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Cool, Wet New Years Day
**We are on a holiday schedule, so just one Weather Xtreme video today… we get back to the regular “two a day” schedule tomorrow** WET IS THE WORD: As forecast, it has been a long duration rain event for North-Central … Continue reading
Rain Kicks Off The New Year
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. SOAKER: A large mass … Continue reading
New Year’s Day Soaker
**We are on a holiday schedule… just one Weather Xtreme video per day through tomorrow** SO LONG 2012: Looking back at the year, Birmingham’s hottest temperature was 104 on July 1; coldest was 20 on February 12. On this last … Continue reading
Cool, Wet Weather To Start The New Year
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. First off thanks to … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 362: Mute When I Sniff
WeatherBrains Episode 362 is now online (December 31, 2012). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! The WeatherBrains crew spends time looking back at the biggest weather stories of 2012 in our annual … Continue reading
Tornado Survey Results
A number of tornado tracks have been identified by the NWS from the outbreak yesterday… PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 325 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012 …NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY SEVERE WEATHER EVENT… .UPDATE…VANGALE … Continue reading
No Need To Panic
In the cold air over Alabama, snow flurries continue in many places. Twitter has been lightning up like a Christmas tree with reports. Flurries will continue off an on this morning, but temperatures are well above freezing, and of course … Continue reading
Midday Notes….
We are still looking at the potential for a dangerous, high impact severe weather event across Alabama late this afternoon and tonight. SPC notes they are considering upgrading a part of the moderate risk to a “high risk” at mid-afternoon. … Continue reading
Dangerous Severe Weather Threat Later Today/Tonight
Merry Christmas! I wish we had better news, but parameters are still coming together for the potential for a significant severe weather outbreak across Alabama and the Deep South later today and tonight. This is a long post, but like … Continue reading
Severe Weather Resources
With the potential of a major Christmas Day severe weather outbreak ahead, here are some important resources for you… GETTING THE WARNING… WEATHER RADIO: The industry standard is the Midland WR-100. It costs about $30.00, is programmable, and has a … Continue reading
