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A Few Strong 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. CALM MORNING: Temperatures are … Continue reading →

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An Update On J.B. Elliott

Most of you know the situation with our colleague J.B. Elliott; his dog “Little Miss Molly” was attacked and killed by another dog yesterday, and he was injured in the process. J.B. was treated at Medical Center East last night … Continue reading →

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Sun, Heat, And A Few Storms

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Watching Storms To The Northwest

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Getting Too Dry

Thanks to Colleen Vansant from the Alabama Forestry Commission for these images… she writes… “James, I have a attached a few of the still photos I took while working on the Adger fire last week. It gives you a good … Continue reading →

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Storms Stay West

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Sixteen In A Row

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Improving The Warning Process… Part II

The first blog post on this subject did just what I wanted it to do… start a good dialogue about the warning process. This post will address point number one… about the false alarm ratio being too high, and trying … Continue reading →

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Severe T-Storm Warning B’ham Metro

WUUS54 KBMX 101959 SVRBMX ALC073-117-102045- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0266.110610T1959Z-110610T2045Z/ BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 259 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… … Continue reading →

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Scattered Storms Fire Up

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today due to travel** RIGHT NOW: Scattered, slow moving summer storms have fired up across Alabama this afternoon, including the Birmingham metro area… see the radar below from 2:35 p.m.. The storms this afternoon won’t … Continue reading →

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