November 6, 2023
Alabama Meteorologist Alan Sealls has just published an engaging and comprehensive guide to understanding weather phenomena. Alan, "The Best Weatherman...
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October 8, 2023
Today. I am getting to ride tne of he most beautiful steam locomotives ever produced, the Norfolk and Western J-Class...
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November 24, 2020
If you have a weather enthusiast on your holiday shopping list, I have a suggestion that I can promise you...
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September 15, 2018
Many are asking about the current "Red Tide" situation at Panama City Beach.... Photo above taken Saturday September 15 by...
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June 25, 2018
I was on vacation Friday night, June 22, but weather never stops or sleeps. I worked the severe thunderstorm event...
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January 2, 2018
Welcome to a new year, and to what usually ranks as the coldest month on the calendar for the city...
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September 23, 2017
I was reading through the latest discussion from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Hurricane Maria and I was struck...
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August 21, 2017
The amount of bad information concerning today's event is scary. Here are some notes this morning to set the record...
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February 16, 2017
The International Space Station will be making a pass through the sky over Alabama this evening and it will give...
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February 12, 2017
NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador and WeatherBrains Contributor Tony Rice will be sharing his weekly astronomy column with us here...
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January 31, 2017
Look to the west immediately after sunset and you will be wowed by the show that the moon, Venus and...
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January 18, 2017
Please make plans to attend the first meeting of 2017 on Tuesday, January 24th. The chapter is excited to have...
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January 10, 2017
We live in the "age of information", yet ignorance and misinformation seem to be at an all-time high. Those of...
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January 9, 2017
Because winter weather took center stage on Friday, our weekly edition of Good News Stories from Alabama NewsCenter was abbreviated....
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January 7, 2017
Still getting flooded with specific traffic questions this evening... again, I am a meteorologist, not a highway engineer, and all...
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January 7, 2017
After last night's winter storm, we have a bright sunny, but very cold day. The high will be around 30...
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January 6, 2017
Our Alabama NewsCenter friends bring us more Good News Stories from across the lovely state of Alabama! Because we are...
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December 30, 2016
As we ring in the New Year, our friends at Alabama NewsCenter show us that festivities abound and highlight the...
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December 16, 2016
From the 2016 holiday gift guide to Can't Miss Alabama events and from homemade goodies to hometown heroes, this week's...
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December 2, 2016
From the festive events to football championships, from community outreach to scientific advances, and from building businesses to building relationships,...
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November 28, 2016
The AlabamaWX Blog is in severe weather mode, but take a second to peruse some uplifting stories from this week's...
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November 18, 2016
From space exploration to satsumas, from buttery bags to burgeoning businesses, and from holiday festivals to Hall of Fame artists,...
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November 11, 2016
This week, we pay homage to America's service men and women by bringing you Good News Stories from our Alabama...
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November 5, 2016
A friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends tonight. We fall back on Standard Time at 2AM in the morning....
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November 4, 2016
From football, festivals and fresh food to national parks to new productions, our Alabama NewsCenter friends inspire us to get out and enjoy...
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October 28, 2016
Each week we are proud to bring you Good News Stories from across our lovely state, as reported by our...
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October 21, 2016
From fall festivities to football, from industrial vacancies to innovation visions, from startups to pop-ups, and from hummingbirds to haunted houses, our...
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October 14, 2016
From to block prints to Broadway stardom, from shrimp festivals to state-of-the-art sawmills, and from 'Hey Day' to Halloween safety,...
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October 7, 2016
From Marvel comics to motorcycles, from Oktoberfest to football, and from cursive to clean-up, our friends at Alabama NewsCenter bring...
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September 30, 2016
From Fiesta, festivals & flea markets to ships, planes & automobiles, our Alabama NewsCenter Partners capture what is happening across...
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September 26, 2016
From Airbus to artistic expression, from channels of communication to coal country, and from musicians to medical advances, our Alabama...
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September 16, 2016
Start your weekend with a look at upcoming events and a look back at this week's Good News stories from across Alabama!...
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September 9, 2016
It's Festival Time across Alabama and some great events headline this week's collection of Good News from the Alabama News...
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September 2, 2016
From Jerusalem to Jacksonville, from Pie Lab to Pepper Place, from trivia to Zika and from the Edge of Chaos...
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August 26, 2016
It was a week of innovation and inspiration in Alabama this week and our friends at Alabama NewsCenter captured it all....
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August 19, 2016
Crimson Tide and the floods, Birminghamians visit Birmingham, Alabama actresses take New York and kayak fishing in Bayou La Batre...
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August 5, 2016
Each week, we sit down with Andy Hanna of Hanna's Garden Center to talk about Central Alabama gardening. Here is...
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July 15, 2016
From Media Days to monuments, from the Bronze Bomber to the Sonic Suitcase and from SlossFest to Small Stages, this...
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July 8, 2016
From Nick Saban and the West Virginia floods to a young man from Theodore winning the top global prize in...
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July 1, 2016
Bama bikes, beautiful beaches, Birmingham Barons, B&B, Brexit and Bentley were in this week’s good news from Alabama NewsCenter. And...
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June 24, 2016
From Birmingham’s Batman to Tuscaloosa’s “Wicked” star and Miranda Lambert’s Alabama musician boyfriend, there are plenty of interesting people and...
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June 17, 2016
From Deontay Wilder to Winston Groom and from Project Sunrise to Milo’s Tea, there is a bit of good news...
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June 17, 2016
From Deontay Wilder to Winston Groom and from Project Sunrise to Milo’s Tea, there is a bit of good news...
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June 10, 2016
Pastries, performers, patients and pianos all came together to make up the latest stories from our Alabama NewsCenter partnership. Birmingham pastry...
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June 3, 2016
Bear Bryant’s ring, banjo strings, artistic things and lineman kings are among the abundance of good news from Alabama NewsCenter...
