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Sunny Day Rainbow
Thanks to Mark Wells for this image of a circumzenithal arc over Birmingham Friday… Learn more about them here.
Wintry Precipitation Looks More Likely
Here is the 00Z NAM, valid at 12:00 noon local time tomorrow… The blue line through North-Central Alabama is the freezing line (32 degrees F) at 850 mb, or about 5,000 feet off the ground. That can be a pretty … Continue reading
Watching Radar Trends
A LITTLE UNEASY: Nights like this always make us a little uneasy; a relatively cold airmass in place, an approaching short wave, and a developing low in the northern Gulf. We have mentioned the chance of light rain late tonight … Continue reading
Some Rain Tomorrow; Brighter Sunday
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. ON THE MAPS: Short … Continue reading
Clouds, But Not Much Rain
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. TODAY: The air will … Continue reading
Colder Air Returns Tomorrow
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: What a … Continue reading
Ten Years Ago
It was like it happened yesterday. A warm balmy day, nine days before Christmas in 2000. The account below is from Bill Murray. December 16, 2000 was a Saturday. We were finishing up our Christmas shopping, as were a lot … Continue reading
A Warmer Day
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. OVERNIGHT WARM-UP: As expected, … Continue reading
Northeast Alabama Ice Issues Continue
Some late reports via my Twitter feed… *Amateur Radio reporting 5 vehicle accident I-59 N about 168-169 mile marker due to ice. #alwx *Lawson Gap Road between Mizell Road and Mountainboro Road is closed. (Etowah County) #alwx *Roads over Cleburne … Continue reading
Local Area Emergency – Etowah County
ALC055-160400- URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ALABAMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 346 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ETOWAH … Continue reading
