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December 20, 2014

Christmas in Fairhope

Fairhope, a charming community on Alabama's Gulf Coast, comes alive with color and decorations during the Christmas season. Enjoy this...

February 25, 2014

Pell City Pelicans

Nancy Galloway spotted an unusual sight from her home on Lake Logan Martin Saturday: a huge flock of visiting pelicans...

February 18, 2014

A View of the Snow

As many folks know, my daughter lives in Chicago. Yesterday afternoon she sent me a short video she took on...

August 10, 2013

Helena Market Days

If you're looking for something fun to do, stop in at Helena Market Days, in its last month of operation...

June 23, 2013

Moonbow!

Friend of the Blog Jenny Ellison and her husband made a special trip to Corbin, Kentucky this weekend for one...

March 12, 2013

Twenty Years Ago Today…

Alabama's greatest snow storm on record... the Blizzard of 1993 started. From Friday afternoon, March 12, 1993, through Saturday morning,...

March 11, 2013

Twenty Years Ago…

The great Blizzard of 1993... March 12-13, 1993. Officially 13 inches of snow at Birmingham... some places had closer to...

February 9, 2013

Connecticut Snow Pictures

Friends at my church have a daughter who is currently living in New Haven, CT. They sent me these pictures...

August 29, 2012

Tropical Sunset

What a sky over Alabama this evening, thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac to the southwest. This was the sunset over...

August 15, 2012

Lightning Is Frightening

Thanks to Scott Rikansrud for these images... he writes... "Hi James, I wanted to share some photos of the lightning...

August 14, 2012

From the Amazon

Friend of the blog Melanie Thomas, who works with Resurrection Faith Ministries, shared these beautiful photos from her recent trip...

August 7, 2012

Lightning Is Frightening

Thanks to David DeWeese for these images... he writes... James, My name is David DeWeese and I’m the Golf Course...

July 27, 2012

Sky on Fire

Gorgeous sunset tonight from the pier in Fairhope.

July 25, 2012

Gorgeous Shelf Cloud from Orange Beach

Strong thunderstorms formed this afternoon to the northeast of Orange Beach and quickly became strong will lots of heavy rain...

May 30, 2012

Gulf of Mexico Light Show

Thanks to Jim Culpepper for these images... he writes... "James, Some pictures from a severe thunderstorm that rolled across Orange...

April 26, 2012

April 27, 2011 In Pictures

Several hundred images from our readers and viewers...

April 21, 2012

Vienna Sausage Roll

JB turned 80 on Tuesday, April 17th. Friend of the Blog Chuck Biddinger and his wife took JB and Judy...

April 5, 2012

Remarkable Sky

How about all of the shelf cloud/rainbow images from around Alabama this evening. These are many of them sent to...

April 2, 2012

Saturday’s Hailers

Impressive images from across Alabama from those storms that popped up in scattered spots Saturday afternoon and into the evening....

March 31, 2012

Shots at Honda Indy Grand Prix

I'm handling weather duties for the Honda Indy Grand Prix being held at Barber Motorsports Park just south of Leeds,...

March 23, 2012

Stunning Sunset

Great sunset images from the Gulf Coast and other places from our viewers....

March 13, 2012

Trouble In Paradise

Thanks to Charles Daniel of ABC 33/40 for passing these pictures along from Patty Bell. She writes... "Hi there, Thought...

February 3, 2012

Enhanced 4.27 Tornado Images

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for these images... he writes... "Rick Lipscomb did some editing on my 4/27...

February 2, 2012

A Truthful Groundhog

When I saw this image running around on Facebook, I thought to myself, "A truthful groundhog!" -Brian-

January 23, 2012

Damage Images

From across Jefferson County...

January 22, 2012

Marengo County Wall Cloud

This is from Twitter... @ha4ua Wall cloud on an isolated storm that at the time was near Faunsdale in North...

January 18, 2012

Snow Day

Thanks to Joie Molden for these images... she moved to Bellevue, Washington from Montevallo. She writes... Hello again, James! "As...

January 16, 2012

Another Great Sunset

More amazing images of the beautiful Alabama sky this evening...

January 16, 2012

Winter Sunrise

What a scene this morning along the Alabama Gulf Coast at Orange Beach... This image is via Twitter from @aalm3

January 15, 2012

Amazing Sky

What a sunset over Alabama this evening. See the images below if you missed it... thanks to everybody for taking...