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May 27, 2016
From Cane Creek Canyon to Cahaba lilies and from crab cakes to red snapper there are many things that make...
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May 20, 2016
This week our friends at Alabama NewsCenter went from the Regions Tradition to regional economic development with a few ships,...
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May 6, 2016
From pine beetles to quesadillas, from Honda to Highlands and from Nike to concertinas, our friends at Alabama NewsCenter were busy...
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April 29, 2016
Alabama NewsCenter helped us mark the somber fifth anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornadoes but also brought us plenty...
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April 23, 2016
Our friends at Alabama NewsCenter were busy this past week offering up positive stories about the state. Barber Motorsports Park...
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April 18, 2016
The Central Alabama Chapter of the National Weather Association is pleased to announce that we are offering two college scholarships...
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April 15, 2016
From football to golf to business, there was plenty of good news in the state from our friends at Alabama...
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April 11, 2016
Miss the big annual spotter training? Here are the sessions. Part one features the basic training from Brian Peters... part...
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April 8, 2016
Vikings, ventures, vehicles and vittles were the subjects of some our favorite stories from Alabama NewsCenter this past week. Do...
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April 1, 2016
Some inspiring individual stories and some collective accomplishments mark this week’s collection of good news stories from our friends at...
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March 25, 2016
Alabamians really shined this past week, from those who built the first Alabama-made Airbus to Alabama coach Nick Saban, Apple...
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March 18, 2016
A week that started with springing our clocks forward ended with March Madness. In between, Alabama NewsCenter found spring football...
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March 17, 2016
On Monday, March 7th, the sixth graders at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia, led by science teacher Mrs. Diane McAliley,...
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March 16, 2016
On Monday, March 7th, the sixth graders at Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia, led by science teacher Mrs. Diane McAliley,...
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March 11, 2016
From an Alzheimer’s love story to hunting for economic development in Alabama’s Black Belt and a true sign of progress...
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March 9, 2016
The first meeting of 2016 is coming up Thursday for the Central Alabama chapter of the National Weather Association and...
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March 4, 2016
From the Fort Morgan Pier to the White House, Alabamians were creating stories that inspire us. Here are our favorites...
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February 19, 2016
Valentine’s Day may be over, but we still found plenty to love with the good news stories reported by our partners...
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February 12, 2016
Valentine’s Day is upon us, reminding us how much we love good news about Alabama. Like a box of chocolates,...
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January 29, 2016
How about some good news to go along with this beautiful weather? Here are some of our favorite stories from...
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January 25, 2016
Here is a recap of the good news from the past week from our friends at Alabama NewsCenter. Nick Saban...
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January 15, 2016
A football champion is crowned, an historic landmark is reborn and the next Alabama-built vehicle was unveiled to the world....
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January 11, 2016
Two Alabama university football programs are making championship runs. The anticipation of that and the promise of a new year...
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January 4, 2016
Operational meteorologists are dealing with an issue that won't go away, and seems to be more problematic every year. It...
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January 1, 2016
Christmas storms, football and economic development news made for an interesting week and our partners at Alabama NewsCenter found and...
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December 25, 2015
Christmas lights aren’t the only thing making life brighter these days. Sharing some of our favorite good news stories from...
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December 24, 2015
Times have changed; prior to any significant severe weather or winter storm threat, I spend long hours working social media,...
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December 18, 2015
A Heisman, higher water levels, helping others, hunting for the perfect Alabama Christmas gift and all that jazz were some...
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December 11, 2015
Bobby Bowden on a tank! A Heisman Trophy winner? A Birmingham company will distribute Coke in Atlanta, the hometown of...
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December 4, 2015
Power bills going down, Honda’s economic impact is going up, Christmas lights are lighting up, football is winding down and...
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November 27, 2015
The Iron Bowl, economic development, ice skating and holiday shopping were among our favorite stories from Alabama NewsCenter this week....
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November 23, 2015
I have posted about these issues multiple times, but with so many questions this morning, here we go again. Let's...
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November 20, 2015
Good news on the economic, medical, millennial and entertainment fronts this week. Here are some our favorite stories from Alabama...
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November 13, 2015
Veterans, “Cinderella,” economic development, Festival of Lights and “Nerdy Nummies” were among our favorite stories from this past week from...
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November 8, 2015
Yemen is a popular spot for tropical cyclones this time of year - well, at least this year. The second...
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October 31, 2015
Tonight, Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 AM local time. We will fall back to Standard Time, so make...
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October 31, 2015
I ran across this completely by accident, and I am so glad I did. I know it is NOT about...
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October 30, 2015
From monster makeup to Magic City Classic, here are some of our favorite stories from the past week from our...
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October 30, 2015
As I was casually scrolling through my twitter feed yesterday, I became clearly aware of the number of people who...
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October 19, 2015
A major economic development announcement, an Alabama film’s national premiere and the opening of a new hospital area among our...
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October 9, 2015
From superheroes to hot-air balloons and “swiftnadoes,” something was in the air at Alabama NewsCenter this past week. These are some...
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October 4, 2015
It's been a cloudy, rainy, and rather blustery day for the people in Bermuda. Hurricane Joaquin, though diminishing some in...
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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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October 3, 2015
I know that South Carolina is a long way off, but weather enthusiasts are focused on that area because of...
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October 2, 2015
Our partners at Alabama NewsCenter had a busy week reporting on the good news of the state. Here are some...
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September 25, 2015
There was plenty of good news in and about Alabama this past week from our partners at Alabama NewsCenter. Can’t...
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September 11, 2015
Here are some of our favorite stories from our partners at Alabama NewsCenter from this past week. It’s No. 6...
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September 4, 2015
Here are some of our favorite stories from our friends at Alabama NewsCenter from this past week, August 28-September 3,...
