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NWS- What’s it all about?

On Tuesday I took a tour of the National Weather Service office next to the Shelby County airport in Calera. Brian Peters and Kevin Pence showed us interns the behind the scene action that most people (including me) may not … Continue reading →

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The Intern Lunch…..In The Eyes Of An Intern.

The intern lunch was great! It was definitely a road trip all the way to Billingsley, AL. As Brian Peters led the crew, he made a couple of abrupt stops to display such features as the sky cam in Clanton … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains Episode 78

Big Howdy from Texas! Always some good laughs when I get to join my friends on WeatherBrains, I sure hope you can join us. This week’s show notes are below. If you have never listened, today might just be the … Continue reading →

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East Alabama Soakers…

Rain just keeps falling over parts of Calhoun and Etowah Counties at this hour, and we are starting to get some amazing rain reports from that area. Skywatcher Josh Tanner from Hokes Bluff reports an even 1.00″ of rain since … Continue reading →

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Writing Wx Summaries…

Lately I have been inspired and pushed to take my new forecasting knowledge a little further and write weather summaries every Tuesday. These weather summaries will help me with my weather lingo and give me a narrowed perspective of what … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains Episode 77

Big Howdy from Texas! This week’s episode of WeatherBrains is called “Hurricanes…(chirp)…Waves…(chirp)…”. You’ll have to figure out why on your own, but as usual, it is trouble. Here are the show notes, let us know what you think! In this … Continue reading →

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Calhoun County Sirens

Within the last few minutes, the tornado sirens in Calhoun County started sounding. ABC 33/40 news has checked with Calhoun County officials and confirmed that this is a computer problem. It is not because of severe weather in that area. … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains Episode 76

Big Howdy from Texas! We had a great time as usual recording the latest episode of WeatherBrains. Some very interesting research from NCAR, and we’ll bat around the National Hurricane Center news. Hope you will take some time to listen … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains Episode 75

Howdy from Texas! The newest WeatherBrains is online. This summer we’ll be working hard to make some improvements to WeatherBrains and that means we need your help. Let us know your thoughts about the show! You can send an email … Continue reading →

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Weather Pains!

Has anyone had any unexplainable headaches lately? Changes in weather patterns can trigger both sinus and migraine related headaches. Sudden drops in barometric pressure when summer storms pop up can increase the potential to feel aches and pains. Also when … Continue reading →

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