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A Story That Hits Close To Home
Everyone has their tornado stories, whether they have seen one, have been affected by one, or knew someone who has been affected by one. My tornado story occurred on March 1, 2007. A small F1 tornado swept across the outskirts … Continue reading
Mark the Calendar…
Hey, it’s Leah again; do you know what today is? Yes, hurricane season has begun. Atlantic hurricane season that is, which covers the Atlantic Ocean , Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane season….we have all heard about it. From … Continue reading
Have You Visited Birmingham’s Botanical Gardens?
Whether you’re a resident of Birmingham or just a passerby, you really need to take time to visit the beautiful Botanical Gardens. I recently did and loved it. It’s free to the public and well worth the time across town … Continue reading
Bad Air Quality Again!
The bad air is back! It looks smoky and hazy again. Why? Smoke from wildfires in Georgia and Florida is continuing to be carried our way by an air flow coming from the Atlantic Coast. Last May, central Alabama’s air … Continue reading
Intern Season Is Here…
NOTE: A great group of interns are now working in the ABC 33/40 Weather Office; most of them are majors in meteorology. They will be writing posts here from time to time… Hi, I’m Leah Dailey and I’m currently interning … Continue reading
A Useful Tool
The smoke and haze around Central Alabama has been very thick this morning, in fact, the air quality sensors that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management monitors were showing a particle pollution count of 180 in north Birmingham this morning! … Continue reading
Smoke & Haze
Although air quality in the Birmingham area is forecast to improve tomorrow, it’s easy to see where our hazy, smoky sky came from today: (From NWS Huntsville) VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO MAIN PLUMES OF SMOKE (FU) WHICH HAVE NOW … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 69: “Coast Guards”
Howdy from Texas! The lastest episode of WeatherBrains is online and you, as a reader of this blog, get a look behind-the-scenes. I am sure you have heard about some controversy within NOAA about some budget items. We record WeatherBrains … Continue reading
Hurricane Preparedness Week
Wow, hard to believe that it is almost the start of hurricane season. June 1 marks the beginning lasting until November 30. The National Weather Service is dedicating this week as Hurricane Preparedness Week. This is a great time to … Continue reading
NOAA
Big Howdy from Texas! I am sure we will be hearing more about the budget and branding issues within NOAA, NWS and NHC, stay tuned. Here are two recent articles that should help give you an idea what is up. … Continue reading
