Author Archives: Brian Peters

Forecasters Gone Nuts?

Have weather forecasters in the Southeast US gone nuts? Just look at the National Weather Service (NWS) watch/warning/advisory map below, and you might be inclined to think so. But actually, when it comes to the “rules” for forecasting, you have … Continue reading →

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Challenging Week 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. Wintry precipitation moved across … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains 419: Talking Snow Forecasting Busts

3, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! This week the WeatherBrains gang tackles the events of a week ago in the Southeast US in which two major cities, Atlanta and Birmingham, … Continue reading →

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Dense Fog and Rain

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. No shadows for groundhogs … Continue reading →

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Update for Those Traveling Northward

Since the morning Weather Xtreme Video, a number of winter weather watches, warnings, or advisories have sprung up across the area from San Angelo, TX, across Southeast Oklahoma, northern Arkansas, northern West Tennessee, northern Middle Tennessee, eastern Kentucky and parts … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at January Temperatures

I think just about everyone knows that January, 2014, was cold. So just how cold was it? Let’s take a look at the month of January and pull out some highlights from the observations taken at the Birmingham Shuttlesworth Airport. … Continue reading →

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Warmer But Wetter

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. According to preliminary data … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains 418: No Hooters in Troy

WeatherBrains Episode 418 is now online (January 27, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Joe Samalin lives, and was born and raised, in New York City and currently works with the … Continue reading →

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Winter Storm Watch SE Alabama

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee, FL, has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and portions of the Florida Peninsula for Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. Rather than summarize it here, I have posted the message … Continue reading →

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Complicated Snow Potential 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. The scenario shaping up … Continue reading →

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