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Wind Shift Line Spells End to Intense Winds

LATE REPORT from John Tallbot in Hueytown: H’town PD reporting that Allison Bonnet Memorial Drive in Dolomite is flooded… There is a distinct boundary moving through the Birmingham area right now. It is accompanied by a brief burst of intense … Continue reading →

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4 Inches Per Hour?

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 727 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 OKZ054>068-070-071-250930- /O.CON.KTSA.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/ OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES- DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH- 727 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 …BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY… A … Continue reading →

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Lit Up Like a Christmas Tree…

The National Weather Service watch/warning map just needs a ribbon and a bow tonight and it looks like it could go under the Christmas tree. But underneath all those colors are some life-threatening weather situations. I bet close to 300,000 … Continue reading →

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Wrinkle in the Radar = Strong Winds

Gradient winds are quite strong across Alabama tonight, averaging some 15-25 mph and gusting regularly to over 30 mph. Occasional gusts have been over 40 mph Winds are gusting to 40 mph regularly in the Tennessee Valley. Radar shows a … Continue reading →

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OKC’s Biggest Snow Day

It is now the biggest snow day in Oklahoma City history… KOKC 242352Z 34029G42KT 1/2SM R35R/3000V4500FT SN BLSN VV017 M05/M07 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 33044/2342 SLP066 931050 4/014 SNINCR3/14 P0001 60013 T10501072 11044 21050 51029 $ If you remember … Continue reading →

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Just Before 6 in Alabama

The wires are quiet across Central Alabama right now. Just had a peak wind gust to 41 mph at the Birmingham Airport. A gust to 49 mph at the Downtown Birmingham Skycam. Just had 56 mph gust at Tuscaloosa skycam. … Continue reading →

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Twitterings

Monitoring the old TweetDeck tonight… From NORADSanta: Joyeux Noel! Santa has flown past Paris’ famous Eiffel Tower and Lourve! From BamaWX (Mike Wilhelm)…Numerous trees were down in Vancleave, Jackson, Co, MS where a NWS employee drove through and found a … Continue reading →

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Squall Line Approaching Southwest Alabama

We’ve got our first convective severe weather warning this afternoon for Alabama: a severe thunderstorm warning for Mobile County. Severe thunderstorm warnings are lined up for the adjacent Mississippi Counties from Alabama’s Chocktaw and Washington counties southward to Mobile. A … Continue reading →

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Rough Night in the Arklatex

We are talking tornadoes, flooding and perhaps snow. All in the Arklatex, where our developing storm system has already produced widespread heavy rain, tornadoes and by tomorrow…snow. A tornado was reported near Longview, TX this afternoon. There are several good … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Guests on WeatherBrains

We have a blockbuster lineup of guests coming up on WeatherBrains, the weekly netcast that’s all about weather. You can listen for free at www.WeatherBrains.com or subscribe on iTunes. December 21 – Dr. Joe Schaefer of SPC and Todd Foisy … Continue reading →

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