February 8, 2026
THE COLDEST, HOTTEST, AND WETTEST SUPER BOWLS …and a look at today’s forecast in Santa Clara The Super Bowl has...
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August 9, 2025
We’re already keeping a close eye on the first tropical wave of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and it could...
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June 29, 2025
BARRY BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE The National Hurricane Center officially upgraded Tropical Depression Two to...
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June 28, 2025
At 4:00 PM CDT Saturday, the National Hurricane Center designated Tropical Depression Two in the Bay of Campeche, following signs...
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June 14, 2025
Here is something you have never seen before...A Heat Advisory in Alaska. This is the first ever heat advisory issued...
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June 2, 2025
The SPC released an outlook, the current Day One Severe Weather Outlook for this afternoon and tonight’s severe weather in...
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April 2, 2025
A powerful tornado has developed southeast of Jonesboro, Arkansas tonight. It passed over I-555 near Bay, Arkansas. It is moving...
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February 8, 2025
*** UPDATE: No tsunami threat to the US Gulf Coast *** A very powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea...
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September 12, 2024
Winter Weather Advisory continues for the Beartooth Highway in Wyoming, one of the most beautiful drives in the country. WWUS45...
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September 11, 2024
Our friend and storm chaser extraordinaire Brett Adair positioned himself in Cocodrie, LA this afternoon along LA-56, in very low...
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September 10, 2024
Hurricane Francine will make landfall in southern Louisiana tomorrow afternoon around 6 p.m. in the area between Vermillion, Iberia, St....
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February 4, 2024
A scary discussion from the National Water Center in Tuscaloosa for southern California...we are so lucky to have this facility...
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January 25, 2024
The January thaw is a weather singularity. A singularity is an event that occurs more often than one would expect...
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December 9, 2023
Tornado is between US 31-E between Hendersonville and Gallatin. ..TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR GALLATIN AND HENDERSONVILLE... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN...
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September 22, 2023
The center of Tropical storm Ophelia is 68 miles southeast of Wilmington NC late tonight. It is moving north northwest...
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September 7, 2023
Hurricane Lee is becoming a very powerful storm tonight. Flight level winds of 148 knots were measured by the Hurricane...
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September 7, 2023
After an amazing 24 hours of strengthening that saw Lee intensify 55 mph from 75 to 130 mph and its...
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September 7, 2023
Tropical depression fourteen has been upgraded to Tropical Storm status and has been christened Margot. The good news is that...
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September 7, 2023
A picture is worth a thousand words... There is an Air Force Hurricane Hunters mission nearly into the storm and...
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September 7, 2023
BULLETIN Tropical Depression Fourteen Advisory Number 1 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142023 200 PM CVT Thu Sep 07...
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September 6, 2023
Lee has shown showing signs of increased organization and development all day with visible satellite imagery suggesting the formation of...
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September 5, 2023
Tropical depression 13 is better organized this afternoon with good outflow and an inner core appears to be forming. The...
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August 30, 2023
Hurricane Franklin is buffeting Bermuda this afternoon with wind and rain. Winds are currently averaging 38 mph with gusts to...
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August 30, 2023
Near hurricane force gusts will occur tonight along the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas from Savannah northward. Places like...
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August 30, 2023
From the NWS Tallahassee... Attention partners. With the eyewall of Major Hurricane Idalia approaching landfall, we will have to issue...
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August 30, 2023
The north northeast turn has begun. Eyewall replacement has begun. The strengthening trend may level off now. Surge at Cedar...
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August 30, 2023
Forward motin is accelerating. Nearly a category four now... Lookk at the lightning in the eyewall... Hurricane Idalia Tropical Cyclone...
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August 29, 2023
The NOAA Hurricane Hunters continue to find lower pressure on their passes through the storm. The new forecast from the...
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August 29, 2023
The eye is now evident on infrared satellite. The pressure has dropped to 960 mb and continues to fall. Winds...
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August 29, 2023
...IDALIA NOW A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST OF...
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August 29, 2023
The new forecast package from the Hurricane Center is calling for a strong Category 3 125 mph hurricane at landfall...
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August 29, 2023
Winds recently gusted to 39 mph at the NWS Key West and 41 mph at the Naval Air Station. Winds...
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August 29, 2023
Idalia became better organized overnight and became a hurricane. That trend continues this morning and rapid intensification is expected today...
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August 29, 2023
The Cedar Keys is a group of islands off the Florida Big Bend. You will hear a lot about it...
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August 29, 2023
In the 10 p.m. advisory, Hurricane Franklin's winds have increased to 150 mph, just 6 mph below the threshold for...
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August 28, 2023
The Hurricane Hunters are holding just off the west coast of Cuba where the center of Hurricane Idalia is located...
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August 28, 2023
Stunning visible satellite image of Hurricane Franklin this afternoon with top winds of 145 mph. Franklin remains a powerful category...
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August 28, 2023
Here is the forecasted wind band for Idalia: Idalia has been exhibiting another sharp burst of convection this afternoon and...
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August 20, 2023
Hilary was downgraded to a depression on the 8 a.m. PDT advisory this morning and moved inland on the Baja...
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February 26, 2023
Just a pretty late winter day across Alabama on this final Sunday of February 2023. There is a wide range...
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December 21, 2022
It is a term we will be throwing around for the next 48 hours or so as an Arctic cold...
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November 4, 2022
First, let me say that we do not expect any severe weather in Alabama from this system except for a...
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October 29, 2022
Ten years ago tonight, we were talking on WeatherBrains about the storm that emergency managers feared for New York City....
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August 14, 2022
The weak low-pressure system over the western Gulf showed increasing signs of organization as it approached the lower Texas coast...
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December 10, 2021
UPDATE AT 8:45 Significant damage tonight in Samburg. The fire station took a direct hit. There are reports of multiple...
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October 24, 2021
TORNADO EMERGENCY for Chester, IL. Large, damaging tornado is on the ground with debris being lofted upwards of 20k feet....
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October 24, 2021
We have three supercells producing confirmed tornadoes in eastern Missouri tonight. One may have just struck the town of Coffman...
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August 29, 2021
It looks like Ida will make landfall with a central pressure of 933 mb and max winds of 150 mph....
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August 28, 2021
BULLETIN Hurricane Ida Intermediate Advisory Number 8A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021 700 AM CDT Sat Aug 28...
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August 22, 2021
Tropical Storm Henri Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082021 1230 PM EDT Sun Aug 22 2021...
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August 22, 2021
The area of tropical storm force winds is outlined in yellow, the area of tropical storm force winds (>58 mph)...
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August 22, 2021
REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA 1000 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2021 NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR...
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August 22, 2021
Winds have been gusting over 60 mph on Block Island off the Rhode Island coast. BULLETIN Tropical Storm Henri Advisory...
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August 22, 2021
Henri is still a hurricane this morning, but it is likely to weaken to just below hurricane strength before making...
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May 23, 2021
...ANA WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW SOON... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------...