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September 3, 2015
I think most of you know by now the "James Spann 24/7" weather app has been replaced by a new...
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August 28, 2015
Here are some of our favorite stories from our partners at Alabama NewsCenter from this past week, August 21 -...
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August 21, 2015
Here are some of our favorite stories from our partners at Alabama NewsCenter from the past week, August 14 -...
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July 23, 2015
Magical things are happening in Birmingham right now. The re-urbanization of the City Center is well underway and gaining momentum....
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July 1, 2015
Again, I apologize to all of you who have not been able to access weather data from the James Spann...
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July 1, 2015
Most all of you have noticed by now the "James Spann 24/7" app is not functioning. The issue started early...
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May 11, 2015
When J.B.'s son Steve broke the news to me this afternoon, it almost took my breath away. Yes, we all...
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May 11, 2015
My long time mentor, J.B. Elliott, who worked at the National Weather Service in Birmingham for over 30 years, passed...
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April 27, 2015
Tonight is our first Chapter Meeting of 2015! The meeting will be at the NWS Birmingham with special quest speaker,...
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March 3, 2015
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar...
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February 16, 2015
A look back at the forecast for today, since it has brought out a number of Facebook trolls. LAST FRIDAY:...
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December 18, 2014
I always enjoy hearing from our viewers, listeners, and readers. Thanks to social media, broadcasting has become a two way...
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December 7, 2014
An upper level disturbance to the west of Alabama has spread a nice layer of cirrostratus clouds across the northern...
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November 11, 2014
-Credit Mark Bradley AJC https://markbradley.blog.ajc.com/2014/01/29/snowjam-2014-atlanta-at-its-absolute-worst/ Sorry for the late notice, but finding a venue for our last full chapter meeting...
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November 9, 2014
I have been doing weather on television since the summer of 1978... and over these 36 years I can clearly...
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November 1, 2014
A friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends tonight. We fall back on Standard Time at 2AM in the morning....
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October 30, 2014
No, I am not talking about a "long winter" due to excessive cold/snow/ice, etc... but due to the extra work...
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October 23, 2014
The sun will look like this in the western sky late this afternoon... Partial eclipses occur when the moon blocks...
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October 19, 2014
The Internet is a great equalizer. Website and blogging platforms have given everyone a voice. Social media is a powerful...
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September 17, 2014
This guest post was authored by Dr. John Knox, an associate professor in the Geography Department and the Atmospheric Sciences...
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July 26, 2014
Most of you know I work a pretty long day... up before 5 a.m... not home until around midnight. My...
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June 2, 2014
We welcome Meaghan Thomas to the ABC 33/40 Weather Team... Ashley Brand left the station at the end of April,...
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April 22, 2014
Yesterday, Brian posted about the Birmingham NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter being off the air. Today we received an update from...
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April 20, 2014
My first J.B. Elliott experience was probably in 1971. The National Weather Service in Birmingham had a recorded telephone line...
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April 15, 2014
It is my sad duty to let you know that "the world's greatest weatherman"... J.B. Elliott... is officially retiring this...
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April 1, 2014
A great opportunity for all you weather enthusiast out there. This weekend, April 4-5, 2014 is the 12th Annual Southeast...
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March 14, 2014
Come one, come all to the first meeting of 2014 for the Central Alabama Chapter of the National Weather Association....
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March 14, 2014
On Saturday, March 1st, National Weather Association Central Alabama Chapter President Bill Murray and Past President Kevin Laws from the...
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January 12, 2014
Warmest in the Lower 48 States yesterday was 86F at Orlando, FL. Coldest yesterday was -4F at Alamosa, CO. Only...
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January 5, 2014
As we wait on the Arctic front and air mass to make its way into Alabama, I believe we are...
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November 24, 2013
Thanks to all for attending Storm Alert 2013 yesterday at the BJCC… another huge crowd. Special thanks to Brian Peters...
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November 22, 2013
Our annual storm spotter training called Storm Alert Xtreme is tomorrow at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center… and we are...
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November 14, 2013
An interesting image created by our friends at the Cooperate Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies in Madison, Wisconsin. The have...
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November 10, 2013
Most of you know I work weather support for many college football games in Alabama, and I was, as usual,...
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November 2, 2013
A friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends tonight. We fall back on standard time at 2AM in the morning....
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September 10, 2013
Thanks to Bill Cooke of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville for the details concerning last night's event... Monday...
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September 9, 2013
The day has finally arrived and excitement is bubbling over as another prominent meteorologist will be speaking to the Central...
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August 30, 2013
I never know this would be such a touchy subject. After years and years of getting reports of "heat lightning"...
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August 29, 2013
Fodor’s produces one of the most respected curated travel guides in the world. I have dozens of them from over...
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August 27, 2013
Excitement is building as another prominent meteorologist will be coming to speak in Central Alabama to the local NWA Chapter....
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August 24, 2013
Our very own James Spann is featured in a special film this evening at Birmingham's fabulous Sidewalk Film Festival. The...
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August 14, 2013
For those just waking up, a large UPS cargo plane has crashed near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport. It happened around 4:45 a.m....
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August 10, 2013
If you're looking for something fun to do, stop in at Helena Market Days, in its last month of operation...
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July 6, 2013
"If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For...
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June 28, 2013
Nate Johnson, one of the WeatherBrains panelists, was one of the Program Chairs for the AMS Second Conference on Weather...
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April 28, 2013
People have referred to me as a "social media expert". Nope... I am not. And, I am not sure there...
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March 14, 2013
With over 500 Votes being recorded here it is ..... THE UNOFFICIAL TOP 10 LIST OF BEST PLACES TO EAT...
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March 12, 2013
This nice sunny day makes me think of the beach ... and when I am at the beach that means...
