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East Alabama Lightning Show
Thanks to the best lightning photographer in the universe, ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Brandon Harris, for these images taken atop Chimney Peak overlooking Jacksonville. He writes… “The rain ran me off before I could get any real close ones…but these turned … Continue reading
Aliceville Damage
This is the most significant damage I have seen… thanks to Ed Virden for these images, who writes: “Here are pictures of the storm that come through Aliceville it appears to have been straight line winds. Numerous downed trees and … Continue reading
Tonight
Hate mail is hitting an all time high tonight. It was the ultimate nightmare… Dancing With The Stars on the air when tornado warnings are issued. Some things you need to know about tonight… *It was my decision to use … Continue reading
Storms Get Closer
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: It is … Continue reading
Severe Weather Potential
Time to peg the weather geek meter… but the bottom line remains that the primary severe weather will be from strong straight line winds along a squall line that will pass through Alabama tonight. The main severe weather threat will … Continue reading
Tornado Watch Expected For NW Alabama Soon
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0409 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0858 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011 AREAS AFFECTED…WRN AND CENTRAL KY….WRN AND MIDDLE TN…NRN MS…AND SERN AR CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…TORNADO WATCH LIKELY VALID 111358Z – 111500Z A TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY … Continue reading
Storms Arrive This Evening
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. ACTIVE WEATHER AHEAD: Following … Continue reading
Warm Is The Word
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today due to travel schedule** THIS AFTERNOON: As expected, in the warm, humid air over Alabama a few scattered showers have formed, much like a summer afternoon. At 2:30 the showers were seen in parts … Continue reading
13 Years Ago Today…
It was a day that defined our TV station, and to some degree, my career. Our policy of aggressive, long form coverage during tornado warnings was relatively new since ABC 33/40 had been on the air for less than two … Continue reading
Record Warmth Possible This Weekend
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. WARM IS THE WORD: … Continue reading