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May 23, 2021
Subtropical Storm Ana, the first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic season, is barely hanging on this morning to the...
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May 2, 2021
Mississippi is dealing with a significant swarm of tornadoes this afternoon. Currently, there are three observed tornadoes across the Delta,...
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April 24, 2021
A radar confirmed tornado is on top of Douglas, GA which is east of Tifton along I-75. A tornado debris...
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April 1, 2021
$50 Donation for Two Laps Around NASCAR’s Biggest Venue to Assist With Disaster Relief As Result of Last Week’s Series...
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March 28, 2021
This is a major event, with numerous water rescues ongoing. Homes are flooded, as well as roads. I-24 is flooded...
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January 10, 2021
Heavy snow has been falling across parts of West Texas this morning as an upper-level disturbance sweeps southeastward into the...
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November 15, 2020
The 45th Weather Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base forecasts weather for launches at Cape Canaveral. Saturday’s SpaceX launch was...
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September 16, 2020
BULLETIN Hurricane Sally Intermediate Advisory Number 21A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL192020 700 AM CDT Wed Sep 16...
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September 16, 2020
Winds just gusted to 92 mph at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. PENSACOLA NAS,FL (NPA) ASOS (Caution: Maintenance Check Indicator)...
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September 12, 2020
Bermuda is expected to receive a major impact from Tropical Storm Paulette. The storm is now a strong tropical storm...
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September 7, 2020
RECORD EVENT REPORT...PRELIMINARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 900 PM PDT SUN SEP 6 2020 ...ONE OF THE HOTTEST...
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August 2, 2020
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are returning home aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft with landing sites...
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April 22, 2020
A large and destructive tornado is approaching the town of Jasper in East Texas right now. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION...
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April 12, 2020
Tornado Emergency for the area just east of Monroe. Radar confirmed tornado on the ground. At 11:48, just east of...
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September 6, 2019
Saturday is the big day! Join top meteorologists tomorrow for the nation’s largest weather festival! From 10 a.m. to 4...
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September 5, 2019
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, September 7th, the University of Alabama Huntsville will host WeatherReady Fest. You...
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September 5, 2019
Join top meteorologists this Saturday for this once-a-year weather festival! From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, UAH’s Charger Union...
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September 4, 2019
By Meteorologist Johnny Parker Hurricane warnings are in effect for the coasts of South and North Carolina. Savannah, Georgia: There...
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September 3, 2019
Bring your friends and join us on Saturday, September 7th, for this year’s biggest weather festival: WeatherReady Fest in Huntsville!...
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September 2, 2019
Come to the James Spann book signing before noon; stay for an incredible day of weather fun, activities, games, speakers,...
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February 4, 2019
On Friday, James was presented with the 2019 National Weatherperson of the Year award from the Federal Alliance for Safe...
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April 12, 2018
Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate are the storm names that are being retired by the World Meteorological Organization after the...
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April 6, 2018
A large and extremely dangerous tornado is hitting Coushatta, Lousiana right now, which is east of I-49 and southeast of...
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March 1, 2018
NASA and NOAA are launching the new GOES-S satellite this afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. GOES-S is...
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February 24, 2018
The NWS in Louisville is warning that intense rainfall moving through their metro area is becoming a dangerous flash flood...
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February 24, 2018
By James Spann This is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama, which will include a state sales tax holiday on...
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February 23, 2018
Living in Central Alabama, you are well aware of how quickly the weather can change. You have seen all of...
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February 22, 2018
We are no strangers to lightning in Central Alabama, especially during the summer months with the daily pop-up thunderstorms we...
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February 21, 2018
Living in Central Alabama, you really need no introduction to tornadoes. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air...
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February 20, 2018
Central Alabama is susceptible to flooding year-round due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and the nearly unlimited...
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February 19, 2018
Thunderstorms are a familiar occurrence in Alabama. In Birmingham, we average 57 thunderstorm days a year. Mobile averages 79 thunderstorm...
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February 18, 2018
All information from NWS Birmingham Knowledge is power, a power that could SAVE YOUR LIFE!! Introduction Governor Kay Ivey has...
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February 9, 2018
UPDATE: Another tornado touchdown was confirmed during a damage survey on Friday (2/9/18), making a grand total of 6 tornadoes...
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February 8, 2018
From NWS Birmingham... Synopsis... The latest U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that drought conditions have improved significantly in Central Alabama. Extreme...
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February 2, 2018
One of our blog readers, Michelle Curtis, who is a senior at the University of Oklahoma, needs our help. She...
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January 31, 2018
Meteorological winter runs from December to February, and so far, this has been one of the coldest winters in Birmingham...
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January 30, 2018
Online SKYWARN Spotter Classes NWS Birmingham offers several ONLINE Basic Spotter Courses and a single Advanced Spotter Course each spring...
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January 26, 2018
Issued on January 26, 2018, by NWS Birmingham. Synopsis... The latest U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that drought conditions have returned...
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January 25, 2018
For all you avid radar users and geeks out there, The Maxwell (KMXX) Radar has experienced a hardware failure that's...
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January 5, 2018
KGWX INOPERABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE KGWX, the National Weather Service WSR-88D in Columbus, Mississippi, will be down until further notice....
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October 18, 2017
Throughout the Southeastern United States, the spring months of March, April and May are considered the primary severe weather season,...
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October 9, 2017
On Thursday and Friday, I visited Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia for our third annual Weather Officer Training with...
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October 7, 2017
Nate is now a hurricane tonight and is expected to continue to strengthen until landfall. Winds are forecast to reach...
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October 6, 2017
Tropical Storm Nate continues to slowly become better organized and intensify tonight as it is passing directly through the Yucatan...
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September 18, 2017
From the National Weather Service in Birmingham... We offer several ONLINE Basic Spotter Courses and a single Advanced Spotter Course...
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September 12, 2017
While Irma has greatly faded from her strongest numbers, her wrath will be felt for a while as clean-up starts...
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September 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma may be making its second U.S. landfall at Marco Island. Storm surge will begin rushing ashore immediately in...
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September 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017 215 PM EDT Sun Sep 10 2017 ...URGENT...WATER...
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September 10, 2017
A wind gust to 89 mph was just measured at the National Weather Service Office in Key West. Frequent gusts...
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September 10, 2017
This infographic from the NWS Key West caught my eye. Especially the part about putting on your shoes now. That...
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September 10, 2017
LATE REPORTS 114 AM ...156,000 in the dark in Miami-Dade. ...Winds just gusted to 83 mph at the NWS Key...
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September 9, 2017
The NOAA Hurricane Hunter plane in Hurricane Irma is finding that pressures continue to drop. The central pressure in the...
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September 9, 2017
The center of Hurricane Irma is 140 miles southeast of Key West at 1:30 p.m. The hurricane is moving west...
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September 9, 2017
If you hang around here much, you know how much we love that term "tracking" so I just had to...
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September 7, 2017
We caution everyone to remember that the center of the hurricane will not necessarily be on the skinny black line...
