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On The Road To The Alabama Gulf Coast…

Had a great ride down to Orange Beach/Gulf Shores yesterday… I took a variation of my “Spann’s Best Way To The Bama Beaches 2007” route… Below you can see some images captured along the way: *We dropped by the Sunshine … Continue reading →

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It DID Rain Somewhere in Alabama Today…

You know we are in a drought when you get notes like this… “Dear Mr. Spann, I am so happy that I just had to let you know that I received TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH of rain at my … Continue reading →

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Lake Levels Headed Lower

This note was just received from Alabama Power… BIRMINGHAM – With drought conditions worsening, Alabama Power is taking additional steps to meet its requirements for protecting water quality and navigation by further reducing water levels on Lay and Mitchell Lakes … Continue reading →

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Tropical Action In The Gulf By Friday?

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… While the general weather won’t change all that much across Alabama through the rest of the week, we actually have … Continue reading →

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Showers For West Alabama

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Wow… at this hour we have some light rain falling over far West Alabama; nice to see something on the … Continue reading →

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From Alabama’s Gulf Coast

Thanks to our own associate John Oldshue for these images… he writes: “Hey James, Here are some pictures from our Memorial Day weekend visit to Gulf Shores. The folks with us were our college friends, the Cook’s from Jackson, Mississippi… … Continue reading →

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More May 27, 1973 Memories…

Thanks to Patrick Story of Demopolis for sharing his experience from May 27, 1973… James, Thanks to you and the team for the great memories of May 27, 1973. I too have vivid memories of that day. I had just … Continue reading →

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From Huntsville…

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher James Payton for these images… he writes: “Thought I would share some pics my 4-year old son Spencer & I took on our day off in Huntsville this afternoon. These are from Monte Sano Mountain … Continue reading →

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Models Trending Toward A Drier Weekend

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… No doubt the GFS is now trending drier for Alabama toward the end of the week and the weekend, not … Continue reading →

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Weather Party Upgrade

We have pretty much completed the upgrade to WeatherParty.com… Everyone will need to register again; we are sorry for the inconvenience but that was a necessary part of the upgrade for security reasons. I think you will link the new … Continue reading →

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