Thanks to Zach Coffield for these images taken this evening from Shades Crest Road in Hoover…

Thanks to Mike Wilhelm for these images… he writes: “James, Here are some of the pictures of the sunset we saw this evening in southern Morgan and northern Cullman counties.”

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for these images… he writes: “Hi James, My son David and I took these pictures in Morgan County this afternoon. The uprooted tree was in a yard across State Higway 36 near East … Continue reading →

While the gravity wave event has captured the big headlines, we also note that many enjoyed a beautiful sunset this evening… this shot is from Elizabeth Kelley in Moundville… taken after the rain and winds died off.

Velocity values from radar show the highest winds moving through eastern Jefferson, Shelby, Bibb, and northern Chilton counties. Peak wind gusts from our SKYCAM network: Inverness 53 mph Downtown Birmingham 51 mph Cullman 51 mph Jasper 34 mph Hamilton 28 … Continue reading →

WWUS74 KBMX 202234 NPWBMX URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 434 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 ALZ018-024>026-034-210000- /O.NEW.KBMX.HW.W.0001.071220T2234Z-071221T0000Z/ ETOWAH-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-BIBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GADSDEN…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER… COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER…PELL CITY…MOODY…CENTREVILLE 434 PM CST THU DEC 20 2007 …HIGH WIND WARNING … Continue reading →

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… For those of you that are new to the blog, one of our bloggers is among the best gravity wave … Continue reading →

Notice the tight gradient on the back edge of the rain over West Alabama… NWS reports via IM conference: “Lamar county has numerous reports of wind related damage…trees down, power outages, etc.” And, these reports via our Skywatcher IM conference … Continue reading →

This report just came in via the NWS Instant Message conference… 4 Ne Brookhaven [Lincoln Co, MS] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 09:05 AM CST — *** 1 injury *** 1 trailer heavily damaged…1 home damaged…numerous trees down…possible … Continue reading →

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… HOUSEKEEPING: I know that school is now out, and many folks are hitting the road for Christmas. If you are … Continue reading →