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February 27, 2013
Greg Carbin from the SPC sent us word that the deadline for a valuable graduate meteorology scholarship had been extended...
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January 18, 2013
A quick hitting winter storm impacted Alabama on Thursday, January 17, thanks to a deep 500 mb upper low moving...
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January 9, 2013
Tonight I accepted the American Meteorological Society "Award for Broadcast Meteorology" at the AMS annual meeting in Austin, Texas. Bernie...
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December 14, 2012
I am not a journalist, and have never claimed to be one. My first major in college was electrical engineering,...
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December 10, 2012
Yep, I know... the world lives on Facebook, and I spend long hours there pushing weather information. But, quite frankly,...
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December 5, 2012
Late update... USGS has deleted this event after a review by a seismologist... Seems like it was related to mining....
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November 19, 2012
From Steve Jones... our earthquake expert... A small magnitude 2.6 earthquake was registered earlier today at 15:20:10 UTC (9:20:10 am...
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November 12, 2012
Another packed house for our annual storm spotter training at the BJCC... a special thanks to everyone who attended Saturday....
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November 9, 2012
Here at ABC 33/40, we only have one spotter training event every year, and that event is tomorrow! Storm Alert...
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November 6, 2012
From Steve Jones with https://www.alabamaquake.com... Microseisms are the ever-present “background noise” of the earth, caused primarily by the action of...
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October 31, 2012
From Bill Cooke of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.... Update on our visitor from the asteroid belt: 1)...
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October 31, 2012
Good work by Chip Faust as we work to solve the mystery of the fireball seen by thousands across the...
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October 30, 2012
Thanks to Bill Cooke from NASA in Huntsville.. the best meteor expert in the state. He tells us this about...
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October 30, 2012
Social media lit up like a Christmas tree around 5:30 this evening as thousands across North and Central Alabama saw...
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October 30, 2012
This image was captured by Hank Bowman over the Birmingham area this afternoon... Almost looks like a big "eye in...
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October 18, 2012
Okay, so really the title is designed to catch your eye and get you to read the post. I have...
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October 18, 2012
From Steve Jones of alabamaquake.com.... On this date in 1916, the largest earthquake in Alabama’s history struck in the Birmingham...
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October 15, 2012
This is from Steve Jones in Huntsville.... our resident quake expert... A small magnitude 2.3 earthquake was registered by the...
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September 13, 2012
A different kind of watch today across North and Central Alabama...a steam train watch! The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum will...
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September 5, 2012
A strong magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck this morning at 14:42:10 UTC (9:42:10 am CDT) in western Costa Rica at a...
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August 20, 2012
**For those of you that follow me on Facebook... this is an important change** THE PROBLEM: While I am blessed...
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August 18, 2012
There has been a vast change in the way people get weather information over the past several years. While having...
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July 24, 2012
Social media is an interesting thing. Many claim to be an "expert", but I am not sure there really such...
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July 4, 2012
If you use social media, I will make an important change beginning today.... *Alabama severe weather warnings will now be...
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June 29, 2012
Yep, another very hot day, not just in Alabama but far and wide. This list is one of official 11...
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June 5, 2012
Birmingham TV news legend Wendell Harris passed away this morning. Wendell is circled in the image below... part of an...
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June 3, 2012
To my surprise, last night I find my Facebook account has been "disabled"... No warning, no explanation. Just disabled like...
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May 18, 2012
...SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN...
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May 18, 2012
You might recall the story of the dog we found in a tornado ravaged part of Pratt City a couple...
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May 4, 2012
The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend. The moon will officially become full tomorrow...
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May 3, 2012
Many of you remember this remarkable photo by Michael E. Palmer that was in the Tuscaloosa News, the day after...
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May 1, 2012
*83 percent of the cotton crop has been planted in Alabama according to the weekly report from the Alabama Department...
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April 20, 2012
No... we usually don't do lost dog or cat stories here, but I will make an exception. About a month...
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April 20, 2012
This concerns the "NOVA" program that aired recently on PBS... you can watch it here. Let me say up front...
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April 19, 2012
I have been bombarded with requests from people wanting me to mail them a copy of the just released "Remembering...
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April 16, 2012
Received this from Scott Unger of the Birmingham NWS early this morning... "If you get someone calling, saying that their...
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March 18, 2012
Let me say up front we are far from perfect here, and have much to learn when it comes to...
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March 14, 2012
From Steve Jones... "The seismogram and epicenter location map for the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that occurred this morning at 09:08:37...
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March 14, 2012
I continue to get occasional requests to post more of these, so here we go with the first one in...
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March 9, 2012
This is from Steve Jones, who runs the great site alabamaquake.com "I've been working on last night's very small M1.8...
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March 6, 2012
Over on the social media side we have been busy tonight dealing with reports of tremors, booms, and shakes across...
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March 4, 2012
The final stop on this year's severe weather awareness tour is tomorrow evening... we will be at Pleasant Valley High...
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March 4, 2012
I wrote before Friday's tornado outbreak it made no sense to compare the forecast event to any other outbreak... every...
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February 27, 2012
Our annual severe weather awareness tour comes to Cullman this week... we will be at the Cullman Civic Center tomorrow...
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February 23, 2012
Tonight I am asking prayers for my long time friend and associate Bill Murray. Many of you know and appreciate...
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February 21, 2012
If you missed it, here is our severe weather Town Hall meeting at Center Point High School this past Sunday......
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February 21, 2012
The quake was measured nicely in Huntsville by Steve Jones... Steve writes... "A small regional earthquake occurred earlier this morning...
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February 16, 2012
STORM ALERT 2012: Our annual severe weather awareness tour across Alabama comes to Pleasant Grove High School tonight; we will...
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February 15, 2012
These are busy days for us in the weather office at ABC 33/40... we hope to see you along the...
