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Yesterday’s Fireball… More Data
Good work by Chip Faust as we work to solve the mystery of the fireball seen by thousands across the Alabama sky around 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Last night, Bill Cooke of the Meteoroid Environments Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight … Continue reading
Freeze Potential Tonight
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Warmer Days Ahead
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Meteorites On The Ground In Alabama?
Thanks to Bill Cooke from NASA in Huntsville.. the best meteor expert in the state. He tells us this about the 5:30 p.m. fireball that was seen over much of our state… “This was NOT a Taurid meteor; probably a … Continue reading
Bright Streaks, Loud Booms
Social media lit up like a Christmas tree around 5:30 this evening as thousands across North and Central Alabama saw an extremely bright fireball rolling through the southern sky. Then, loud explosive type “booms” were heard… mostly around Smith Lake … Continue reading
Amazing Optics
This image was captured by Hank Bowman over the Birmingham area this afternoon… Almost looks like a big “eye in the sky”… thanks to these optics caused by a layer of high cirrus clouds, which are ice crystals, which refract … Continue reading
Eye In The Sky
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Another Windy And Cool Day
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WeatherBrains 353
This week’s show is all about Sandy…
Cold October Night
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. BREEZY, COLD NIGHT: We … Continue reading