January 13, 2012

January Sunset

Great scenes in the Alabama this sky this evening....

January 12, 2012

Snow Over North Alabama

Snow is reported across most North Alabama counties now... especially north of U.S. 278. Snow has become rather heavy in...

January 7, 2012

Remarkable Sky

Incredible images of the Alabama sky from our viewers/readers this evening... strong storms, hail, rainbows, and an amazing sunset!

January 7, 2012

Hail And Rainbows

More images from across North Alabama this afternoon...

January 7, 2012

Hail In The Stronger Storms

We have received a number of reports of hail across North Alabama this afternoon with the stronger storms. This was...

January 4, 2012

Face In The Sky

These images were taken this morning around 10:00 by one of our viewers along I-59 in the Birmingham metro. Can...

January 4, 2012

January Sunset

Quite a view from the ABC 33/40 Alfa SKYCAM network this evening across the great state of Alabama...

January 4, 2012

Frozen Photographer

Skip Baumhower is a professional photographer in Tuscaloosa that has sent us some amazing images over the years. Guess ole...

January 3, 2012

Fun With Ice

Thanks to Skip Baumhower from Tuscaloosa for these images... he had a little fun with water on a cold winter...

January 3, 2012

Trip To Ski Country

A few shots from our time at Snowshoe, West Virginia (elevation 4,848 feet) last week with our church youth group......

December 23, 2011

Alabama’s White Christmas Of 2010

No White Christmas this year, but I thought I would share these photos from across Alabama taken on Christmas Day...

December 18, 2011

December Sky

Check out the Alabama sky this evening from a number of our readers and viewers across the state.... And, speaking...

December 14, 2011

Colorful Sunset

What a great sunset across Alabama this evening thanks to a nice layer of high, cirrus clouds.... these are from...

December 9, 2011

Alabama At Dawn

What a great early December sunrise across Alabama this morning....

December 8, 2011

Fantastic Alabama Sunset

These images are from the ABC 33/40 Alfa SKYCAM network.

December 7, 2011

To The West

Nice snow scene in North Mississippi between Memphis and Oxford. No travel issues there... roads only wet. But, a very...

December 2, 2011

Alabama At Dawn

Some great shots all captured from the ABC 33/40 Alfa SKYCAM network early this morning at dawn...

December 1, 2011

Frosty Morning

For most of Alabama, this is the coldest morning so far this season. The shots below are from Ronald Hughes...

November 29, 2011

Snow Pix

How about this scene from our Alfa SKYCAM up on Mount Cheaha this morning... This image below is from Mentone,...

November 28, 2011

Snow Pix

These are from different communities across North and Northwest Alabama this afternoon....

November 16, 2011

Ominous Sky

Thanks to many of your for taking the time to send in these images from across Alabama this morning...

November 16, 2011

From Gallion

Thanks to Michael Clemmer for these images of the lowered cloud bases east of Demopolis within the hour..

November 13, 2011

Autumn Sky

What a series of sunrise and sunset scenes across Alabama in recent days... these are a few of the images...

November 9, 2011

Fall Colors At Their Peak

These images were taken this afternoon across Alabama as the sun broke through the clouds...

November 9, 2011

Great Sunrise

This image below is from @DavidMDrakeJr via Twitter... if you have a sunrise image send them to us at [email protected]!

November 8, 2011

November Sunrise

These images are from a number of our readers and the Alfa SKYCAM network this morning...

November 7, 2011

Back On Standard Time

The sunset this afternoon is at 4:50 p.m. CST... the sunset scene below was captured from our Alfa SKYCAM in...

November 3, 2011

Fall Colors Come Alive

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this image... he writes... "The west side of Lookout Mt as seen...

November 3, 2011

Birds of Fort Morgan

I'm enjoying some great beach time at Fort Morgan, AL, just to the west of Gulf Shores. Weather has been...

October 26, 2011

October Sunset

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Jeff Drake for this image taken from Bessemer this evening...

October 26, 2011

Cotton Pickin’ Time…

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for these images taken in SE Limestone County today...

October 26, 2011

Colorado Snow

Thanks to Patricia Headrick for these images... she writes... "James, My husband and I just recently moved from Mc Calla...

