Mr. Harry Atcheson was a six year old boy in Columbiana in March 1932. His father William Franklin Atcheson ran the saw mill in Columbiana and another one in Calera. On March 21, 1932, Mr. Atcheson was working in Calera. … Continue reading →

If you think James Spann or J.B. Elliott are rock stars in the weather profession, you should have seen Mr. Edgar C. Horton. Mr. Horton was a veritable celebrity in Birmingham in 1932. He was the Official in Charge at … Continue reading →

On Monday, March 8, 1993, I was an on-camera weather person at Channel 42 in Birmingham. I filled in when the Chief Meteorologist Fred Barnhill was not around. Fred called me that evening and told me that the numerical prediction … Continue reading →

We are in Orlando visiting the Big Rat and checking out some spring training baseball. On Saturday, we traveled to Winter Haven, spring training home of the Cleveland Indians. They were set to take on the Cincinnati Reds in an … Continue reading →

On Sunday, March 11, 1888, the official Weather Bureau forecast for New York City called for rain and colder conditions with brisk westerly winds. For Monday, the prediction was for fair weather. The rain came down in torrents on that … Continue reading →

John Park Finley is one of my weather heroes. He was the first tornado expert in the United States. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on April 11, 1854. Finley attended where he studied meteorology and climatology. In 1877, … Continue reading →

On this date in 1963, voters trekked to the polls in great numbers to vote in the mayor’s race in Birmingham, despite a steady rain. The heated mayoral race pitted attorney Albert Boutwell, Tom King, J.T. Waggoner and Commissioner Bull … Continue reading →

I spent Saturday at the beautiful B.B. Comer Library in Sylacauga. The historic town is about 50 miles southeast of Birmingham in Talladega County. The visit was in response to an email that I received from Nelda Vogel. Her husband … Continue reading →

On Thursday, March 3, 1966, powerful low pressure was over South Dakota. A strong cold front stretched south from the low into Texas. A warm front was moving north from the Gulf of Mexico. Showers were reported over parts of … Continue reading →

From the NWS Mobile… NOUS44 KMOB 030144 PNSMOB ALZ051>064-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-FLZ001>006-040000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 740 PM CDT FRI MAR 2 2007 …STORM SURVEY RESULTS ACROSS NORTHERN WILCOX COUNTY INDICATES THAT A LONG TRACKED EF-3 TORNADO MOVED THROUGH … Continue reading →