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September 7, 2017
There are three hurricanes occurring simultaneously in the Atlantic basin right now, Irma, Jose and Katia. It is the first...
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September 5, 2017
Here an amazing view of the radar tonight from the NOAA WP-3 Orion plane "Kermit". You can see the outer...
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September 5, 2017
When the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters mission into Irma estimated maximum surface winds of 160 knots (185 mph) at...
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August 31, 2017
Some blog readers today, including our big boss, have noticed a strange look on the mobile version of AlabamaWX.com. The...
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August 30, 2017
As we head toward the peak of the North Atlantic Hurricane Season, the basin continues to be active and will...
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August 30, 2017
Late note at 10:09, the official NHC track picks up on the idea of the European that the Bermuda High...
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August 29, 2017
In 1978, Tropical Storm Amelia dumped 48 inches of rain on the Texas Hill Country. That stood as the record...
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August 27, 2017
I have just flown back to Birmingham after being deployed to South Texas to provide support for hotels we operate...
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August 27, 2017
As forecast, a powerful feeder band set up over East Texas last night and dumped amazing rainfall amounts on the...
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August 26, 2017
Another frightening situation is setting up for the Houston Metro overnight as a firehose of thunderstorms along the outer feeder...
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August 8, 2017
Please make plans now to attend our third chapter meeting of 2017. Bob Dreisewerd, Senior Vice President of R&D, Forecast...
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August 6, 2017
The NWS in Tulsa continues to investigate damage caused by an early morning tornado that affected the Midtown area of...
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August 6, 2017
The Central Alabama National Weather Association Chapter is pleased to announce that they have chosen the recipient of our 2017...
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June 21, 2017
Technicians have successfully repaired the NWS Radar located at Maxwell Air Force Base (KMXX). The radar is now operational and...
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June 8, 2017
UPDATE: As of 11:09PM on Thursday, June 7th, the prolonged work on KMXX radar for the SLEP has been completed....
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May 29, 2017
The NOAA WeatherRadio in Auburn is off the air. Strong storms are moving through that area just before 1 p.m.,...
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May 24, 2017
On this week's edition of the Carolina Weather Group's podcast, the crew will be talking about auto racing and weather....
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May 19, 2017
By Pizitz Middle School Sixth Grader Bella Gentry Pizitz students successfully launched their weather balloon, PiBal on May 10th! After...
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May 15, 2017
There have been 35 tornadoes across Alabama so this year, including 27 in the area served by the National Weather...
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May 10, 2017
Pizitz Middle School will be launching a weather balloon at approximately 12:30PM, and we would like for you to watch...
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May 10, 2017
Ashley Perry, 6th Grade Teacher Vestavia Hills, AL - 6th grade students at Louis Pizitz Middle school will be launching...
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May 3, 2017
Good Morning AlabamaWXers! This morning, spammers exploited the plugin on our site that displays content to mobile users to redirect...
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April 30, 2017
It has been quite a weekend nationally as a slow moving storm system has wreaked havoc in many areas, including...
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April 21, 2017
Well, as fast as she appeared on the scene yesterday, she went away as quickly this morning, absorbed by a...
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April 21, 2017
When Tropical Storm Arlene formed over the North Central Atlantic on Wednesday, it was unusual in several regards. First it...
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April 20, 2017
The record high for April 20th was tied today at the Birmingham Airport with 88 degrees. It was 88 also...
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April 20, 2017
Over the past 7 days, we have seen a little increase in the drought conditions across Central Alabama, due to...
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April 20, 2017
The subtropical depression over the North Central Atlantic acquired tropical characteristics this morning and has now strengthened enough to become...
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April 19, 2017
The non-tropical low over the North Central Atlantic has developed enough convection to be classified as a subtropical depression this...
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April 10, 2017
Thanks to all who attended this year's basic/advanced storm spotter classes at the BJCC in Birmingham; we had a great...
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April 9, 2017
It was a crisp, cool morning across North and Central Alabama. Skies were generally clear, with just a few patches...
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April 8, 2017
Hey! it's not too late! It's the annual ABC3340 WeatherTeam Spotter Training at the BJCC today! The big day will feature...
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April 7, 2017
On March 21-22, 2017 we conducted Launch Weather Officer Training for the 395 sixth graders at Pizitz Middle School in...
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April 7, 2017
Curious today that we had an unusual number of people thinking the forecast for today was wrong. During the day,...
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April 2, 2017
A tornado emergency has just been issued for Alexandria LA for a dangerous storm that will go directly through the...
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March 28, 2017
As you know, or maybe you didn't know, both the Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific basins' hurricane and tropical...
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March 27, 2017
Hailers were the rule across Central Alabama last night. Hailers are thunderstorms that produce tremendous amounts of hail. The largest...
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March 24, 2017
Drought conditions improve slightly over the past week, with the latest information from the U.S. Drought Monitor showing that the...
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March 22, 2017
Preparing to Launch By Faye Miceli 6th Grade Pizitz Middle School In our science classes, we have recently done many...
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March 22, 2017
The sixth grade science teachers at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia kicked off their second annual weather balloon launch yesterday...
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March 21, 2017
This morning, 395 6th Grade Students at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia will be learning a little meteorology for a...
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March 16, 2017
Drought conditions continue across Central Alabama, even though rain totals so far for 2017 are at or above average. As...
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March 15, 2017
Our intrepid reporter in Washington, D.C., Sheldon Kusselson is monitoring the situation with the cherry trees closely. He contributed to...
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March 13, 2017
A little freshness to my last night post with new images and some wording changes. Hey, can't improve upon a...
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March 13, 2017
Here is Satellite Sheldon's thoughts on the nor'easter that will be affecting the Northeast late tonight through early Wednesday. The...
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March 6, 2017
But don't go in the water unless you are an experienced surfer, because it is very dangerous. Here's something you...
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March 5, 2017
It you were a weather enthusiast growing up in the 50s, 60s or 70s, you were probably a read of...
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March 5, 2017
By Cody Owens Dispatches from the off-screen life and times of iconic meteorologist James Spann. When a commercial for Jergens...
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March 3, 2017
It was a chilly morning this morning across the Foothills and Piedmont of Northeast Georgia and the Carolinas, where a...
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March 2, 2017
Even though most of Central Alabama have seen a small surplus in rainfall totals so far for 2017, the latest...
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February 25, 2017
Severe thunderstorm watches are lined up along the Mid-Atlantic Coast this afternoon , from southern Vermont and eastern New York...
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February 22, 2017
Thanks to all you loyal readers of the blog that have been with us for well over a decade. We...
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February 19, 2017
John Brown and Brian Peters are leading a storm chasing talk live at the Hoover Public Library this afternoon. Here...
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February 19, 2017
I loved when JB Elliott, our late mentor and friend, used to use NOAA Weatheradio on fair weather days to...
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February 18, 2017
Southwestern California is picking up, cleaning up and drying out after its worst winter storm since March 20, 2011. A...
