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An Interesting Read on Alabama Earthquakes
Our friend Steve Jones at the AlabamaQuake website has written an excellent summary of earthquakes in North Alabama. He wanted to make readers over here on AlabamaWX aware of it since we pay quite a bit of attention to earthquakes … Continue reading
Using Facebook, Researchers Analyze Debris After Tornadoes
Athens, Ga. – After tornadoes touched down in the Southeast on April 27, 2011, many people in the storm’s path did the most logical thing they could—they posted images of the aftermath on Facebook. The University of Georgia’s John Knox … Continue reading
Follow the New Central Alabama NWA Twitter Account
I have an interesting new Twitter account for you to follow if you are into Central Alabama Weather. Follow https://twitter.com/CentralALNWA for local weather history, weather events and even a dose of weather folklore. Please tell your networks too! Thanks!
Clouds Departing
Clouds remain thick over the eastern third of the area this morning, but they are beginning to push into Georgia and the western edge is eroding as it does. Most of Jackson, DeKalb, Cherokee, Etowah, Calhoun, Cleburne, Clay and Randolph … Continue reading
In The News Today…
AL.com/Birmingham News Reporter Mike Oliver penned an excellent article about our efforts to bring all of the elements of the weather enterprise across Central Alabama together to share, network, learn and serve. Here is a link to the article. We … Continue reading
Advisory Canceled
The NWS has cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory for Central Alabama. A few light snow showers continue are this hour, but they are very light. There is one decent small snow shower in the Pincon vcinity moving down toward Trussville. … Continue reading
Saturday Morning Flizzard!
Lots of reports of snow flurries and some light snow across the area this morning. Radar shows very faint echoes on reflectivity across much of the southeastern half of Walker County across the southwestern two thirds of Jefferson County, then … Continue reading
Welcome to March
Photograph by Kathy Bell, owner of kbella photography. March marks the start of both meteorological and astronomical spring. It is definitely a time of transition in Alabama. As the days lengthen and the sun moves higher in the sky, average … Continue reading
A Little Light Snow, Sleet and Rain
Lots of reports of snow and mixed precipitation coming in from across North and Central Alabama. You can see from the radar that the precipitation is very, very light. It should get a little heavier late tonight and early Saturday … Continue reading
Operation Snow Watch
I say that tongue in cheek, since this will not be a significant snow event in any way for North or Central Alabama. But snowflakes are flying across parts of northern Alabama and northern Georgia, so I will declare Operation … Continue reading
