Author Archives: spann
From Colorado…
Cool picture from Crystal Tyler, who writes: My husband and I were in colorado not too long ago and took a picture of this cloud i think you call it a lenticular cloud and it was just at sunset so … Continue reading
Close Schools On Severe Weather Days?
We were very blessed in Alabama today. Despite a major tornado outbreak, nobody was killed, and to my knowledge there were no serious injuries. One child suffered broken bones, and another had cuts and lacerations at the skating risk destroyed … Continue reading
Serious Action Stays South
No Weather Xtreme video today due to the ongoing severe weather event…. This is a very significant tornado event for Alabama today, but most of the tornadoes have been along and south of I-85. Looks like at least six tornadoes … Continue reading
Montgomery Damage
Watching WSFA on their live stream… looks like very significant damage south of the city around Pintlala and Snowdoun… also damage in the eastern part of town. Reports of 15 kids trapped in a skate center (Kids Zone on the … Continue reading
Quick Mid-Morning Note
I think the 0 to 1 km helicity is very telling That is veering in the lowest 1 km of the atmosphere. With low topped convection like this sure seems like the tornado threat will be highest between Montgomery, Alex … Continue reading
Note For School Systems
I thank all of the systems that are NOT closing today… we strongly advise that school systems remain open despite the severe weather threat. In rural areas, when schools close children are moved from the safest place, a school building, … Continue reading
All Eyes On The Sky Today
The Wednesday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, and also on iTunes. Note the video is loaded daily at 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m…. the blog discussion is usually posted about 30 minutes … Continue reading
Seventeen Years Ago…
Here we are on November 15, 2006, looking at the possibility of a significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms across Alabama. That was also the case exactly 17 years ago today. On Wednesday, November 15, 1989, I was the chief meteorologist … Continue reading
Going Live At 8:00
A reminder we will be on the abc3340.com live stream tonight at 8:00 for an update on the Alabama severe weather threat tomorrow. Go to our main weather page and click on the live stream graphic on the upper right.
From Lake Guntersville
What a great shot of a beautiful sunset on Lake Guntersville from Diane Herron of Pinson. Thought I would post this picture before things get busy here on the blog with severe weather…