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February 7, 2012
Our annual severe weather awareness tour comes to Phil Campbell this Thursday evening. We will be at Shoals-Northwest Community College,...
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February 2, 2012
When I saw this image running around on Facebook, I thought to myself, "A truthful groundhog!" -Brian-
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February 2, 2012
Our annual severe weather awareness tour across Alabama begins tomight in Tuscaloosa at Central High School. Needless to say, we...
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January 31, 2012
Note the changes below to National Weather Service radio... this information is from John DeBlock of the Birmingham NWS office......
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January 27, 2012
This will be the 14th year of our annual severe weather awareness tour across the state. We kick it off...
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January 26, 2012
We received this note and message from Wally Coker, a longtime ABC 33/40 Weather Watcher from Clay... "I just wanted...
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January 24, 2012
Time to move on... and get to important stuff. Join me and my friends tomorrow night (Wednesday) at Christ City...
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January 24, 2012
I am extremely busy during the late afternoon hours doing a variety of things, but as you might expected I...
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January 24, 2012
See the opening of ABC World News Tonight last night.... NO WARNING? Get a clue. This event was forecast days...
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January 5, 2012
Here is the seismogram of this morning's small earthquake west of Jasper... thanks to Steve Jones for this. He runs...
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January 5, 2012
A 2.9 earthquake was reported by the USGS between Jasper and Townley at 10:00... anyone feel it? See more details...
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December 25, 2011
In case you have not run across the special Christmas video posted on Facebook by Ebony Hall, here it is...
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December 24, 2011
Many of us in the professional weather community here have struggled since the generational tornado outbreak of April 27 this...
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December 13, 2011
I don't ask for help here very often, but we are at a point where you can make a real...
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December 7, 2011
Lots of buzz on social media about this donut in the clouds over the North Atlantic. Looks like some type...
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December 5, 2011
ABC 33/40 weekday morning meteorologist Jason Simpson makes a big move... he will be leaving us in a few weeks...
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December 2, 2011
ABC 33/40 Skywatcher John Brown is selling WeAreAlabama t-shirts... and ALL proceeds in coming weeks will go to this special...
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December 2, 2011
Felt the need to go back and look at the weather event we experienced early in the week as a...
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November 29, 2011
Long time blog readers know these folks show up every time snow is mentioned. Whether the forecast is right or...
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November 25, 2011
This is from Steve Jones... he writes... "James, I have posted at https://alabamaquake.com the seismogram from my Huntsville seismic station,...
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November 25, 2011
A 2.1 quake happened this morning over Winston County between Addison and Double Springs... Details here from the USGS...
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November 20, 2011
For those of you that were unable to attend this year's spotter training (Storm Alert 2011) at the BJCC last...
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November 17, 2011
Thanks to Steve Jones for this image... he writes... "The overnight hours have seen a notable increase in the number...
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November 14, 2011
I don't know if you have followed the latest news on former ABC33/40 intern Ginger Zee, but she has hit...
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November 12, 2011
You can watch our annual storm spotter training live today via uStream... from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. CST... live...
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November 10, 2011
Our annual storm spotter training, Storm Alert Xtreme, is coming to the BJCC this Saturday, November 12! Our associate Brian...
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November 9, 2011
From Steve Jones in Huntsville... "James, I just got in from church tonight, checked the seismograph, and saw the small...
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November 8, 2011
There will be a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System tomorrow, November 9, at 1:00 pm CST. It is...
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October 25, 2011
This shot is from Jonathon Stone via spaceweather.com taken last night at Baileyton, in Cullman County... See spaceweather.com for more...
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October 24, 2011
Henry Reges from CoCoRaHS sent this spectacular montage of photos from the game that he and CoCoRaHS founder Nolan Doesken...
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October 24, 2011
A major geomagnetic storm tonight has produced a rare display of the Northern Lights as far south as Alabama, Arkansas,...
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October 20, 2011
Trying to select a highlight from this week's annual meeting of the National Weather Association is sort of like walking...
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October 19, 2011
Here is the recorded version of last night's Town Hall at the 2011 National Weather Association annual meeting at the...
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October 18, 2011
A very important Town Hall meeting will be held tonight at the Wynfrey as part of the 2011 National Weather...
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October 18, 2011
Tonight, a very special Town Hall meeting will be held in conjunction with the National Weather Association Annual Meeting. Alagasco...
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October 15, 2011
In advance of the National Weather Association annual meeting that begins tomorrow, our company is hosting a weather summit here...
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October 12, 2011
There are four very special weather events that you will not want to miss this weekend in Birmingham. Two you...
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October 12, 2011
Our skilled Skywatcher Ron Hughes completed the full set of birdhouses for the weather team at ABC 33/40 and The...
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October 11, 2011
Congratulations to ABC 33/40 Meteorologist Jason Simpson and his wife Lacey on the birth of their son this morning... Walter...
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October 7, 2011
Many of you have asked about the status of the house that is being built for a family of 11...
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October 4, 2011
LIGHTNING * Did you know that a bolt of lightning is only one to two inches in diameter but a...
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October 1, 2011
The National Weather Association will be hosting a fantastic workshop for science teachers on Monday, October 17th at the Wynfrey...
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September 30, 2011
TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW Bring the entire family for a fun day of weather at the WeatherFest at McWane Science...
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September 28, 2011
I honestly am not a "social media" expert... despite a number of local, regional, and national media articles saying I...
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September 23, 2011
It's not too late to sign up for the outstanding Science Teachers' Workshop being put on by the Education Committee...
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September 23, 2011
(NASA) The NASA UARS satellite is a 6 ton satellite that was placed into orbit by the shuttle Discovery in...
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September 21, 2011
Yes, I know that is a strange title but it was intended that way. You will not see it often...
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September 19, 2011
Needless to say, after this year's historic tornado events, interest is sky high in severe storm spotter training. Here are...
