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Calendar May 12, 2007 at 3:07 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Warning…Lamar/Pickens

An intense thunderstorm has prompted a warning for southwestern Lamar and northwestern Pickens County until 330 p.m. The storm is crossing US-82 west of Reform. Will pass near Macedonia and Ethelsville. The NWS Birmingham noted a Mid-Altitude Radial Convergence (MARC) … Continue reading

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Calendar May 12, 2007 at 2:52 PM
Oops…

The NWS Birmingham says they don’t buy the 65 mph wind gust reported by the automated observing equipment at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field (main airport.) They say airport personnel reported winds were no more than 15 mph. Even though the radar … Continue reading

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Calendar May 12, 2007 at 2:40 PM
65 mph Wind Gust at Montgomery

An intense little storm formed over western Montgomery a short time ago, and it just produced a 65 mph wind gust at Dannelly Field. Here is the report…. BMX: MONTGOMERY/DANNELLY,AL (KMGM) ASOS reports gust of 56 knots from W @ … Continue reading

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Calendar May 12, 2007 at 1:13 PM
One O’Clock Look at Alabama Weather

Showers continue to develop over Northwest and Northeast Alabama this afternoon. Over the Northwest section of the state, a nice field of puffy cumulus clouds formed by late morning. Some of those cumulus clouds have grown into showers. Still no … Continue reading

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Calendar May 12, 2007 at 10:47 AM
Alabama Weather Update

Nearly all of Central Alabama is bathed in warm, brilliant sunshine late on this May morning. The last of the stratus was burning off over East Alabama in northern Talladega, Calhoun and Clay Counties. Temperatures are warming quickly through the … Continue reading

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Calendar May 12, 2007 at 7:25 AM
Welcome Rain – Showers Still Possible

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Some of us were lucky to see a good soaker yesterday afternoon and evening. I recorded a little over 6 tenths … Continue reading

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Calendar May 11, 2007 at 11:01 PM
An Important Discovery…

On the evening of October 21, 1743, Benjamin Franklin was waiting with great anticipation to view a lunar eclipse in Philadelphia. Franklin was disappointed when clouds obscured the sky and a terrible nor’easter set it, blocking his view of the … Continue reading

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Calendar May 11, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Storms Going Downhill

Finally, the cluster of thunderstorms over Walker and Winston County was thinning out and getting weaker late tonight. However, at 11 pm, it was still raining heavily near and west of Jasper north into Winston County. Movement was very slow … Continue reading

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