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February 17, 2017
Some great news... As of the latest U.S. Drought Monitor that was released on Thursday, not a single part of...
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February 13, 2017
As of the latest U.S. Drought Monitor that was released on Thursday, conditions are still relatively similar from the previous...
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February 12, 2017
The site looks a little different this morning! It's no longer a test, it's the real thing. James has prepared...
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February 12, 2017
A dynamic storm system, the second major snow storm in less than a week, was battering the Northeast Sunday night....
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February 10, 2017
A big ridge of high pressure across the Southern Plains, as well as downslope from the Rockies will lead to...
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February 8, 2017
TUESDAY'S SEVERE WEATHER A few photos from tornado damage in NO East indicating EF3 damage. Bent metal transmission lines &...
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February 7, 2017
A new tornado warning has just been issued for New Orleans. The greatest threat is going to be along the...
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February 7, 2017
A damaging tornado struck New Orleans East around 11:20 a.m. According to ProjectNOLA on Twitter, New Orleans Police Units are...
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February 7, 2017
The NWS in Slidell has issued a tornado emergency for Madisonville, Louisiana. They are very concerned that the large, wedge...
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February 7, 2017
PDS TORNADO WARNING The NWS in Slidell has issued a rare PDS Tornado Warning for the storm crossing I-55 south...
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February 5, 2017
When winter weather threatens, the National Weather Service issues watches, warnings, and advisory products to warn you of the impending...
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February 3, 2017
The Fort Rucker Doppler Radar will be down for approximately four days beginning Monday February 6, 2017 for technicians to...
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February 2, 2017
The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor is in, and the drought conditions really haven't changed that much from...
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February 2, 2017
UPDATE FROM THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO AND BIRMINGHAM BILL At 10:05 AM, Birmingham Bill made his appearance in the auditorium at...
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January 31, 2017
A major winter storm is affecting the western United States this week, including the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and...
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January 26, 2017
The latest US Drought Monitor indicates that extreme drought conditions persist within a narrow band extending from southern Tuscaloosa County...
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January 19, 2017
Here is the latest in the world of numbers dealing with the weather. All of these totals are up to...
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January 2, 2017
A tornado watch has just been issued for southeastern Louisiana, including the New Orleans area. There are well over 100,000...
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December 22, 2016
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor continues to show extreme to exceptional drought conditions across the eastern and central counties of...
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December 19, 2016
With how much the temperatures changed within a few hours during the passage of the cold front on Sunday, it...
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August 12, 2016
If you are a Minecraft fan or have a kid who is, you might have a flash of recognition when...
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August 12, 2016
Extremely heavy rain has been falling this morning across southeastern Louisiana from Lafayette up through Baton Rouge and Hammond and...
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June 21, 2016
The huge ridge of high pressure continues to bake the southwestern United States. 1000-500 mb thickness values, a measurement of...
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May 27, 2016
Invest 91L has been upgraded to Tropical Depression Two this afternoon based on Air Force Reconnaissance which found a closed...
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May 22, 2016
An unusual sight this evening across the middle of the country tonight. You could literally walk from Terrell County, Texas,...
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April 24, 2016
- Special to the AlabamaWX Blog by Sheldon Kusselson
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March 28, 2016
Here is an updated weather overview from our very own Satellite Sheldon (Kusselson):
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March 11, 2016
The horrible flooding saga continues in the Arklatex. The levee on Red Chute Bayou in northeastern Shreveport is about to...
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March 6, 2016
Another picture perfect day is in progress across Alabama. Skies are mostly clear with the exception of some patchy high...
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February 23, 2016
LATE REPORT AT 9:26 PM According to Escambia County Fire and EMS: Two buildings have been destroyed at GE/Westinghouse plant...
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February 23, 2016
Here is the weather observer's report from MSY at 11:10 a.m.: NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT,LA (MSY) ASOS reports Tornado KMSY 231710Z 04004KT...
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February 23, 2016
When I looked up and saw counties across the entire state of Kentucky being outlined in red a little after...
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February 12, 2016
Snow affected the northern portions of the Outer Banks on Friday, making the tan colored sands of the North Carolina...
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February 7, 2016
Winter weather advisories (WWA) have been issued for Monday through much of Tuesday for a wide area to the northeast...
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January 23, 2016
Here is an update as of 6:27 p.m. from the NWS in New York City: Good evening, The storm total...
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January 21, 2016
Here is the official NWS forecast for total snowfall from the National Digital Forecast Database. The Blue Ridge Parkway looks...
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December 26, 2015
Supercells moving across North Texas tonight ahead of a cold front have produced multiple tornadoes, including a large and extremely...
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December 23, 2015
Up until today, the United States was on a path that would lead to an all-time record low number of...
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December 2, 2015
The 2015 North Atlantic Hurricane Season was fairly slow, as had been predicted in most seasonal forecasts. There were eleven...
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November 26, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family on this special holiday. The weather is certainly cooperating for us here in...
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November 23, 2015
Got travel plans for Thanksgiving Day? Here's a look at the probability of precipitation across the United States for Thanksgiving...
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November 2, 2015
Typhoon Chapala remained a hurricane this morning and continued to churn across the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden...
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October 4, 2015
Saw this in my rambling around the Internet today, and I thought I would share it with blog readers. Incredible...
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October 4, 2015
While we are mostly interested in the weather in Central Alabama, it's always interesting to peek in on other places...
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October 4, 2015
Twitter and Facebook are filled with pictures of the flooding which is going on in South Carolina this morning. Once...
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August 12, 2015
Every August, we have the opportunity to see the Perseid meteor shower as the earth crosses paths with the Comet...
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June 19, 2015
The surface low that is the remnant of Tropical Storm Bill is still very well defined this afternoon over southern...
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June 17, 2015
...You are in Oklahoma and you see Val Castor drive up. I looked up leaving dinner tonight in flooded Ardmore...
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June 17, 2015
Tropical Depression Bill marched up I-35 today bringing a large part of the Gulf of Mexico with it and wringing...
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June 17, 2015
One of my favorite weather days is when I get to experience a dying tropical system well inland. It goes...
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May 24, 2015
We have of course been following with great interest the breaking of the drought in Oklahoma. Three months ago, 22.8%...
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May 6, 2015
Heavy rains from this afternoon and evening's severe weather in the OKC Metro area has resulted in flash flooding. For...
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May 6, 2015
A big, rain wrapped mile wide wedge tornado is approaching the southwestern Oklahoma City Metro. Areas from Bridge Creek to...
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May 6, 2015
A supercell thunderstorm about 50 miles southwest of Oklahoma City has already produced at least three or four tornadoes and...
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April 26, 2015
Sunday, 9:59 pm The Fort Worth radar is showing a clear tornado debris signature in the long lived supercell in...
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April 26, 2015
By Bill Murray, 3:58 pm Sunday Spotters report a large tornado on the ground near Comanche, Texas this afternoon. This...
