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Tropical Moisture Parks Over Alabama

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Looks like a relatively wet period for Alabama through Sunday. Of course, there will be some sunshine in the mix … Continue reading →

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From Blount County

Thanks to Jennifer Culwell for these images… she writes: “We have about 10 trees down, some roof damage and some small structure damage from straight line winds last night in Hayden. But we are all ok!”

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From Africa

Thanks to Mike Clelland for these images… he writes: “James, here are a few of the many pictures I took while on a mission trip to Tanzania, Africa last week. This was my first mission trip, and, I must say … Continue reading →

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The Storms Of Summer

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Brandon Harris for these images… he writes: “Wow! What a show tonight. I started at my house, and ended up in a field…snapping as many shots as I could. I’ve got a lot more shots, … Continue reading →

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Active Afternoon Storms

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Scroll down for some pictures from last night’s storms… some great lightning shots, and also images of a transformer fire … Continue reading →

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Summer Light Show

Thanks to Brandon Koch for these images… he writes: “I have a question and some pictures i took just a little while ago from my front porch that i would like to share. My name is Brandon Koch (pronounced Cook), … Continue reading →

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U.S. 280 Transformer Fire

This was apparently caused by lightning around 7:45 p.m… the fire is near the intersection of U.S. 280 and Alabama 119 in northern Shelby County. Power was out around U.S. 280 and Brook Highland Parkway for a while tonight… I … Continue reading →

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From Tuscaloosa County

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Isaac Williams for these images (Isaac lives south of the city of Tuscaloosa)… he writes: “James, This occurred within a 15 minute interval as the storm passed through. The wind was very strong; in addition, … Continue reading →

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Showers And Storms Becoming More Numerous

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… RAIN CHANCES INCREASING: We continue to believe that we will see a general increase in the number of showers and … Continue reading →

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Housekeeping Notes

A new notes this morning concerning Twitter and Facebook…. TWITTER: I have handed off the “abc3340” Twitter account to Jeff Wyatt and the web team at the station so they can push news updates to all of those followers. If … Continue reading →

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