Author Archives: spann
A Very Cold April Morning
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Here is a quick look at some 5 am temperatures from our Skywatchers and the official observation sites around Alabama: … Continue reading
NOAA Weather Radio Issues
We continue to investigate issues with NOAA Weather Radio and the Midland WR-100 receiver. Do you have a WR-100? Did you miss any warnings this past Friday? If so, we are asking that you send a note to Midland technical … Continue reading
Ice, Rain, And Cold
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… What a mid-April day in Alabama. The biggest question is the frozen precipitation… is it hail, sleet, or graupel? Not … Continue reading
April Ice
Lots of images of hail/graupel coming in from across the Alabama fruited plain this afternoon… see some of them below!
A Cold Mid-April Day
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… This is not exactly going to be a “Chamber of Commerce” day. Temperatures about 25 degrees below normal, an icy … Continue reading
Storm Survey From Friday…
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1026 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2008 …NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FINDS TORNADO AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS DAMAGE…STORM SURVEYS CONTINUE… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS SURVEYED DAMAGE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE CITY … Continue reading
A Day Of Ominous Clouds
This photo below, taken by Lori Walden, was a good example of the hundreds of shots we received yesterday… See our Flickr feed all all of the pictures. Thanks to everyone for sending them to us!
We Have Pictures
Thanks to all of you for sending in hundreds of storm pictures today… instead of putting them here, just go to our Flickr feed to see all of them. Thanks to J.B. and Bill for their great work on the … Continue reading
Radar Status Update
Well, the news is not especially good this morning; our Pinpoint Doppler Radar system atop Double Oak Mountain is still down. Late word is that, most likely, it will not be in service tomorrow. So, during the thunderstorm event please … Continue reading
Active Weather For Alabama
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… We still believe the greatest risk of strong to severe thunderstorms for Alabama will come from about 12:00 noon until … Continue reading