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March 15, 2015
It is official! Just under three inches of snow fell late this afternoon and evening at Boston's Logan Airport, surpassing...
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February 25, 2015
The low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico (1004 mb) is pushing a warm front into the Florida Panhandle....
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February 14, 2015
Many folks will be traveling on the Presidents' day holiday Monday. Let's go area by area in the affected region...
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October 27, 2014
The remnant low from Tropical Depression #9, which formed over the southwestern Caribbean last week and moved across the Yucatan...
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August 7, 2014
The Hurricane Hunters are in Hawaii, but they are not on vacation. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Air Force Reserve...
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August 3, 2014
The upper level trough over the eastern United States continues to keep temperatures on the cool side in places to...
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June 29, 2014
Scroll down for Brian's usual excellent morning weather discussion, but there is serious flooding ongoing to our northwest this morning....
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May 29, 2014
All of the state of California continues to suffer from severe drought conditions or worse, and little to no relief...
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May 25, 2014
Yesterday at this time, we were talking about little bitty Tropical Storm Amanda. Today, we are talking about a category...
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May 22, 2014
Little to no change in the drought conditions across much of the U.S. Terrible drought, categorized as exceptional, continues across...
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May 15, 2014
Little to no change in the drought conditions across much of the U.S. Terrible drought, categorized as exceptional, continues across...
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May 11, 2014
Omaha dodged a bullet in the tornado department tonight as a supercell thunderstorm with a history of producing tornadoes morphed...
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May 11, 2014
A supercell thunderstorm along the warm front in Nebraska is producing a confirmed tornado about 30 miles west southwest of...
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May 11, 2014
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! It's been a nice Mother's Day so far across Central Alabama...
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May 10, 2014
A tornadic supercell with a history of producing a tornado is moving across Central Missouri this evening. The storm is...
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May 8, 2014
Areas to west continue to suffer from the drought as the very dry weather persist. Exceptional drought conditions continue across...
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May 4, 2014
The mercury hit 100F just before 3 p.m. in Wichita this afternoon. When it did, it marked the earliest that...
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May 4, 2014
On the morning of May 4, 2007, it was evident that an outbreak of severe weather was imminent across the...
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May 2, 2014
Areas to west continue to suffer from the drought as the very dry weather persist. There have been some areas...
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April 28, 2014
A very dangerous storm is about 45 minutes from Starkville, ETA 4 p.m. or a little sooner. Our friends in...
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April 28, 2014
According to Governor Mike Beebe's Twitter Feed: There is reportedly one fatality in Oklahoma as well. Our thoughts and prayers...
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April 27, 2014
It has been a frightening afternoon and night in areas to the northwest of Alabama. Arkansas is the hardest hit...
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April 27, 2014
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a very rare High Risk for severe weather over portions of central and southern...
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April 25, 2014
A mesolow over eastern North Carolina has looked very impressive and has produced numerous reports of wind damage and tornadoes...
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April 17, 2014
Little change in the drought situation across the West. We continue to see a lot of dry areas across the...
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April 11, 2014
We are still a few months away from the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which begins June 1. However,...
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April 10, 2014
Dr. Bill Gray just finished speaking at the Tropical Meteorology Conference at South Padre Island, discussing the challenges of seasonal...
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April 4, 2014
A line of severe thunderstorms continues to push eastward across western Mississippi, southeastern Arkansas and northern Louisiana tonight. They are...
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April 4, 2014
No changes in thinking this morning on the severe weather threat. A mesoscale convective system is pushing eastward across southern...
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April 4, 2014
Everything is quiet across Central and North Alabama this evening. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures still in...
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March 29, 2014
Something you don't see everyday... A severe thunderstorm warning in Hawaii. The NWS Honolulu issued only four severe thunderstorm warnings...
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March 29, 2014
A dangerous storm is east of Orlando International Airport at this hour, moving east toward Cocoa Beach. The most dangerous...
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March 26, 2014
With the very cold weather across Alabama this morning, it reminds us the Winter of 2014 is not finished yet....
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March 20, 2014
Not much change in the drought conditions across a majority of the U.S. The worst conditions remain west of the...
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March 6, 2014
Not much change in the drought conditions across the majority of the U.S. The West, especially California, remain in exceptional...
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March 2, 2014
I don't have to remind you that our dynamic storm system has a warm sector, given the highs in the...
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March 2, 2014
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT AND MONDAY The NWS in...
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March 2, 2014
We are dealing with a very sharp cold front not very far to our north. Look at these temperature contrasts...
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March 2, 2014
New York City’s Central Park has only experienced four winter seasons with 60 or more inches of snow. It was...
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March 2, 2014
Though we continue our spring-like weekend of weather across Alabama, that is not the case just off to our north...
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March 1, 2014
Even though much of the Southeast continues to be very warm and spring-like, and today is the first day of...
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February 28, 2014
After a pretty nice Friday afternoon across Central Alabama, which saw highs top out near 60F, showers have been moving...
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February 28, 2014
Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in...
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February 23, 2014
There have been a few severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings in North Florida this afternoon. One of the storms that...
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February 18, 2014
As many folks know, my daughter lives in Chicago. Yesterday afternoon she sent me a short video she took on...
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February 16, 2014
Two significant snowstorms have been sufficient to push Birmingham's 2013-14 snow season into he top 12 all time. Will we...
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February 14, 2014
A fairly strong earthquake occurred around 9:25 p.m. CST across northern Georgia and South Carolina. It was felt in Columbia...
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February 11, 2014
The winter storm that is affecting much of the country is getting some rarely used descriptions, such as historic and...
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January 11, 2014
The NWS in Tallahassee has issued a tornado warning for Bay County till 9:30 AM CST ...AT 902 AM CST...TRAINED...
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December 30, 2013
Here is my annual list of the top weather events in the U.S. this year: 1. El Reno Tornado: Massive...
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December 7, 2013
The graphic is a nod to my hero, Weather Historian David Ludlum, who founded and edited Weatherwise Magazine for years....
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November 23, 2013
Looking at the weather maps, there is quite the mess developing to our west. We are seeing winter storms watches...
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November 17, 2013
An active day for severe weather will continue into the overnight hours as this power and dynamic system moves east....
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November 17, 2013
Watching the radar this afternoon, it continues to show the scope of the severe weather outbreak ongoing across the Great...
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November 17, 2013
A severe storm that has a history of producing a confirmed tornado is approaching the Paducah, Kentucky area. The storm...
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November 17, 2013
Here is the radar with current warnings: There are numerous reports of severe damage from a long track supercell that...
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November 10, 2013
Some late morning notes on Alabama weather on this November Sunday: ...Today is the 11th anniversary of the Veterans Day...
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November 7, 2013
This close-up of Super Typhoon Haiyan shows structural features rarely seen in such powerful storms. Because of the time difference...
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November 7, 2013
The weather story of the week and perhaps the year is Super Typhoon Haiyan. Haiyan is a very powerful super...
