Author Archives: spann
Etowah County (Man Made) Snow!
Thanksto Tara, Andy and Parker Bowen for these images… they write: “We saw your article on the man in Birmingham making snow and thought James Spann and everyone on the weather blog would get a kick out of seeing ours. … Continue reading
Tuscaloosa County (Man Made) Snow
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Ronald Hughes for these images… he writes: “Good morning all, Tried to make a little snow last night. Done well until about 2 am, the wind began picking up and caused it to blow everywhere. … Continue reading
How Does This Cold Wave Rank?
Brian will be along shortly with the discussion and Weather Xtreme video… Here is a look at the greatest number of days with consecutive minimum temperatures of 32 degrees or below, based on data from the Birmingham Airport: 27 days … Continue reading
Live Chat Experiment
I have debated this in my mind for years… the idea of adding a live chat to the blog for real time interaction. With the coming cold snap and winter weather possibilities, let’s give it a shot. Should we have … Continue reading
Snow Flurries Over NE Alabama
Lots of reports of snow flurries across Northeast Alabama this morning… below is the Hytop radar at mid-morning: Those will end later today; the big storm remains the extended period of very cold weather for Alabama and much of the … Continue reading
Getting Back In The Saddle
I sure appreciate the time off this week… I run from 4:52 a.m. weekdays until almost midnight, and at my ripe old age it doesn’t come as easy as it did when I was in my 20s. But, I still … Continue reading
Friday Night Notes
Back in the weather office at ABC 33/40 tonight prepping the 10:00 weather segment. I will be off the grid next week getting some needed down time… so thanks in advance to J.B. Elliott, Bill Murray, Brian Peters, Jason Simpson, … Continue reading
Snow In Marion County
Thanks to Jason Wilds for these images… he writes: “Hi, Here are some pictures of the snow we had this Christmas morning in Marion County – Brilliant, AL. These were taken at around 9 a.m., and even though it didn’t … Continue reading
Snow On Christmas
Thanks to Rick Jackson for this video… he writes: “This video was taken at 8:40 AM today. (file says 9:40… Guess who didn’t set the clock on the camera!) I live in Glen Allen, Fayette County, just outside of Winfield”
Christmas Morning Snow In Alabama
Snow showers continue to move across the northern half of Alabama this morning… no serious accumulation, but a fantastic scene on Christmas morning. This image comes from blog reader Josh in Hackleburg…
