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NWS Storm Surveys

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 417 PM CDT THU APR 12 2007 …UPDATED FOR THE MACON RUSSELL TORNADO… …THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 11TH… THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ACROSS WESTERN ALABAMA … Continue reading →

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Watching Developments To The West

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… As usual this time of the year, while we enjoy some spectacular spring weather, our eyes are focused to the … Continue reading →

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Endless Winter

Thanks to Randy Coleman for these shots from Milwaukee… they were taken late Tuesday afternoon. This was the top end of the same storm system that brought severe weather to Alabama yesterday.

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Russell County Hail

Thanks to our friend Derek Kinkade from WTVM-TV in Columbus, GA for passing along these images taken by one of their viewers from Fort Mitchell, Alabama, who writes: “I hadn’t seen much about the severe hail storm that caused serious … Continue reading →

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A Calmer Day

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Scroll down and see the image of the Bagley tornado yesterday taken by Bruce Carpenter… that tornado was very close … Continue reading →

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Bagley Tornado

Thanks to Bruce Carpenter for this shot… he writes: “I took this picture from the parking lot of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Dora this afternoon about 10 minutes after the tornado sirens went off around 3:15. It was moving … Continue reading →

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Marengo County Hail

Thanks to Keith Dismukes for these images… he writes: “Mr. Spann I thought you might like to see a few pictures of the hail that we had in Demopolis at about 2:30-2:45 pm today. It was exciting..”

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Bibb County Hail

More hail images… this time from Sandi Horsley in Bibb County “James You said you weren’t sure WHAT just passed over Bibb. We live just above where 82 and 25 meet and this is what fell in our yard at … Continue reading →

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West Alabama Hail

Thanks to Cynthia Phillips for these pictures… she writes: “We had a BIG hail storm! Thought we’d send a picture. The storm lasted several minutes. Lots of wind as well but no damage to report of hopefully. Cynthia Phillips Science … Continue reading →

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A Few Strong Storms Today

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… SPC has now defined a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for a large part of Alabama today. Pretty much a … Continue reading →

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