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October 4, 2013
A large tornado is doing damage near Quimby, Iowa tonight. ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL...
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October 4, 2013
LATE REPORT from Jeff Kc5gla (via spotternetwork.org) @ 6:57 PM CDT -- (S) Tor -- -- Spotter is 2 miles...
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July 28, 2013
It has been a summer of high amplitude weather patterns across the United States. Huge ridges with record heat. Deep...
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July 26, 2013
A complex of very severe thunderstorms pummeled the Albuquerque, NM area tonight with wind gusts to nearly 90 mph, intense...
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July 20, 2013
The weather forecast for Johnstown, PA on July 19, 1977 called for a 30 percent chance of thundershowers. Forecasters knew...
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July 20, 2013
July temperatures in the northeastern United States have run as much as 6-8 degrees F above normal so far in...
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July 19, 2013
An extraordinary night in Las Vegas tonight as severe thunderstorms have brought high winds and flooding rains to the city....
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July 14, 2013
An upper low between Kansas City and Little Rock is bringing showers and storms to the Central and Southern Plains...
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June 29, 2013
The western United States is sizzling under a huge 594 dkm upper level high pressure system. Lots of records fell...
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May 25, 2013
UPDATED AT 11:45 FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER GRAPHIC AND THE 4 INCH RAINFALL TOTAL BETWEEN 6-7 AM. A major,...
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May 22, 2013
Steve Jones of AlabamaQuake.com supplied the following piece of interesting seismic history today: "At 3:11 pm (19:11 UTC) on the...
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May 20, 2013
A large and powerful tornado is on the ground right now approaching Moore, Oklahoma. Here is the stream from KFOR.
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May 15, 2013
The storm we have been tracking for over an hour across southern parts of the Dallas Metroplex has produced a...
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May 15, 2013
A dangerous situation tonight in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Strong indications of a tornado approaching Cleburne now. Damage has been...
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March 11, 2013
From our friend Steve Jones at AlabamaQuake: On this date in 2011, a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck just off...
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February 11, 2013
National Weather Service damage survey teams initially reported that the tornado that struck Hattiesburg late yesterday afternoon was a high...
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February 9, 2013
Additional accumulation this morning at Boston's Logan Airport put the current blizzard solidly into fifth place in terms of all...
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February 9, 2013
The 21.8 inches of snow through 7 a.m. at Boston's Logan Airport is not an all time record there, but...
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February 8, 2013
A view from Boston's Back Bay tonight thanks to Twitter user @knomad. Some notes from the Northeast: NEW YORK CITY/LONG...
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February 8, 2013
Snow begins from NYC to Boston. Intensity will increase dramatically this afternoon with increasing wind. Below is the blizzard warning...
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January 30, 2013
The thunderstorm that displayed impressive rotation over Calhoun and Cleburne Counties went on to produce a large tornado in Northwest...
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January 1, 2013
As we turn the page from 2012 to 2013, I thought it would be a good time to look back...
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December 30, 2012
Tonight on WeatherBrains, we will discuss the top weather events of 2012 in the United States. Please give us your...
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December 19, 2012
A tornado watch is up for much of West Arkansas and East Oklahoma tonight until 2am CST. This batch of...
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November 11, 2012
Our friend Scott Unger from the National Weather Service wanted us to extend a last minute invitation to his final ...
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October 31, 2012
In October 1997, emergency management officials in Westchester County, New York ran a hurricane simulation for their area. The fictional...
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October 29, 2012
From the NWS New York City: RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 949 PM EST MON OCT...
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October 29, 2012
The tide at Battery Park is now approaching 8 feet above mean lower low water. The astronomical tide right now...
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October 29, 2012
The center of historic Hurricane Sandy is now moving much faster and will make landfall over southern New Jersey near...
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October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy now strongest hurricane north of North Carolina (943 mb). Stronger than 1938 hurricane. NEW YORK ...NYC Mayor urges...
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October 27, 2012
A tsunami Warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the north...
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October 20, 2012
On this date in 1991, red flag conditions existed in the Bay Area of Northern California, signifying a very high...
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October 13, 2012
Lightning suspended the Alabama/Missouri game for a time, which is no surprise. But the teams are coming back out, and...
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October 13, 2012
Here is a look at the Pleasant Hill radar (near Kansas City). Columbia MO is near the top right edge...
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October 13, 2012
It's a good news, bad news scenario for all of our friends interested in the conditions for today's Alabama/Missouri game...
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August 20, 2012
* Late this morning, a solid line of thunderstorms, overdosed with lightning, extended from the west Gulf of Mexico northeastward...
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June 30, 2012
Two tornadoes are reported in Virginia now. One north of Richmond and another east southeast of Richmond heading toward Williamsburg....
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June 30, 2012
The NWS is slowly phasing out the old DIFAX charts that we used to receive on wet paper facsimile machines...
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June 29, 2012
There are continuous severe thunderstorm warnings all the way from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Durham, North Carolina this evening. Friday was...
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June 26, 2012
After a day of producing astronomical rains over the Florida Panhandle between Tallahassee and Apalachicola as it sat stalled over...
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June 25, 2012
The Air Force plane is on a northbound vector to the center of Tropical Storm Debby as I start writeing...
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June 24, 2012
Debby is essentially stationary tonight. The Air Force plane found the center just a little east northeast of the previous...
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June 24, 2012
Two feet of water reported in the Wal-Mart store in Hudson in Pasco County. From Pasco County: Rowan Road and...
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June 22, 2012
Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for parts of the New York City metro area this afternoon. A severe thunderstorm...
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June 9, 2012
LATE REPORT As of 2:33, numerous roads and businesses are flooded in the Pensacola area including downtown Pensacola around Palafox....
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June 9, 2012
LATE REPORT 115 PM Water is entering the first floor of Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. Numerous areas roads are flooded....
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June 3, 2012
The list of places that recorded their all time record warmest springs (considered to be March - May for climate...
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May 31, 2012
HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU? 113F at Yuma, AZ today was a record for the date by 3 degrees. It was...
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May 9, 2012
Screen capture from KSNV video. Read full story here. Monday, a significant dust devil cut a path across parts of...
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April 15, 2012
It's been a beautiful day across Central Alabama. Once the sun burned away the low clouds, the mercury warmed quickly....
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April 15, 2012
10:14 UPDATE The NWS Tulsa has posted a severe thunderstorm for Washington County, where Fayetteville is located. 10:08 UPDATE This...
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April 15, 2012
Our intrepid local chasers Mike Wilhelm and John Brown hit the road this weekend to capture some Plains tornadoes. Caught...
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April 15, 2012
This week marked the 65th anniversary of one of the worst tornadoes in Oklahoma history. On April 9, 1947, 116...
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April 14, 2012
From Sedgwick County Emergency Management concerning the tornado that passed across the Wichita Metro tonight: We will have significant damage...
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April 14, 2012
In this radar image, you can see the storm producing the tornado that struck Wichita approaching El Dorado. To the...
