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A Wintry Mix Tonight

The Wednesday afternoon edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: One logistical note since we have a huge spike in new viewers these days… I usually post this discussion a … Continue reading →

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Winter Fun And Games In Texas

From our associate Kevin Selle, chief meteorologist for Texas Cable News Network in Dallas: Dear ABC 3340 Blog Readers: I wanted to let you know what an excellent forecaster you have in James Spann. If you will read the first … Continue reading →

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Texas Snow

From Randy Hutcheson in Fort Worth, Texas: “What a week! As of Wednesday morning, I believe the temperature at Fort Worth Mecham Airport and Fort Worth Alliance airport has not been above freezing since late Friday night or early Saturday … Continue reading →

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Winter Fun And Games

The Wednesday morning edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available on the web, and on iTunes: Looks like for the next few weeks I will be going to bed at my usual time of 12:05 a.m…. with … Continue reading →

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A Few Ice Pellets Tonight

These images were taken by a reader in the community of Shelby, in Shelby County south of Columbiana…. a little sleet on the back deck.

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Know The Terms…

Looks like a winter chill is here to stay for a while; and with a rather unsettled pattern ahead, I thought I would use this space today to explain some basic winter weather terms that still tend to confuse people… … Continue reading →

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Winter Weather Issues To The West

Just got this from our friend Alan Gerard, the MIC at the NWS in Jackson… EMs/Media, In collaboration with our surrounding NWS offices, we are issuing a winter weather advisory for the area along and south of Interstate 20 for … Continue reading →

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Cold And Unsettled Weather For A While

The Tuesday afternoon ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Wonder where those hate mail guys are today… the ones who fired a rash of nasty e-mail messages back on Friday and Saturday … Continue reading →

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WeatherBrains Episode 51

An all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast is available on the web, and on iTunes…. In this week’s episode: – Frigid cold pushes through the South: James Spann and Kevin Selle discuss the progress of a blast … Continue reading →

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A Raw Winter Day

The Tuesday morning edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: The long advertised change to cold weather is here. As I write this at 5:00 a.m…. our SKYCAM location up … Continue reading →

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