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