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September 15, 2011
Thought we would pass along this info... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – September 15, 2011 – The Tornado Recovery Action Council (TRAC),...
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September 15, 2011
Science educators continue to find ways to combat the difficulty of keeping America's children interested in science. If you teach...
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September 13, 2011
From Steve Jones in Huntsville... "James, Here is the Huntsville seismogram from the small M3.0 event there in Birmingham a...
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September 13, 2011
USGS has confirmed a magnitude 3.0 earthquake just northeast of Birmingham... Details here on the USGS site...
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September 8, 2011
This was released by NOAA today... La Niña, which contributed to extreme weather around the globe during the first half...
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September 8, 2011
Photographer Brady Whitesel captured this spectacular Birmingham sunset on April 6th of this year before the devastating tornado outbreaks. He...
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September 7, 2011
External cameras mounted on the International Space Station as well as handheld cameras captured these dramatic views Tuesday of wildfires...
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September 6, 2011
You may remember Dr. John Nese, who worked at The Weather Channel. He is a professor or Meteorology at Penn...
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August 31, 2011
Thanks to Steve Jones of Huntsville for this image... he writes... "James, I have attached the seismogram from my instrument...
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August 31, 2011
A light magnitude 2.1 earthquake was centered near Fayette this morning at 7:18 a.m. local time. Anybody feel it? Get...
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August 30, 2011
Blog readers are aware of our "adopted" family in Walker County near Cordova. Gary and Heather Adams, and their 9...
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August 29, 2011
A Critical Fire Danger Message ?from the Alabama Forestry Commission ? As exceptionally dry weather continues across the state, many...
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August 29, 2011
As we have been doing since 1998, UAH sent a team and instruments to Hurricane Irene. UAH has been taking...
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August 25, 2011
Above is the NAM high-resolution forecast for maximum surface wind gusts (in knots) every 3 hours as Irene moves...
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August 24, 2011
Many of you likely received the mailer, but in case you didn't (or threw it away as junk mail), I...
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August 24, 2011
The great American weather legend writes... "Don't know if you are interested but, just in case, here are pix of...
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August 23, 2011
A number of reports are coming in from social media that the 5.9 quake over northern VA was felt over...
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August 18, 2011
Check out these photos of the birdhouse that skywatcher Ronald Hughes from Coker, AL made for me and shipped to...
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August 9, 2011
I have always considered our regular blog readers part of a family. Many of you have been with us going...
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August 6, 2011
We received this from ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin, who moved to North Pole, Alaska a few years ago. Fall...
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August 1, 2011
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar...
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July 27, 2011
Ronald Hughes has been at it again, creating this magnificent bird house for me! That Ron is a real craftsman!...
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July 26, 2011
No, I don’t mean a car chase or anything quite that dangerous, but how about a fabulous, exhilarating, fast, heart-stopping,...
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July 26, 2011
This is a really wonderful opportunity for families in Tuscaloosa impacted by the April 27 tornado. Some of my pals...
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July 25, 2011
* 2 to 4 inches is the estimated rain amount over part of East Mississippi this morning based on radar....
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July 22, 2011
More roost rings on the Birmingham radar this morning. Sure seems like these birds like to take off from Lake...
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July 18, 2011
Today's "normal" high in Birmingham is 91 degrees; in Huntsville, the "normal" is 89 degrees. The "normal" or sometimes called...
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July 11, 2011
Many Alabama communities have done some "catching up" on rain over the past two weeks thanks to widely scattered yet...
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July 6, 2011
Our Skywatcher in Coker, Ronald Hughes, is quite the accomplished builder of bird houses. Mind you, these are not your...
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July 2, 2011
Photograph by Kathy Bell, owner of kbella photography. Have you decided where you will be watching fireworks on the Fourth?...
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July 1, 2011
Officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission say ground moisture levels in 12 north Alabama counties have increased enough to reduce...
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June 29, 2011
Long time readers know about the horrible death of J.B. Elliott's dog a couple of weeks ago... J.B.'s stories of...
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June 29, 2011
A special thanks to Grant Lynch, Hannah Kinderknecht, and everybody else at the Talladega Superspeedway for their hospitality today. Ashley...
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June 28, 2011
I thought this was pretty wild. Talk about "dry heat"!!! SXUS75 KVEF 280302 CCA RERVEF RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER...
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June 27, 2011
From the Alabama Forestry Commission.... All 67 counties in the state of Alabama remain under a Drought Emergency, often referred...
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June 26, 2011
From ABC 33/40 News... A train derails off Highway 31 in Calera - about 100 gallons of fuel spilled. One...
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June 25, 2011
From the Mobile Press Register... GULF SHORES, Alabama -- What began as a 3-acre blaze when firefighters first responded early...
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June 25, 2011
A major brush fire is in progress at Gulf Shores State Park. It cover 5 to 10 acres, and many...
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June 18, 2011
John Talbot reports scanner traffic indicating there has been a plane crash at the Guntersville Airport. Details are sketchy, but...
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June 17, 2011
You may have noticed that the still radar image on the right-hand side of this page and on ABC3340.com is...
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June 16, 2011
This will probably be my last update until we can followup on getting the attack dog removed from the community....
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June 14, 2011
Most of you know the situation with our colleague J.B. Elliott; his dog "Little Miss Molly" was attacked and killed...
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June 13, 2011
I don't know if I can EVER get over this. The little pal of my life is dead. Molly was...
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June 12, 2011
The first blog post on this subject did just what I wanted it to do... start a good dialogue about...
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June 10, 2011
* 600 is the number of square miles of Arizona that has been burned over as their current huge wild...
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June 9, 2011
Two Large Wildfires Continue to Burn in Alabama as Governor Issues Statewide Burn Ban As of Thursday morning, Alabama Forestry...