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April 14, 2012
Tornado was visible at 10:36 p.m. near McConnell AFB. The tornado has crossed the southern part of Wichita and is...
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April 14, 2012
LATE REPORT: from Tim Marquis (via spotternetwork.org) @ 10:15 PM CDT -- (S) Tor -- -- Spotter is 3 miles...
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April 14, 2012
Starting to get reports of damage from Sumner County, southwest of Wichita,including homes destroyed. The tornado will pass very near...
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April 14, 2012
The NWS has issued a tornado warning for Sedgwick County, KS, including the City of Wichita. The large wedge tornado...
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April 14, 2012
"Very, very large wedge tornado" crossed the OK/KS border into Kansas a short time ago. Late report at 9 p.m....
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April 14, 2012
We have been tracking a long lived cyclic supercell in northern Oklahoma for well over an hour. Val Castor says...
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April 14, 2012
Channel 9 in OKC tracking huge tornado west southwest of Cherokee in northern Oklahoma. It is moving moving toward Cherokee...
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April 14, 2012
Large tornado captured on the ground near Waynoka OK on Channel 9. This capture was taken when it had gotten...
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April 14, 2012
Another tornado on the ground in Kansas. This one closer to Wichita and threatening Hutchinson. It shows the classic "flying...
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April 14, 2012
The tornado we have been tracking aparently lifted before hitting Salina KS. But it is back on the ground near...
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April 14, 2012
LATE REPORT at 6:38: Spotters indicate the tornado coming into the heart of Salina KS has lifted. It may still...
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April 14, 2012
Terry Sasser sent us this image from his Gibson Ridge with Spotter Network activated showing all of the chasers lined...
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April 14, 2012
Two of our crack Alabama storm chasers are in the heart of the high risk today over the Plains states...
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April 13, 2012
Looks like a tornado moved through Norman, OK around 4:30 CDT this afternoon. The OU campus is OK, but some...
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April 10, 2012
Today is the 33 anniversary of the F4 tornado that ripped a path of destruction through Wichita Falls, Texas on...
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April 8, 2012
Friend of the blog Kerry Colburn, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Alaska wrote in Saturday to report that Anchorage...
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April 3, 2012
We have always worried about a scenario that involved multiple large supercells tracking across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. That is...
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January 31, 2012
* It is 60 below zero this hour at Bettles, Alaska. * Yesterday it was 62 below zero at Fort...
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January 28, 2012
Just because we have enjoyed a mild winter, it doesn't mean other parts of the world are as lucky. I...
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January 22, 2012
Several potentially tornadic supercells south and southeast of Pine Bluff in eastern Arkansas. Spotters report lots of power flashes southwest...
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January 22, 2012
From our sister station, KATV in Little Rock.... Video streaming by Ustream
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January 14, 2012
Check out these official Alaska reports at 4 o'clock this morning, their time. Alaska is having a very tough winter....
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January 9, 2012
Hundreds of motorists are stranded in Houston this morning due to serious flooding; parts of the city have received over...
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January 3, 2012
A few shots from our time at Snowshoe, West Virginia (elevation 4,848 feet) last week with our church youth group......
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December 31, 2011
Greetings from Shoeshow, West Virginia. Elevation near 4800 feet. Here with a youth group from my church. Managed to do...
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December 20, 2011
Here is a roundup of expected weather for tomorrow and also for the Christmas weekend. Not an all-inclusive list but...
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November 7, 2011
Quite a significant tornado event in Southwest Oklahoma this afternoon... the tornado below was captured 4 miles west of Frederick,...
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October 29, 2011
Here is the output from the High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR)... showing expected snow accumulation through 15 hours...
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September 30, 2011
Heavy rain has postponed Game One of the AL Division League Series between the Yankees and Tigers tonight in the...
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August 28, 2011
These totals are for the 24 hours ending around 7 pm, EDT today. Remember these are not complete event totals,...
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August 3, 2011
The amazing heat continues across the South. Look at these maximum temperatures from today. They are taken from the hourly...
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July 23, 2011
The big high pressure ridge aloft has been vacationing along the East Coast this week, resulting in some dangerous heat....
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July 8, 2011
History is in the offing this morning as the final Space Shuttle mission is scheduled to lift off from the...
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June 9, 2011
BYE BYE BIG APPLE: Leaving New York City this afternoon where New Yorkers have been sweltering in the same excessive...
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May 24, 2011
The action is already beginning in Oklahoma...with a confirmed large multiple vortex tornado on the ground near Longdale, or about...
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May 24, 2011
The weather word will come to Birmingham October 15-21 of this year as the National Weather Association Annual Meeting will...
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May 22, 2011
As in most cases, the early reports are quite sketchy, but it seems that a fairly strong tornado moved across...
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April 24, 2011
A tornado warning is in effect for for the area just north of Nashville early this afternoon... while Alabama remains...
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April 22, 2011
Lots of tornado damage reported at Lambert Field with minor injuries... below is the velocity image as the storm passed...
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April 22, 2011
Life threatening storms... two of them... are near St. Louis...
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April 20, 2011
Get ready for damaging winds from Millport in southern Lamar County to along US-82 in northern Pickens (Mcedonia, Reform, Gordo)...
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April 17, 2011
Scroll down for more interesting coverage from this morning, including breathtaking video from John Brown and Mike Wilhelm as they...
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April 16, 2011
The SPC is going high risk for eastern North Carolina this afternoon due to moderate instability, increasing moisture and very...
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April 14, 2011
Our sister station in Tulsa, KTUL, now reports 1 dead and 3 critical injuries in the community of Tushka, Oklahoma,...
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April 10, 2011
Interestingly enough, tomorrow is the 46th anniversary of one of the most disastrous tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. The Palm...
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April 9, 2011
The Weather Office has been all a twitter on this Saturday afternoon, waiting to see if we would establish a...
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April 4, 2011
This report from the NWS Jackson... Braxton [Simpson Co, MS] law enforcement reports TORNADO at 05:38 PM CDT -- update...Simpson...
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March 31, 2011
This video was taken during the tornadic thunderstorm that moved through Lakeland, Florida today. Thanks to James Hulgan for passing...
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March 25, 2011
Looking at visible satellite pictures across the southeastern United States this morning, one thing stands out if you are looking...
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March 22, 2011
This is part 2 of a blog I started on the physics of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A...
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March 14, 2011
First of all, we must not forget the human tragedy that has occurred in Japan. However, there is a lot...
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March 11, 2011
A major 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan overnight, and a tsunami could approach Hawaii between...
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March 4, 2011
This morning a strong high pressure area (1042 millibars) was centered over New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It, by habit,...
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March 2, 2011
* Nearest rain to Alabama this morning is a few light showers near Las Vegas! That may not be reaching...
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February 27, 2011
Things are getting started a little early in the warm, moist flow over Central Tennessee. Look at this classic supercell...
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February 27, 2011
The SPC has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of Kansas and Missouri as elevated thunderstorms are intensifying ahead...
