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Good Looking Thanksgiving
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today… we are on the “one a day” holiday schedule through Sunday** SEVERE CLEAR: The sky has cleared nicely over most of Alabama with the exception of the Tennessee Valley, and those clouds will dissipate … Continue reading
Terrific Thanksgiving Weather
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. We are going to … Continue reading
Improving Weather Tomorrow
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video due to the ongoing thunderstorms** TONIGHT: The severe weather risk for Alabama is pretty much over. Low clouds and morning rain kept instability values low, and with the surface low and the upper support moving … Continue reading
Strong Storms Approaching West Alabama
These storms will be entering Pickens and Sumter Counties in about 45 minutes or so. Main risk will come from high straight line winds.
Tornado Watch – West and Southwest Alabama
Still a rather marginal threat… greatest risk of severe weather will be along and south of U.S. 80… but the watch does extend north to Tuscaloosa and Jefferson Counties…
Tornado Watch Possible For South Alabama
Looks like SPC will pull the trigger on a tornado watch for parts of Southeast Mississippi and South Alabama within the next 30 minutes. Again, this is a somewhat marginal risk… greatest risk of severe weather will be along and … Continue reading
Severe Weather Threat Fading
There is very little surface based instability across Alabama because of low clouds and rain… see the radar and surface based CAPE below…. SPC has trimmed the day one convective outlook… REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT: With little surface instability, … Continue reading
Morning Update
The weather is relatively quiet across Alabama this morning… although showers have moved into the northwest counties of the state. We note that SRH (storm relative helicity) values are increasing over Northwest Alabama, so as the air becomes more unstable … Continue reading
Strong To Severe Storms Later Today
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. THE ALABAMA WEATHER SITUATION: … Continue reading
Active Weather Ahead For Alabama
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. THIS AFTERNOON: The average … Continue reading
