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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Strong Storms This Evening

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Scattered, strong thunderstorms continue to evolve this afternoon in a moist and unstable environment over Alabama. Dewpoints are in the … Continue reading

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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 1:44 PM
New Thunderstorms Forming

Several new thunderstorms were developing this afternoon over NE Alabama. The stronger ones were over Madison County near Huntsville, over West Jackson County and over the SW tip of DeKalb County. Further south, a moderate to strong thunderstorm was across … Continue reading

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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 12:56 PM
Holly Pond Hail

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Bob Kusz for these shots of hail from a passing storm over Holly Pond late this morning:

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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 12:54 PM
Superoutbreak Video

Since Bill is bringing back so many memories of April 3-4, 1974, check out this video featuring the great Alabama weather legend… J.B. Elliott. The video was produced by Bill Castle for Storm Alert 2004. You can see more stories … Continue reading

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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Memories of the Superoutbreak

Please indulge me one more long post…final one…I promise… All weekend, I have been collecting stories from readers about their recollections of the April 3, 1974 Superoutbreak of tornadoes that killed 86 people in Alabama and 335 nationally. Here are … Continue reading

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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 11:55 AM
One Thunderstorm–Noon Update

Maybe I should not call it pesky because it is giving a narrow strip of North Central Alabama some welcome rain. At 12-noon, the storm had already crossed I-65 at Cullman and was moving almost due east near or just … Continue reading

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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 10:50 AM
10:55 am Update

That lonely cluster of thunderstorms over NW Alabama continues to move generally eastward. It is about the only action in the state at this hour. At 10:55, a small, but fairly strong, thunderstorm was crossing the Winston-Cullman County line into … Continue reading

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Calendar April 3, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Warnings and Watches on April 3, 1974

I hand copied every watch and warning from the Superoutbreak during a visit to the NWS office on West Oxmoor Road when I was in 7th grade. Here is a selection of the material with some background including entries from … Continue reading

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