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Active Weather To The West In Coming Days

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… APRIL 8, 1998: Scroll down to the post below this one and leave your memories about April 8, 1998. Everyone … Continue reading →

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More Friday Storm Pictures

Thanks to Chad Beasley for these images… he writes: “I attached some amazing pictures taken by my sister that lives in Alabaster. She saw the wall cloud and as you can see from her message below, her house was victim … Continue reading →

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East Alabama Storm

Thanks to Emily Amberson for this video… she writes: “James, I have a video that was taken from my camera phone of the storm seen in the attached picture. I thought you might be interested in see the video. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Some Early Morning East Alabama Showers

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… While the western two-thirds of Alabama should enjoy a mostly sunny and warm day today, yet another wedge front is … Continue reading →

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Storm Pictures

Thanks to all of you for hundreds of pictures of severe weather and storm damage across the state today. See many of them in the slideshow below, and all of them on our Flickr feed! **New pictures have been added … Continue reading →

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Radar Status Update

Here is another status update on the ABC 33/40 Pinpoint Doppler Radar….. Radar installations are complicated, mechanical and electrical facilities that have parts that can fail from time to time. The primary component of the system, the magnetron, failed last … Continue reading →

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Greene County Damage

Thanks to Mallie Quarles of Forkland for these images… she writes: “This is only one of the FIVE trees that went down in our yard. All five were totally uprooted out of the ground. The one seen here went straight … Continue reading →

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Lightning Strike

Thanks to Shea Graham for these images… “Lightning struck this tree on Newbold Rd off of Bluff Ridge. It stripped the bark completely off.”

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From Marion County

Thanks to Byron Cummings for these images… he writes: “James, I took these pix as they were coming over the Whitehouse Community in Marion County.If you look close you can see a greenish and pink tint in the clouds.”

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Radar Update

Our magnetron for the radar has yet to arrive… it is expected any moment; as soon as we get it, it will be carried up to Double Oak Mountain and the system will be operational again. In the meantime, please … Continue reading →

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