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Storm Chaser 33/40 Live
See the live stream from Storm Chaser 33/40 below… our crew will intercept the line of storms northwest of Birmingham a little later today… Free Videos by Ustream.TV
Tornado Watch – North And West Alabama
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 93 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 105 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN ALABAMA SOUTHERN … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Look…
The line of severe storms is moving very quickly… it will be into Northwest Alabama shortly… A few tornado warnings have been issued by the NWS Memphis for southern Tennessee for the possibility of spin-ups along the line, but damaging … Continue reading
Live Radar Stream
The line of severe storms is already past Memphis… seems to be a little ahead of schedule. Watch our live radar stream below… Free video chat by Ustream
Time Line
If you missed the early morning blog discussion… here is the approximate arrival time for the main band of storms today. Understand there will be a few storms out ahead of the main line; in fact showers are in progress … Continue reading
Severe Weather Watch Coming Soon
Below is a mesoscale update from SPC… I expect the first watch for Northwest Alabama to be a tornado watch, but later in the day as the storms consolidate into a single squall line, the risk will be mainly from … Continue reading
Tornado Watch To The Northwest
Scroll down for a long discussion of the Alabama weather situation… but here is a new tornado watch for parts of North Mississippi, West Tennessee, and areas to the north and west. The watch is in effect until 3 p.m. … Continue reading
Damaging Wind Event Possible 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. ACTIVE WEATHER DAY: Seems … Continue reading
Remembering The Superoutbreak
It started 37 years ago tonight… and lasted into the early morning hours of April 4, 1974. Our own J.B. Elliott was on duty at the National Weather Service; I traveled to Guin with J.B. in 2004 on the occasion … Continue reading
Brighter And Warmer Weekend Ahead
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: Birmingham is … Continue reading
