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ALABAMA · FRANKLIN COUNTY

Red Bay

3,171 people, 670 ft above sea level in Franklin County.

670 ftElevation, city center
3,171People, 2024 estimate
10 sq miLand area
Sunny 52°
Sunny now Dew point 29° · NNE 6 mph · high 53°
City of Red Bay River Interstate 2 miles
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The Red Bay plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Red Bay

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Tishomingo County Airport (K01M) · 3:55 PM
Sunny
52° Sunny Feels like 52° · high of 53° near 4 PM
WindNNE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity40%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.23 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 29° · Dry41° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 40.21 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 8:07AM CST until November 15 at 8:00AM CST by NWS Huntsville AL
NWS Huntsville and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:24 AM4:49 PM ↓
10 h 24 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 41°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
53° 29°
0% rain — NNE 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 31°
0% rain — ENE 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
60° 30°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 34°
0% rain — E 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 39°
0% rain — ESE 3 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 43°
0% rain — E 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 44°
0% rain — E 2 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Red Bay about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Mississippi Valley a day ago, about 1,020 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Red Bay stands on

Red Bay’s center stands about 670 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 490 ft to 740 ft, a difference of 250 ft: rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Eutaw Formation (sand, clay), from the Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Red Bay, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft600 ft800 ft RED BAY670 ftMackeys Creekabout 330 ftBear Creekabout 570 ft ← NWHodges · SE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 39×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Eutaw formation

Sand, clay. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 8 mi of the line.

Tuscaloosa Group; Gordo Formation

Sand, clay. Age: Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Eutaw Formation

Sand, clay. Age: Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Tuscaloosa formation

Sand, clay. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Parkwood Formation

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Bangor Limestone

Limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Red Bay’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Red Bay reaches the Gulf of America by way of Bear Creek, the Tennessee, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,290 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Red Bay≈ 1,290 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF RED BAY ≈ 1,290 mi to the Gulf of America Bear Creek → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: White Lake (historical) and Pickwick Lake.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Red Bay; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Red Bay on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Tupelo MS · 36 MI 36 miles west Florence AL · 38 MI 38 miles northeast Huntsville AL · 85 MI 85 miles east Birmingham AL · 99 MI 99 miles southeast Memphis TN · 114 MI 114 miles northwest Nashville TN · 142 MI 142 miles northeast
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ALABAMA · FRANKLIN

Red Bay

3,171 people, 670 ft above sea level in Franklin County.

670 ftElevation
3,171People
10 sq miLand
Sunny 52°
SunnyDew point 29°
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Today in Red Bay

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 53° 0%
7p clear night 40° 0%
10p clear night 36° 0%
1a clear night 33° 0%
4a mostly clear night 31° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 31° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Red Bay stands on

Red Bay’s center stands about 670 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 490 ft to 740 ft, a difference of 250 ft: rolling country.

Red Bay, northwest to southeast Red Bay670 ftMackeys Creekabout 330 ftBear Creekabout 570 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 75×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center670 ft
Within 3 miles490 to 740 ft
Lie of the landRolling (250 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceEutaw Formation
Its ageCretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,290 mito the Gulf of AmericaBear Creek → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Red Bay reaches the Gulf of America by way of Bear Creek, the Tennessee, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,290 river miles.

Lakes on the way: White Lake (historical) and Pickwick Lake.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.