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Shuttle Landing Opportunity

1 PM UPDATE: Discovery just given go for de-orbit burn… Weather at the Kennedy Space Center prevented the Shuttle from landing during its first opportunity this afternoon. An overcast ceiling was the problem. Winds are borderline. The final opportunity for … Continue reading →

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East Alabama Warning

WUUS54 KBMX 281749 SVRBMX ALC081-113-281815- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0075.090328T1749Z-090328T1815Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1249 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… … Continue reading →

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Watches Canceled

The NWS Birmingham has canceled the severe thunderstorm watch that was in effect for Central Alabama. They also have canceled the flash flood watch that was in effect for South Central Alabama. At 830 a.m., the main band of moderate … Continue reading →

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High Winds on Back Edge of Rain Area

WWUS84 KBMX 281159 SPSBMX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 659 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ALZ019>021-027>029-036>038-041>047-049-281245- AUTAUGA-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-ELMORE- LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-RANDOLPH-TALLADEGA-TALLAPOOSA- 659 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR AUTAUGA…BULLOCK…CALHOUN… CHAMBERS…CHEROKEE…CLAY…CLEBURNE…COOSA…ELMORE…LEE… LOWNDES…MACON…MONTGOMERY…PIKE…RANDOLPH…TALLADEGA AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL … Continue reading →

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Update – 6:45 a.m.

Two bands of moderate to heavy rain are lined up NNE/SSW and parallel to one another across the state this morning. One extends from Morgan and Marshall Counties through the Birmingham area into Bibb and Perry Counties before extending southward. … Continue reading →

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Storms Intensifying Over West Central Alabama

Storms are intensifying over southern Mississippi into Southwest and West Central Alabama tonight. Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect until 1 a.m. for parts of Marengo, Sumter, Choctaw and Clarke Counties. These storms are lifting northeast and will continue to … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Fargo

Our thoughts and prayers have to go out to the folks up in North Dakota along the Red River of the North. Attitudes range from hopelessness and despair to hopefulness tonight as the Red River continues to rise into unprecedented … Continue reading →

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Serious Flash Flooding

Earlier we reported on flash flooding in Hattiesburg MS. Now we are getting reports of serious flooding in southern Marion County, MS, south of Columbia. People are trapped in houses on Henderson Canal road and fire dept is evacuating people … Continue reading →

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The Fort Worth Tornado – 2000

On the morning of March 28, 2000, it seemed apparent that a severe weather outbreak would affect Oklahoma and Texas. The Storm Prediction Center posted a moderate risk outlook for northern Texas and southern Oklahoma. A cold front over Kansas … Continue reading →

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Alabama Weather Update – 11 p.m.

Things are generally quiet across North and much of Central Alabama late on this Friday evening. Rain is entering West Alabama from Mississippi, from Marion and Lamar Counties down into Pickens, Greene and Sumter Counties. The rain was increasing along … Continue reading →

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