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Calendar May 27, 2007 at 8:30 AM
1973 Brent Tornado

Just a quick link to this site that offers some great pictures and information about the F4 tornado that just about wiped out Brent on May 27, 1973. Be sure and scroll down and read Bill Murray’s account of that … Continue reading

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Calendar May 27, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Warm, Hazy Weather Continues

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… With little change occurring in the weather features affecting Central Alabama and the Southeast US, it appears that we will see … Continue reading

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Calendar May 26, 2007 at 10:14 PM
May 27, 1973

May 27, 1973 was a Sunday. My family lived in the Roebuck section of northeastern Birmingham. I was eleven years old at the time. I loved sleeping with the window open, and awoke to a warm and humid morning, muck … Continue reading

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Calendar May 26, 2007 at 2:45 PM
Code Red Air Quality Alert

Winds have carried smoke from the Georgia/Florida wild fires into the Birmingham area this morning. At-risk groups (children, the elderly, and people with heart and lung diseases) are urged to take precautions for the rest of the day: stay inside … Continue reading

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Calendar May 26, 2007 at 8:21 AM
Alabama Sunset

Thanks to Leon Sims for this image… he writes: “Please see attached photo. I snapped it at the White Plains Watershed lake recently, just at sunset. Thanks, Leon Sims Oxford, AL”

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Calendar May 26, 2007 at 7:27 AM
Warm and Dry Memorial Day Weekend

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Drought conditions across Central Alabama remain “extreme” and there is no rain in sight for at least the next five days. … Continue reading

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Calendar May 25, 2007 at 10:13 PM
2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season Names

The North Atlantic Hurricane Season begins Friday. Of course, we have already seen Andrea, which formed earlier this month as a subtropical storm. Here are the other names for tropical and subtropical storms and hurricanes in the North Atlantic this … Continue reading

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Calendar May 25, 2007 at 3:47 PM
Quick Afternoon Update

There were some connectivity issues involving our web server today, and I have been unable to post a video. So, here is a quick Friday afternoon peek at weather in the days ahead… THE WEEKEND: No change in the forecast … Continue reading

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