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February 24, 2011
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 704 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION......
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February 24, 2011
In short note form... * Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues until 11 am for South Central Oklahoma and a small part...
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February 21, 2011
* 12 is how many inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul from this latest storm * 22 inches of...
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February 18, 2011
Many of you may recall that I wrote recently on this blog that I will likely have to go to...
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February 16, 2011
Kristie Calvin, the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher in North Pole. Alaska reported a temperature of 40 below zero at 7 am....
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February 15, 2011
(Plus a bit of non-weather stuff. Have not done one of these in a long time, may no longer be...
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February 13, 2011
ON THE WEATHER MAPS THIS AFTERNOON: The big picture shows a weakening upper trough over the eastern United States with...
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February 11, 2011
FINAL UPDATE 11 AM TO ADD 15 ADDITIONAL REPORTS Here we go with another long list of low temperatures this...
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February 9, 2011
HUNTSVILLE Winter Storm Warning 6 pm today until 6 am Thursday. Chance of snow late this afternoon but no accumulation....
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February 3, 2011
This map shows most of the winter weather advisories (in blue) and winter storm warnings (in teal) across much of...
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February 3, 2011
We have had a number of requests to post some actual snow amounts from the historic winter storm that covered...
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February 2, 2011
HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY * Hard Freeze Warning tonight, low 22 * Winter Storm Watch Thursday afternoon through Friday morning...
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February 1, 2011
The City of Chicago is under siege tonight from our massive winter storm. Traffic is stopped deadstill on Lakeshore Drive...
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February 1, 2011
Australia has been hit with tropical cyclone after tropical cyclone this year. Flooding has been unbelievable. Around Brisbane, the nation's...
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February 1, 2011
Dallas-Fort Worth...16, partly cloudy, wind north, gusts 37 wind chill 4 below Oklahoma City...10, blowing snow, north, gusts 35, wind...
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February 1, 2011
Chicago is going to be one of the hardest hit cities in this super snowstorm that will cover more than...
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February 1, 2011
Using incomplete sentences to save time and space. Please scroll down for a lot more information. All of that is...
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February 1, 2011
NOTE: Please scroll down for short notes posted earlier. They are still valid ...Two Tornado Warnings so far this morning...
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February 1, 2011
NOTE: This is such a major winter event that we will try to post more often with reports from all...
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January 31, 2011
How about this one from the NWS Tulsa... telling folks in Northeast Oklahoma know that any loss of power will...
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January 31, 2011
I recommend that you don't try to go to any of these places. I don't believe I've seen so many...
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January 31, 2011
There are many people around the nation that are part of this blog family... and needless to say there is...
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January 30, 2011
Check out the 00Z RPM accumulated snow output through 72 hours... it tells the story... One to two FEET of...
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January 29, 2011
A major winter storm will affect areas from the Rockies through the Plains and Midwest in the week ahead. An...
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January 27, 2011
Some of the horticulturists can correct me, but I think we are getting into the time of the year where...
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January 27, 2011
A record storm for parts of the Northeast USA. The powerful low pressure area that semi-cheated Alabama from getting a...
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January 26, 2011
THUNDERSNOW IN WASHINGTON! Heavy snow is starting in Washington at this hour and a thunderstorm is also in progress! A...
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January 25, 2011
...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT... .A VERY DYNAMIC AND MOIST SYSTEM DEVELOPING ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST THIS...
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January 22, 2011
My good friend Brant McConkey sent this note and picture from North Carolina this morning of snow at the beach...
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January 22, 2011
Here's something you don't see everyday: a winter weather advisory on the North Carolina coast. Accumulations of 1 to 2...
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January 18, 2011
.....Plus a few notes from other far-flung locations... Not a great deal going on in Alabama. Just before noon scattered...
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January 12, 2011
"Your proposal was well received by the review panel and was recommended for funding. However, limited program resources will prevent...
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January 12, 2011
Thanks to Chuck Prevatte for these images from the Boston area... he writes... "James and Crew, Here are some more...
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January 10, 2011
Interesting special weather statement from the NWS in Fairbanks AK tonight... It affects aviation, because most altimeters used for measuring...
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January 7, 2011
(The early model data is coming in, and it looks like the current forecast is in good shape. Scroll down...
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January 5, 2011
Here is a list of some cold temperatures from far and wide. See other blog posts on how this could...
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December 31, 2010
Here is a link to live streaming coverage from KTVI St. Louis. There are numerous reports of tornado damage now...
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December 31, 2010
A damaging tornado is on the ground near Rolla MO at this time. Initial reports are that there are multiple...
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December 30, 2010
These brief items collected over the last few days: .....51% of the Lower 48 states with a blanket of snow...
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December 28, 2010
Just for the fun of it (well, maybe fun is the wrong word) so lets say for the interest of...
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December 27, 2010
A midday update from Chuck Prevatte "James and folks, The NWS let the Blizzard Warning expire at 1200 EST. My...
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December 27, 2010
I believe that 46 of the lower 48 states had some snow on the ground on Sunday. Only Louisiana and...
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December 27, 2010
Thanks to WeatherBrains listener Chuck Prevatte for these images captured within the hour at Hanscom AFB between Lexington and Concord...
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December 27, 2010
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN NYC JFK Airport reported true blizzard conditions tonight between 9 p.m. and midnight, with winds averaging 36...
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December 26, 2010
Blizzard conditions are expected tonight along the East Coast as a big storm off the New Jersey coast pounds the...
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December 26, 2010
New York City forecast from the NWS... ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 354 AM EST SUN...
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December 24, 2010
We have all seen the awesome TV coverage of almost unheard of flash flooding in the SW USA this week....
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December 22, 2010
NOTE: The forecast for individual cities below is an excerpt from their NWS forecasts for that particular city. Don't have...
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December 19, 2010
The messages out of National Weather Service offices in the West are sounding more urgent as a mammoth storm hammers...
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December 19, 2010
The blended precipitable water produce from NESDIS shows the firehose of moisture being pointed at the western U.S. right now,...
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December 13, 2010
From the NWS Pueblo CO... They sent a correction a few minutes later...
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December 12, 2010
A long list of winter weather advisories filled my reading pile this morning. Let's sit down with a mug of...
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December 10, 2010
See the RPM accumulated snow forecast... and the statement from the NWS Minneapolis... URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER...
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December 6, 2010
As expected, a ton of Alabamians will be traveling to Arizona and Florida around New Year's to see the Tide...
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November 24, 2010
This is a wide variety of brief notes concerning adverse weather in many parts of the USA (We may use...
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November 12, 2010
Parts of the Texas panhandle near Amarillo picked up a few inches of convective snow this morning... it has all...
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November 7, 2010
Midafternoon readings across the Southeast. MORE RECORD COOL IN FLORIDA: The Sunshine State was shivering a bit on Sunday again. ...
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November 6, 2010
UPDATE: 67F at Miami and West Palm Beach today, both are record low maximums for November 6th. Yesterday's high at...
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