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Tornado Warnings Begin

[top] 000 WFUS54 KLIX 312353 TORLIX LAC051-057-075-087-089-010045- /O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0055.080831T2353Z-080901T0045Z/ BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 653 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO … Continue reading →

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Live At 7:30

We invite you to join us on our live stream at 7:30 for a Gustav special… featuring our crew from the Alabama Gulf coast… You can access the live stream from the main weather page, just click on the “watch … Continue reading →

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Traffic Mess

This shot is from Jay Simpson… he writes: “James I wanted to let you know (for the blog) that 65 is bad news coming north. I will send a pic soon.”

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Afternoon Notes From The Forecast Office

*A considerable amount of dry air is working into the circulation of Gustav, on the west and south side. *Outflow is also a bit restricted, indicating that there is a degree of upper air shear going on (around 20 knots … Continue reading →

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From The Alabama Gulf Coast

Some shots from our crew on the Alabama Gulf Coast. We will be joining them live on our special tonight at 7:30 on abc3340.com and our digital weather channels (Weather Now, or 33.2 and 40.2 via digital TV) so you … Continue reading →

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Alabama Evacuation Information

Governor Riley Orders Evacuations for Parts of Mobile and Baldwin Counties CLANTON – At the request of local emergency management officials, Governor Bob Riley on Sunday ordered the mandatory evacuation of residents of low lying and flood prone areas of … Continue reading →

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Gustav Heads For The Gulf Coast

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 always, I encourage you to watch the Weather Xtreme … Continue reading →

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Alabama Evacuation Information

MOBILE COUNTY Based on the strength and uncertainty of Hurricane Gustav, Mobile County officials have issued a voluntary evacuation for Zone 1 south of I-10, said Walt Dickerson, the county’s emergency management director. The evacuation will take effect at 10 … Continue reading →

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Notes Concerning Sunday

A few quick notes concerning our coverage of Gustav tomorrow… *Brian Peters will be part of a team being dispatched to the coast early tomorrow; I will handle the morning Weather Xtreme video, which will be posted by 7:00 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Models Shift A Bit To The East

Here is the 00Z model set: This paints a very ugly scenario for New Orleans. The city is now under a mandatory evacuation… here is the latest from WWLTV.COM New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin issued a mandatory evacuation of the … Continue reading →

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