October 25, 2011

Colors Of Fall

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this image... he writes... "This is the view looking SE from just...

October 24, 2011

Golden Days Of Fall

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Stephanie Honeycutt for these images... she writes... "Hi James, This weekend, my husband and I...

October 19, 2011

Gulf Shores Sunset

How about this sunset captured this evening from our Alfa SKYCAM at Gulf Shores...

October 13, 2011

Hope Of Better Days

Thanks to Dustin Raney for this image... he writes... "Hey James, I took 3 pictures of the Rainbow over DCH...

October 13, 2011

Morning Rainbow

Wow... many great rainbow shots from around this part of Alabama this morning, including this one from Bibb County at...

October 10, 2011

Golden Days Of Fall

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this image... he writes... "Fall colors are beginning to show up here...

October 9, 2011

Forest Lake Cleanup in Tuscaloosa

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Ronald Hughes for these images taken at Forest Lake on 15th Street, which was directly...

October 2, 2011

A Chill In The Air

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this image taken this morning in Northeast Etowah County not too far...

September 28, 2011

Vivid Sunset

Thanks to many folks on Twitter for sharing these pictures of a remarkable Alabama sky this evening...

September 28, 2011

From The Gulf Coast

Just got this image from Port St. Joe, east of Panama City. I have always believed fall is a great...

September 28, 2011

Foggy Start

Dense fog is an issue for most all of North Alabama... visibilities are down to a fraction of a mile...

September 27, 2011

Stormy Sky

Quite an assortment of shelf cloud and other sky scenes across Alabama this morning with the batch of storms was...

September 20, 2011

Orange Beach Waterspout

Thanks to Tonya Jones for this image taken this afternoon looking west from the Caribe in Orange Beach...

September 17, 2011

Aurora Borealis

Thanks to Emily Kinder for these images taken this week at Fairbanks, Alaska... she writes... "I just wanted to share...

September 16, 2011

Sign Of The Times

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin, who lives in North Pole, Alaksa, for these images... she writes... "Hi James:...

September 15, 2011

Late Night Lightning Show

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for these images taken at Oak Park in NE Huntsville between 12:20 a.m....

September 14, 2011

Another Great Sunset

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Jeff Drake for these images captured late yesterday...

September 12, 2011

September Sunset

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for these images taken late yesterday from his place in Northeast Etowah County...

September 11, 2011

Trussville Hail

More shots from the small but powerful storm that moved through parts of the Birmingham metro today. The greatest hail...

September 8, 2011

September Morn

Wow... what a great sunrise this morning. Thanks to everybody for taking the time to send in these photos...

September 7, 2011

Too Much Water

Thanks to Heather Hall for these images... she writes... "Hello James, I have written to you several times, but from...

September 7, 2011

September Sunset

Nice shots from around Alabama tho evening...

September 5, 2011

Roof Collapse At Pinson Valley HS

This image is from the Pinson/Clay News Twitter feed...

September 5, 2011

Flooding Pictures

Thanks to our readers/viewers for sending these in on this wild, wet, and windy Labor Day...

September 4, 2011

Rainbow City Tornado

Thanks to viewer "Jason" for this image taken in Rainbow City around 4:00... This report just came in via Facebook......

September 4, 2011

From Rainbow City

There were sent to us within the hour.. the first image is near Rainbow City Hall along U.S. 411 We...

September 4, 2011

Panhandle Photos

These shots are from Brandon Robinson and Chris Parton, taken over the weekend at Panama City Beach and Destin...

September 2, 2011

Panama City Surf

Thanks to Melissa Austin for these images taken at Panama City Beach this afternoon...

September 1, 2011

From Panama City

This is from Melissa Austin, who works in the business office at ABC 33/40.... "Thought y'all might be interested...I'm in...

August 26, 2011

Summer Morning

Thanks to Kathy Sandlin for this image taken in Sulligent this morning...

August 23, 2011

From Hispaniola

Thanks to Michelle Little for these images... she writes... "Sorry for the delay in updating on Irene here in Puerto...

August 22, 2011

From Hispaniola

Thanks to Michelle Little for these images... she writes... "We're a missionary family living in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, originally...

August 17, 2011

Another Beautiful Sunrise

Nice shots from around Alabama this morning...

