Author Archives: spann
Fun And Games Next Week
The Wednesday edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes: NOTE: We will be on the holiday mode through the weekend and there will be only one Weather Xtreme video daily. We … Continue reading
Breakfast With Santa
This is a note from our friend Tammy Power, the lodge manager at Cheaha State Park, home of the ABC 33/40 SKYCAM… sounds like a great event for kids. I use any excuse possible to get up to Cheaha! Breakfast … Continue reading
Do We Need Sirens?
Long time readers here know my distaste for outdoor warning sirens. Some some reason, a large percentage of people in tornado prone areas have gotten the idea that the primary warning way of getting a tornado warning is a siren. … Continue reading
Eyes On Developments Next Week
The Tuesday afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… I know for many people this will be the last day of the normal schedule until early next week, so we will … Continue reading
A Slow Warming Trend Ahead
The Tuesday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes: Pretty cold out there this morning. Birmingham is at 29 degrees as I write this; we should note this is the … Continue reading
Fall Colors Fading
From Theodore Bowling… he writes: “Took this “last of Fall colors” shot last night at Oak Mountain…….Cold!”
Winter Thoughts – November Update
This is an update to our “winter weather outlook†first written here back in mid-September…. you can read that in the post below this one. The actual conclusion of that piece was pretty muddy; there are many mixed signals for … Continue reading
Winter Outlook – From September
I will write an update to this post tonight… but I wanted to post the original 2006-2007 winter outlook I wrote on September 19 of this year: I have heard many theories from various people about what kind of winter … Continue reading
A Cold Night Ahead; Watch For Nov 30-Dec 1 Storm
The Monday afternoon edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available on the player below, and also on iTunes: NOVEMBER SNOW FLAKES: Just got this report from ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike McCormick: “James and gang, for the last … Continue reading
Snow Flakes In Northeast Alabama
Just got back from Stowers Hill Intermediate School in Attalla… lots of reports of snow flakes in the northeast part of Alabama. You can see the returns from our radar; looks like a mix of light rain and snow over … Continue reading
