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Tornado Warning – Tuscaloosa County
A tornado warning is in effect for southeastern Tuscaloosa County until 10:45 p.m. for a storm that has caused damage in the Demopolis area. Our Skycam site in Demopolis has been knocked out (lost electrical power.) The rotation on radar … Continue reading
Another View of Yesterday’s Sun Dog
Here is another picture of the beautiful parahelia from Trussville yesterday… – Bill
Be Ready, Not Lucky
The American Meteorological Society recently adopted a policy on mobile homes and severe windstorms. The policy recognizes that nearly 20 million Americans now reside in 8 million mobile homes. That is about 8 percent of all the residences in the … Continue reading
Big Changes Ahead
Skies are clear across Alabama on this Sunday morning. Readings started off in the middle 30s to the lower 40s in most locations. The state’s cold spot was Meridianville, with 34F. DeSoto State Park was not far behind at 35F. … Continue reading
American Top 40
Did you grow up listening to American Top Forty with Casey Kassem? I did. It came on Sunday nights on WSGN, 610 AM here in Birmingham. It was my little window on the national music scene. “Three hours with American … Continue reading
Saturday Look at the Weather
Good morning to everyone out there on this beautiful Saturday morning…get out and enjoy the sunshine and readings in the lower 70s this afternoon. Putting finishing touches on afternoon package and getting ready to head out on a bike ride … Continue reading
November 25, 1950
On the morning of Saturday, November 25, 1950, a huge Arctic airmass covered much of the eastern half of the United States. J.B. has already documented the effects that this cold wave had in Alabama. The powerful upper low was … Continue reading
Some Notes on 2006 Tornadoes…
Let’s take a look at how the year is shaping up for tornadoes in the United States. So far, preliminary statistics indicate that there have been 1264 tornadoes in the country in 2006. That is about the same number as … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Update
A good deal of low stratoicumulus clouds cover North and Central Alabama this morning. There is more sunshine than we originally thought, and temperatures will manage to reach the low 50s in areas where there are breaks in the cloudiness. … Continue reading
Remember Ted Fujita
Dr. Theodore Fujita is known as “Mr. Tornado. And with good reason. Fujita’s body of research has probably done more to advance the study of the disastrous storms. Born in Japan in 1920, he studied at the Kyoto Institute, where … Continue reading
