Author Archives: Brian Peters
SWAW: Focus on Lightning
SWAW stands for Severe Weather Awareness Week. This is an annual event, and has been since 1975, to focus on the weather threats which come with severe weather season in Alabama. Many, many states hold these educational events in an … Continue reading
A View of the Snow
As many folks know, my daughter lives in Chicago. Yesterday afternoon she sent me a short video she took on her way to her job at the Royal George Theater. I know we’ve all had a good deal of snow … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 421: Fake Blood and Jabroni
WeatherBrains Episode 421 is now online (February 17, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain has been involved in NWS Forecast Offices for over 20 years. Most recently, he … Continue reading
SWAW: Focus on Severe Thunderstorms
SWAW stands for Severe Weather Awareness Week. This is an annual event, and has been since 1975, to focus on the weather threats which come with severe weather season in Alabama. Many, many states hold these educational events in an … Continue reading
Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama
I know with all the winter weather we’ve been experiencing, it’s difficult to think about preparing for our Spring severe weather season, but it getting to be that time. In a tradition begun after the 1974 tornado outbreak, the National … Continue reading
Warmer Days
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. Our Skywatcher in Black … Continue reading
Colder Today but Warmer Sunday
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. Central Alabama is on … Continue reading
Snow Cover from Space
What a snow storm we had across portions of Central and North Alabama yesterday. And yet the impact of this event was significantly less than the event on January 28, 2014. There are many reasons that that is true, but … Continue reading
Model Sounding Data
Weather professionals and enthusiasts alike are scrambling to get a look at the latest model runs. Just like many, I’ve been glued to my computer anxiously awaiting the latest data based on the morning upper air soundings and latest observations. … Continue reading
Potentially Serious Winter Weather Ahead
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. Before I start this … Continue reading
