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WeatherBrains 586: Four Hour Email Segment
Get ready for some amazing talk about supercells, the King of Thunderstorms with Guest WeatherBrain Dr. Leigh Orf from the University of Wisconsin. Continue reading
The Palm Sunday Outbreak: A Game Changer
On the morning of April 11, 1965, warm, humid air was flowing northeastward into the Midwest ahead of a fast moving low pressure center that was dropping southeast out of Minnesota toward Iowa. Continue reading
Terrible Tuesday: April 10, 1979
On this date in 1979, three isolated supercells were producing three giant tornadoes that would devastate parts of the cities of Wichita Falls and Vernon, Texas and Lawton, Oklahoma, killing 56. Continue reading
On WeatherBrains Tonight: Super(cell)models
Tonight’s WeatherBrains will be extra brainy with a deep dive into using computer simulations to unravel the mysteries of tornado formation in supercells. Continue reading
On This Date in 1975: South Alabama Flooding
On April 9, 1975, massive flooding struck parts of Conecuh, Escambia and Covington counties in South Alabama. Brewton was especially hard hit. Continue reading
Today in Weather History: Discovery of the Hook Echo
On this date in 1953, an inadvertent observation led to the discovery of one of the most important tornado detection tools in history, one you hear about virtually anytime we have severe weather. Continue reading
Perfect Weather Warning Issued for North and Central Alabama
A PWW is in effect for North and Central Alabama for today. A PWW means perfect weather is imminent or is already occurring. Get outside! Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers: Sunday Morning Lows
It was a crisp, cool morning across North and Central Alabama with lows mostly in the 40s. There were 30s in the normally colder locations. Continue reading
Spotter Training in Birmingham Today!
The annual ABC3340 WeatherTeam Spotter Training is Saturday at the BJCC with basic and advanced storm spotter classes led by Brian and a talk by James Spann. Continue reading
