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Cold Air Returns

Today’s morning Weather Xtreme video is available on the player above, or on iTunes. Don’t forget I will usually post this discussion a little before the current video is loaded (we have to render the video, no rendering for a … Continue reading →

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From Mt. Cheaha

Thanks to Greg from Sylacauga, who sent in these images from Alabama’s highest mountain:

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From Shelby County

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Victor Cohen for these shots. He writes: View of Oak Mountain on one side of my house and Double Oak Mountain including 33/40 weather radar site on the other side…

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From The Alabama Gulf Coast

Nice shots from Mike Wilhelm… he writes: James: I took these photos last week on my trip to Orange Beach. The cotton field was in Escambia County, AL. The fall colors in North Alabama are beautiful, but the Bama Beaches … Continue reading →

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New Research On Gravity Waves

I received this press release yesterday from UAH… this involves research done by our friend Tim Coleman on a subject that has been quite a mystery for many of us in the weather business. Tim just sent his powerpoint files … Continue reading →

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Cold Front Knocking On The Door

You can watch the afternoon Weather Xtreme video in the player above, or on iTunes. Take your pick! COLD FRONT GETTING CLOSE: I am watching our Hamilton SKYCAM observations closely; the cold front is moving through as I write this … Continue reading →

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Much Cooler Air Arrives Tomorrow

You can watch the morning Weather Xtreme video in the player above, or see it in iTunes. Take your pick! A LITTLE RAIN TODAY: Don’t expect much rain today; the latest extraction from the GFS shows 0.09″, while the NAM/WRF … Continue reading →

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On The Road…

On the road… What a great time of the year for a road trip. Yesterday I hit the road to West Alabama to speak to the second graders at Fayette Elementary School. From Birmingham, I got off I-59/20 and turned … Continue reading →

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A Little Rain Ahead

You can watch the Tuesday afternoon Weather Xtreme Video in the player above, or get it on iTunes. A LITTLE RAIN: As I write this post a band of showers is slowly moving through Northwest Alabama. Rain is falling in … Continue reading →

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Fall At Mt. Cheaha

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Michelle Miklik for these images from Alabama’s highest mountain, taken this past weekend:

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