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2008 Iron Bowl

Despite low clouds, fog, and some drizzle, the 2008 Iron Bowl was packed as always with a sellout crowd at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. It is a truly legendary college sports event. Some shots from the day….

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From Tuscaloosa

Greetings from the campus of the University of Alabama… this is my first Iron Bowl in a number of years. Right now we have low clouds, fog, a little drizzle, and a temperature of 60 degrees. Not exactly Chamber of … Continue reading →

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Rain Update

A few quick rain totals from around the state and our SKYCAM network: ABC 33/40 Studio in Riverchase 0.19″ Tuscaloosa 0.25″ Downtown Birmingham 0.14″ Gadsden 0.01″ Jasper 0.10″ Clanton 0.13″ Inverness 0.14″ Guin 0.05″ Cullman 0.01″ I still think rainfall … Continue reading →

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Quick Afternoon Forecast Thoughts

Just a reminder we are on a holiday schedule… just one Weather Xtreme video per day. Scroll down for the one I produced this morning. *No 5:00 News on ABC 33/40 today… but we hope to have one at 6:00 … Continue reading →

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Rain, Then Sharply Colder

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. As mentioned here for the past several days, the overall … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Sunset

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this shot taken this afternoon on the Coosa River in Southside…

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Unsettled Weather Ahead

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. HAPPY THANKSGIVING: Be sure and read J.B.’s great post below… … Continue reading →

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Late Morning Forecast Notes

Be sure and scroll down for J.B.’s great Thanksgiving Day post below this one… A quick peek at the 12Z model set confirms we will need to mention a pretty good chance of rain during the Iron Bowl Saturday… here … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

I will crank out a Weather Xtreme video this afternoon… it should be posted by 3:00 p.m. or so. Here is a quick day by day review of our weather in coming days… TODAY: Dry and mild weather for Alabama … Continue reading →

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Weekend Buzz

Thanks to Dr. Tim for this review of the weekend situation below…. I am in the weather office at ABC 33/40, and have had a chance to review the 18Z model runs. Lets look at the bullet points of our … Continue reading →

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