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Calendar March 25, 2007 at 5:23 PM
East Mississippi Eat-A-Thon Wraps Up

A couple of final shots from last night’s big feed at the Little Dooey in Starkville. As always, we sure enjoyed our time on the Mississippi State campus; we are already looking forward to the 2008 Southeast Severe Storm Symposium!

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Calendar March 25, 2007 at 8:46 AM
Warm and Dry as March Fades

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes. March started with a big bang, but it looks like it will go out on a warm and dry note. 84 … Continue reading

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Calendar March 24, 2007 at 10:39 PM
The First Operational Tornado Forecast

On March 20, 1948, a destructive tornado hit Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City. Damage was severe. Following the tornado, Air Force brass wanted to know if there was any way that an operational tornado forecast could be issued. Air Force … Continue reading

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Calendar March 24, 2007 at 11:48 AM
Weather Notes

No Weather Xtreme weather video today due to the Southeast Severe Storms Symposium at Mississippi State University… but some quick notes on the Alabama weather situation: *This will be our warmest weekend so far in 2007. Highs in the mid … Continue reading

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Calendar March 24, 2007 at 9:47 AM
MSU Symposium Notes

A few running notes from today’s Southeast Severe Storm Symposium at Mississippi State… Alan Gerard of the Jackson NWS office (Alan is the Meteorologist In Charge) is doing a presentation now called “Recent Trends in Tornado Statistics and Associated Warnings; … Continue reading

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Calendar March 24, 2007 at 7:00 AM
A Big Feed In Ackerman, Mississippi

A big group attending the Southeast Severe Storm Symposium at Mississippi State University headed to Ackerman last night for a visit to Pap’s Place, which in my opinion might offer the best home cooking buffet on the planet. As usual, … Continue reading

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Calendar March 23, 2007 at 11:08 PM
Fawbush and Miller

An F3 tornado tracked through Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City just before 10 p.m. on March 20, 1948. The twister destroyied 52 aircraft. More than 10 million dollars damage was done making this the costliest tornado on record … Continue reading

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Calendar March 23, 2007 at 2:44 PM
An Amazing Account Of The Enterprise Tornado

Thanks to Jamie Sandford, who forwarded this to us… Everyone needs to read this to understand why tornado safety and awareness is so important. I obtained permission from the writer to publish this on the blog…. “James, This is from … Continue reading

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