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June 8, 2011
Now that I have had a chance to catch by breath after the historic April 27 tornado outbreak across Alabama,...
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June 8, 2011
As of this release, the Talladega County EMA will be assuming the public information lead on the continuing water emergency...
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June 7, 2011
From abc3340.com.... Because extremely dry conditions have created an atmosphere where the probability of catastrophic wildfire activity is high, Governor...
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June 6, 2011
From AFC... Wildland firefighters from five counties with the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) and several volunteer fire departments are battling...
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May 30, 2011
Summer's official calendar start-date is June 21st at 12:16 PM Central Time, but since most folks look at Memorial Day...
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May 26, 2011
Showers and thunderstorms from the Birmingham Metro area southwestward have really weakened in the past 30 minutes as they move...
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May 24, 2011
The 117th victim was pulled from the rubble in Joplin, Missouri this morning, and that makes this the single-deadliest tornado...
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May 19, 2011
I promised that I would not post this feature during times of heavy blog traffic since this feature is non-urgent,...
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May 19, 2011
Enough time has passed since the April 27th outbreak for us to notice a lot of changes around the state,...
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May 17, 2011
I had a very touching visit today to Pleasant Grove Elementary. Many of the kids there have lost their homes,...
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May 16, 2011
Over the past few months, I have come to know Loretta Gillespie, a writer for the Cullman Times and the...
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May 13, 2011
I sincerely enjoyed spending time with the student body of Hackleburg schools today... I saw them all; K-12th grade, in...
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May 10, 2011
Great news... the makers of the iMap WeatherRadio iPhone app have decided to make it free for one day, Thursday,...
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May 9, 2011
Most of you know there has been a vast use of social media in terms of matching Alabama needs with...
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May 5, 2011
Many people from outside our state don't understand what we are dealing with. Please watch this.
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May 5, 2011
Just a reminder... Follow my Twitter stream... Or, stop by my Facebook page... These two social media platforms will reveal...
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May 4, 2011
This is for those that follow me on Twitter and Facebook.... TWITTER: My stream has evolved into one that is...
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May 4, 2011
000 WWUS74 KBMX 042000 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 300 PM CDT WED MAY 4...
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May 1, 2011
There are a host of small towns that were greatly impacted, and in some cases, completely wiped out by Wednesday's...
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May 1, 2011
I thought this piece written by my wife last night was worth posting here. It is with her permission.... We...
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April 30, 2011
Dave Echols ia a good friend and, like me, he is a great lover of dogs. He asked me to...
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April 28, 2011
I came across this fellow in Pleasant Grove this evening; he lost everything, but was so happy to find his...
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April 26, 2011
No, this is not about severe weather... but about TV coverage for severe weather. I have written a series of...
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April 25, 2011
As most of you know, I am a huge fan about numbers, that is why I sometimes post a Weather...
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April 24, 2011
I think we all enjoyed the breather from the active weather this Easter weekend. No severe storms, no warnings, no...
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April 21, 2011
As I sit here in the Ole Weather Office in the wee morning hours of Thursday, it feels like I...
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April 12, 2011
Forget the issue with TV coverage last night... you can scroll down for my thoughts on that. I double boxed...
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April 11, 2011
Hate mail is hitting an all time high tonight. It was the ultimate nightmare... Dancing With The Stars on the...
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April 7, 2011
Low traffic on the Blog today, so a good chance to post some highly unimportant notes! * Most of you...
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March 31, 2011
This is a new feature and it will always be posted under the "Hodgepodge" Category. I ran this idea by...
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March 26, 2011
Here are some resources for you on this day that is expected to bring a significant risk of severe thunderstorms...
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March 23, 2011
The 2.2 earthquake was centered just south of the Tennessee border around 7:00 this morning local time... Wednesday, March 23,...
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March 19, 2011
We had a 2.5 earthquake at mid-morning today near Huntsville... anyone feel it? == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: ALABAMA...
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March 16, 2011
Thanks to our associate John Oldshue for this video shot today on his iPhone... he writes: "Snowing like crazy this...
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March 11, 2011
Excellent animation of this morning's historic shaker in Japan... amazing stuff....
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March 11, 2011
This animation shows the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research's wave height estimation for the March 11, 2011 tsunami that started...
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March 11, 2011
You don't see messages like this too often... 000 WEPA40 PHEB 111030 TSUPAC TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 006 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING...
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March 10, 2011
Some (but certainly not all) school systems are out next week, and we expect big crowds on the central Gulf...
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February 22, 2011
On quiet weather days, a lot of people, especially children with big imaginations, look up at the clouds and see...
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February 21, 2011
We are coming this week.... This is severe weather awareness week in Alabama, and we are doing two Storm Alert...
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February 18, 2011
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Alabama Gulf Coast around 5:15... Lots of reports of people feeling this quake, but...
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February 17, 2011
STORM ALERT 2011 IS TONIGHT: Our West Alabama show is tonight at Gordo High School… Storm Alert 2011 is our...
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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 14, 2011
Our severe weather awareness tour comes to Gordo this Thursday... we will be at the Gordo High School gym; the...
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February 10, 2011
Just a quick reminder... I will be at McAdory High School with the rest of our weather team this evening...
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February 10, 2011
In case you missed the 10:00 news last night... Dave Baird nails me.
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February 9, 2011
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was just reported by the USGS... it happened just south of Gadsden last night at 9:06...
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February 3, 2011
Our scheduled opening night of Storm Alert 2011 tonight in Springville has been postponed due to the winter weather issues....
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February 2, 2011
Our annual severe weather awareness tour across Alabama, Storm Alert 2011, kicks off tomorrow night in St. Clair County. We...
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February 2, 2011
We just have to lighten up at times just for fun. This is a good time to do it and...
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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 26, 2011
Our annual severe weather awareness tour across Alabama will begin next week. Here is the schedule... Thursday February 3: SPRINGVILLE:...
