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Enterprise Tornado On Radar

The base reflectivity and the base storm-relative velocity images of the Enterprise tornado (from the Fort Rucker NEXRAD radar) are below…. Here are some notes from the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, which covers Coffee County in their CWA: “The … Continue reading →

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From Americus, Georgia

Thanks to Bill “Bubba” Bussey for forwarding these images from Americus, Georgia… “First pic is of broken board driven under concrete curbing. Notice in the third shot the broken two by four driven through the car door.”

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Enterprise Images

Thanks to Jimmy Mitchell for these aerial images of the damage in Enterprise. He writes: “Hi James, Great job during the severe weather. I will be sending you images we took (Civil Air Patrol) the next morning at request of … Continue reading →

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Benign Weather For A While

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Pretty cold out there this morning… Anniston has dropped to 23 degrees at 5:00 a.m., and most other spots are … Continue reading →

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The Enterprise High School Situation

The administration of Enterprise High School did the right thing by keeping students in the school building during the March 1 tornado. I applaud their plan, which probably saved the lives of dozens of students. Yes, we mourn the loss … Continue reading →

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Adamsville Damage

Thanks to Stephen Pritchett for these images of the tornado damage in Adamsville… Be sure and also see the images of the damage in Wilcox County on our blog here.

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Wilcox County Damage

As you can see from the post below, the Millers Ferry tornado was rated an EF3, just as strong as the Enterprise tornado. Thanks to C.B. Clements for these images… he writes: “Here a some of the pictures from Millers … Continue reading →

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Storm Survey Data Rolling In

From the Birmingham NWS Office: 000 NOUS44 KBMX 022126 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-031200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 325 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007 …STORM SURVEY FINDINGS… SEVERAL TEAMS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN CALERA ARE … Continue reading →

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Lamar County Storm Photo

This is a great shot of a supercell thunderstorm that moved into Lamar County; it produced damage in Lamar, Fayette, and Winston counties during the afternoon. The photo is from viewer Shane Fulton.

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Montevallo Damage

Thanks to Jim Culpepper for these images… he writes: “James, Just after 6:00 p.m. last night and just after you reported that one of your storm watchers in the Montevallo area had recorded a 70 mph wind gust, we heard … Continue reading →

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