legal troubles are not over.

Marquis Dontae Bell was originally charged with attempted murder but worked out a deal with prosecutors. He pleaded guilty instead to second degree assault. Bell still faces charges in Jefferson County on attempted murder charges for shooting someone in the face.

Bell received a 10 year sentence by the judge then suspended much of the sentence ordering him to serve 20 months.

Bell was charged in April 2011 with attempted murder.

Police say he confronted and assaulted Colton Hall on Anderson Street in Guntersville. Hall was struck with a baseball bat and Bell then fired a weapon at Hall but did not strike him.

Prosecutors believe it was caused by a simmering dispute between the two men.

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WEATHER BLOG: Rain returns... but don't expect too much

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 7:30am

WEATHER BLOG: Rain returns... but don't expect too much

By Jeff Castle

The weather stays dry again today with sunshine and highs in the mid 80s. We're tracking an upper level storm system that is bringing clouds and rain to parts of Texas and Oklahoma this morning. Here's the satellite and radar view at 9am.

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$2-million bond set for man charged with child sex abuse

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 8:49pm

Justin Allen Soper (Source: Marshall County Sheriff's Office)

MARSHALL COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- Judge Mitch Floyd set a $2-million bond for Justin Allen Soper on Monday.

Soper is charged with first degree rape and sexual abuse of a child less than 12. Authorities said both acts involved a 4-year-old child.

Authorities said if Soper is convicted of first degree rape, the only possible sentence is life without the possibility of parole due to the 2011 revision to the sex abuse punishment laws involving rape, sodomy, or sexual torture of a child under the age of 6 by someone over the age of 21.

Soper is in the Marshall County Jail.

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