Storm Damage Recap + Carraway Hospital Plans

Good morning, people of Birmingham! Michael Seale here with a fresh Birmingham Daily. What a day Thursday was, following all of the aftermath of Wednesday's storms was exhausting and, unfortunately, saddening, as two fatalities were reported in Hoover. Also in the news, the multi-use project for what was the Carraway Methodist Medical Center will include a pretty important preservation effort for the building, Read more below.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and humid. High: 83 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Birmingham today:

1. A Birmingham couple was found dead in a vehicle that was swept awat by flood waters in Hoover Wednesday night. (Hoover Patch)
2. Up to 10 inches of rain fell in some parts of the Birmingham metro Wednesday night. Check out some of the photos and videos taken throughout the area. (Birmingham Patch)
3. Two women were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-459 in Bessemer Wednesday. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
4. As I mentioned above, Corporate Realty today announced that the planned mixed-use development at the former Carraway Methodist Medical Center will have a name paying tribute to its past. (AL.com)
5. UAB is calling for more Alabamians to be vaccinated, as younger COVID-19 patients continue to fill ICU's in the state. (Alabama NewsCenter)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Enjoy Pickleball? Well join in on Pickleball Open Play at the Levite Jewish Community Center (9 a.m.)
• These craft classes for adults are awesome. Try this one out. Take and Make Craft: Apple and Pumpkin Coasters. (10 a.m.)
• The Greater Birmingham Humane Society Young Professionals Board is very excited to announce the Putt for Paws Golf Tournament presented by Regions. (11 a.m.)
• The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum announces plans for Motorcycles by Moonlight's triumphant return. (3 p.m.)
• Swift Night Out: Birmingham - Alabama Audubon. (6 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Meet the Birmingham furniture pro with over 40 years in the industry. (Bham Now)
• Experience the Great Barrier Reef at the McWane Center with IMAX film, underwater animals. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
• See performances in-person this fall from the UAB Department of Music. (UAB News)
• The NF concert was canceled at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre due to heavy rains and flooding. (AL.com)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.

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