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Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

Ask anyone who has been living in the Tennessee Valley for over 25 years if the name H.D. Bagley is familiar and, chances are, they'll know exactly who you are talking about. H.D. has a legacy for being one of Huntsville's most trusted weathermen in his time. He was the first weatherman on television in Huntsville at WHNT-TV, where he began in 1963. Just less than three weeks before his death on Friday, July 16th, Meteorologist-in-Charge John Gordon and Cooperative Student Holly Allen of the National Weather Service in Huntsville sat down with H.D. to talk about his life, his accomplishments, and his legacy. Here, we will share these memories with you and look back over the career of a Huntsville weather icon.

The Childhood Years