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October Rainbow

Thanks to Scott Smith for this image… he writes: “Mr. Spann, I would like to submit a photo I made yesterday. Travelling north on Hwy 75 between Remlap and Allgood, at approximately 5:40pm, I witnessed bizarre and fascinating weather. The … Continue reading →

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Cool Change Coming

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. THIS AFTERNOON: Showers are impossible to find on radar across … Continue reading →

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Only Isolated Showers Today

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. COOL AIR GETTING CLOSER: We still expect a high around … Continue reading →

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Gravity Wave?

Maybe Dr. Tim is awake and can comment on the radar signature between Jasper and Tuscaloosa. Some concern of a gravity wave there, which could bring gusty winds to the Birmingham metro during the hour. Otherwise, showers and storms are … Continue reading →

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Let It Snow

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin for these images… she writes… “Hi James: We have had snow on and off since Sunday. Temperatures have been hovering around 32 degrees during the day, which has allowed for some melting on … Continue reading →

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Check Out This Week’s MythBusters

WeatherBrains listeners know we had Reed Timmer of “Storm Chasers” as our guest a couple of weeks ago… just wanted to let you know he will be part of an interesting MythBusters this week… This special all-new episode of Mythbusters … Continue reading →

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Strong Storms Continue Over West Alabama

We just recorded a peak wind gust of 51 mph atop the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse at our SKYCAM site there… strong storms continue over West Alabama in a line from Haleyville to Carbon Hill to Tuscaloosa and near Meridian, MS. … Continue reading →

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Live Radar

A reminder you can see our live Storm Alert Radar from Double Oak Mountain anytime on uStream…

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Lots Of Hail

The storms across our state this afternoon are producing hail due to very cold air aloft… below are some images from various communities impacted by these storms…

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Severe T-storm Warning- Blount

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 537 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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