Author Archives: spann
Lazy Hazy Days
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… We actually have some rain not too far away; a disturbance aloft continues to bring rain to parts of Louisiana … Continue reading
34 Years Ago…
On May 27, 1973 I had just ended by junior year in high school (I attended Tuscaloosa High School; not many of us Black Bears still around, you know), and as usual I was glued to my amateur radio gear, … Continue reading
Air Quality Remains Poor
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Our weather will not change much today. Once again, we have a “code orange” ozone alert for the Birmingham metro, … Continue reading
1973 Brent Tornado
Just a quick link to this site that offers some great pictures and information about the F4 tornado that just about wiped out Brent on May 27, 1973. Be sure and scroll down and read Bill Murray’s account of that … Continue reading
Code Red Air Quality Alert
Winds have carried smoke from the Georgia/Florida wild fires into the Birmingham area this morning. At-risk groups (children, the elderly, and people with heart and lung diseases) are urged to take precautions for the rest of the day: stay inside … Continue reading
Alabama Sunset
Thanks to Leon Sims for this image… he writes: “Please see attached photo. I snapped it at the White Plains Watershed lake recently, just at sunset. Thanks, Leon Sims Oxford, AL”
Quick Afternoon Update
There were some connectivity issues involving our web server today, and I have been unable to post a video. So, here is a quick Friday afternoon peek at weather in the days ahead… THE WEEKEND: No change in the forecast … Continue reading
From Do-Dah Day
Thanks to Dave Echols for these images… he writes: “Hey James, Here are the pics I took during DoDahDay. Its great that so many people came out to help the animals. The weather was almost perfect, a little warm, but … Continue reading
Changes Ahead Next Week
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… While the warm and dry weather will last through the Memorial Day weekend, we are looking at a significant pattern … Continue reading
Smoke From A Distant Fire
How about this one from the Sanford-Townsend Band in 1977? “You left me here on your way to paradise You pulled the rug right out from under my life I know where you goin’ to I knew when you came … Continue reading