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January 13, 2011
From Bill Cooke Marshall Space Flight Center’s Space Environments Team in Huntsville: Looks like Tuesday night's meteor streaking across the...
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January 13, 2011
This is a satellite picture taken yesterday from the MODIS on the Aqua satellite flying around the earth at low...
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January 12, 2011
Here is the results of the research done by Bill Cooke of Marshall Space Flight Center’s Space Environments Team in...
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January 12, 2011
For those that missed it... there was a bright flash in the sky visible across the southern U.S. last night...
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January 11, 2011
Received this note a few minutes ago from Bill Cooke of Marshall Space Flight Center's Space Environments Team in Huntsville......
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January 11, 2011
The Twitter/Facebook world is buzzing about a bright flash of light seen across the southern U.S. tonight around 8:50 p.m....
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January 7, 2011
Thanks to Aaron Ray, who took this image on the bread aisle at a Walmart in Trussville. Guess the picture...
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January 7, 2011
We welcome all of the Kentucky Wildcats and Pittsburgh Panthers for the BBVA Compass Bowl at historic Legion Field Saturday...
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January 7, 2011
Three alarm fire at the historic Powell School building in downtown Birmingham. Very visible from our Birmingham SKYCAM atop the...
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January 5, 2011
Thanks to Chuck Biddinger for these images taken earlier tonight... the story below is from abc3340.com. I have to wonder...
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December 29, 2010
Way too early to zoom in on the weather for the Auburn/Oregon national championship game in Glendale, Ariz., about two...
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December 25, 2010
John Talbot reports that I-59 Northbound is closed just before Malfunction Junction in downtown Birmingham due to a major automobile...
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December 24, 2010
Credit: Wikipedia Commons, photographer Andre Natta The national weather community will be coming to Birmingham October 15-20, 2011 as the...
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December 24, 2010
Track Santa's progress all day using the sophisticated radars and tracking systems at NORAD. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from...
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December 23, 2010
.....Kristie Calvin, our 33/40 Weatherwatcher in North Pole, Alaska reports a low of 39 below zero this morning with a...
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December 22, 2010
Lot of email and comments this morning asking about our live weather chat. During the past year, most folks have...
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December 20, 2010
Not looking too good for viewing the lunar eclipse late tonight across Alabama... satellite images show a pretty good cloud...
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December 13, 2010
Want to brave the cold and watch for "shooting stars"? Look to the southern sky after midnight... The Geminid meteor...
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December 12, 2010
I continue to be baffled why any risk of wintry weather brings out the trolls, haters, and know-it-alls. You have...
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December 12, 2010
* About 1/2 inch snow cover over grassy areas and roadways in Sewannee and Winchester in South Tennessee early this...
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December 10, 2010
I think the meaning varies from person to person. Some folks think it has been frigid around here lately. Not...
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December 6, 2010
* 39% is how much of the Lower 48 states had a blanket of snow this morning. That is off...
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December 1, 2010
Rex Free says he couldn't believe the bloody, bizarre scene in front of him during his Thanksgiving weekend outing to...
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November 25, 2010
Autumn is my favorite season of the year and I spend a lot of time looking at the great scenery...
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November 23, 2010
What a huge crowd in Montgomery this morning at Academy Sports for the annual Rick and Bubba Turkey Toss. The...
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November 22, 2010
* 1 tornado (at least) touched down near Rockford, Ill., this afternoon. On the ground for quite some time and...
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November 19, 2010
Thanks to Jerry Brown for this image... he writes... "Dear James Spann Below is a picture of Rufus. He is...
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November 19, 2010
No, we generally don't do birthday wishes on the blog, but I though this was a special story... From Ashley...
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November 17, 2010
The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight as Earth passes through a thicket of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle. So far...
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November 14, 2010
JB, Here is an update on the Stallworth's dog, Jake. Thanks for posting about their plight. Attached is a picture...
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November 12, 2010
Breaking news from Ashley Brand's husband.... Addison Jordan Pate is here! 7lbs 12oz 20 1/4 inches long. Mom and baby...
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November 10, 2010
Thanks to Suzanne Powell for this image... she writes: "Dear Mr. Spann, My 10 yr old son came up with...
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November 10, 2010
Our annual storm training event is almost here! Storm Alert Xtreme 2010 will be held on Saturday, November 13... like...
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November 9, 2010
Also known as "the cannonball" and "the wrecking ball", I wanted to introduce you to the newest member of our family,...
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November 7, 2010
Here are some reports: GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK * Mt. Leconte, high Saturday 22, low this morning 12 with...
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November 5, 2010
Effective at 10:00 a.m. today, Linda Casey, State Forester of Alabama, rescinded the Fire Alert for all 67 Alabama counties....
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November 4, 2010
* 1.00 inches is how much rain Huntsville Airport received in the last 24 hours. Madison had almost exactly the...
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January 21, 2010
Click here for presentation. Allow 2-5 min for download. Be sure to turn on your speakers. Click here for presentation....
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October 9, 2009
I am now back from the 34th Int'l Conf. on Radar Meteorology in Williamsburg, Virginia. Some neat stuff there. However,...
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September 28, 2009
Radar-estimated precipitation for Saturday through 5 pm. This past Saturday morning, an area of heavy rain and thunderstorms moved through...
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August 4, 2009
Day 2 in Norman was Monday, and I got to meet with a lot of fascinating people and see most...
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August 3, 2009
I am here in Norman, home of the National Weather Center, and probably the biggest concentration of severe weather experts...
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October 27, 2008
I am writing this from a hotel room in Savannah, Georgia, site of the American Meteorological Society's 24th Conference on...
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April 28, 2008
I was honored to be invited to speak to the University of South Alabama meteorology department last Wednesday in Mobile,...
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