re: I know South Carolina ain't much, but Bama better be careful

That's what it was through the 80's. Maybe even the 90's but I don't think I've called it in 30 years. You'd call and they'd give you the time and temp. No clue if such a thing still exists.

I had a friend several years back who was a police dispacher. He told me that feeble elderly people would call him every single night to ask for the correct time.