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Cullman County Warning Expires

The NWS issued the severe thunderstorm warning for Cullman County based on a bow echo on radar, just ahead of a deepening surface low moving through Northwest Alabama. There is no surface based instability, so the storm is elevated, but … Continue reading →

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Tornado Watch To The South

Still watching the band of storms over West Alabama… these are producing heavy rain, but there is no surface based instability up this way and we don’t expect any severe weather issues in the short term. We will monitor parts … Continue reading →

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Drier Air Arrives Tonight

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 MORNING: As projected, … Continue reading →

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At This Moment In 1989 On This Date….

An EF-4 tornado roared through the southern part of Huntsville with no warning, plowing through businesses and heavily populated residential areas of the city, the tornado left a tragic legacy; 21 dead, 463 injured and damage estimated at 100 million … Continue reading →

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Still Wet Through Tomorrow Morning

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. EXCELLENT SOAKING: Scroll down … Continue reading →

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Another South Alabama Tornado Warning

No severe weather is expected up this way with cool and stable air in place, but the NWS in Mobile has issued another tornado warning along the warm front down in South Alabama… WFUS54 KMOB 151955 TORMOB ALC041-152045- /O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0033.101115T1955Z-101115T2045Z/ BULLETIN … Continue reading →

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Tornado Warning – Far South Alabama

This tornado warning is in effect for a small part of Escambia County, both in Alabama and Northwest Florida, for a rotating cell along the warm front… BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1203 … Continue reading →

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A Good Wet-Down

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. BENEFICIAL RAIN: Our projected … Continue reading →

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Storm Alert Xtreme 2010!

We had a record crowd for today’s Storm Alert Xtreme at the BJCC in downtown Birmingham. The room was jam packed… special thanks to Brian Peters for his usual excellent job, along with the great American weather legend J.B. Elliott … Continue reading →

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New Addition To The Family!

Breaking news from Ashley Brand’s husband…. Addison Jordan Pate is here! 7lbs 12oz 20 1/4 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great!

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