August 16, 2011

August Sunrise

Nice shots of an early morning summer sky across Alabama from various parts of the state...

August 15, 2011

Alabama Sunset

I captured this image while driving back to ABC 33/40 this evening... cirrus clouds gave the sky a great texture...

August 15, 2011

Smith Lake Sunset

Thanks to Melody Izard for this image... she writes... "James Spann, Took this photos during sunset last night at Smith...

August 10, 2011

West Alabama Mammatus Clouds

A number of our readers/viewers sent in images of mammatus clouds near Tuscaloosa this evening...

August 10, 2011

Lowndes County Storm

Thanks to John Junkin for these images taken near Lowndesboro this afternoon...

August 9, 2011

Walker County Lightning Aftermath

Scroll down to see an awesome picture of morning lightning in Huntsville from Mike Wilhelm, but I wanted to share...

August 9, 2011

Early Morning Thunder

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for this image captured in Huntsville during the pre-dawn hours...

August 8, 2011

Summer Beach Scenes

Thanks to Anthony Hayes for these images from Fort Walton Beach, Florida...

August 8, 2011

Marion County Rainbow

Thanks to Alanna Parker for this image... she writes... "Hey James, My husband and I were eating supper when I...

August 8, 2011

Shelf Cloud Over St. Clair County

Thanks to Anna Pike for this image from Odenville...

August 8, 2011

Waterspout Warrior River (picture corrected)

As the outflow/shelf cloud from the severe storm in Walker county crossed the Walker/Jefferson County line here at Bluff Creek...

August 8, 2011

Gulf Coast Sunset

Thanks to Kathy Findley for this image... she writes.. "Hi James! I'm a regular ABC 3340 weather listener and have...

August 8, 2011

Fire In The Summer Sky

Thanks to Anne Baldwin and Terry Wright for these images.. Anne took the picture of lightning over Red Mountain in...

August 7, 2011

Angel Over Huntsville

Thanks to Tommy Self for this image... he writes... "James, I captured this as the sun was coming up this...

August 4, 2011

7:05 Update

Some very heavy storms are still moving over Winston, Walker, and Sumter Counties, but all of the Severe Thunderstorm Warnings...

August 1, 2011

Summer Sunset

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this image taken Saturday evening... he writes... "Sunset at Black Creek with...

July 25, 2011

Towers Of Summer

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for this image of convection in Cullman County around 4:20 this afternoon.

July 24, 2011

Waterspouts On The Alabama Coast

Thanks to Leah Johns for this image taken near Fort Morgan around 4:00 this afternoon...

July 22, 2011

Summer Sky

Nice shots from our readers tonight... first is a sunset shot from Jeff Drake in Bessemer... And, the rainbow shot...

July 22, 2011

Orange Beach Waterspout

Thanks to Stephanie Honeycutt for this image (we also added one that came in via Twitter) ... she writes... "Hey...

July 21, 2011

Shelf Cloud Over Birmingham

Thanks to Michael Clements for this image... he writes... "Hi James, This is a seven shot stitched panorama that I...

July 20, 2011

Stormy Summer Sky

A look at mostly shelf cloud images from around the Birmingham metro tonight. The sky was colored in some areas...

July 13, 2011

Big Summer Storms

Thanks to a number of our Skywatchers and viewers who sent these pictures to us on this wet summer afternoon...

July 12, 2011

Lightning Is Frightening

Thanks to Melissa Austin, who works with us at ABC 33/40, for these images taken by her husband. The tree...

July 8, 2011

Final Shuttle Launch

Thanks to Corey Railey and David Fagan for these images... they write... "Hello 3340 Crew, Greetings from the Causeway on...

July 8, 2011

Look-Alike Clouds

A shelf cloud is much different than a wall cloud. Shelf clouds do not rotate, and you would rarely see...

July 5, 2011

Celebrate America

Thanks to many of you for taking the time to send in images from fireworks shows all across Alabama last...

June 27, 2011

Lightning Is Frightening

Thanks to Lindsay James for these images sent via Twitter... "@spann lightning struck our tree this afternoon. Was extremely bright...

June 27, 2011

Marine storm chase 2 – pictures

The sharp outflow boundary you see just south of Bluff Creek (our little spot on the Warrior River) came through...

June 26, 2011

Stormy Alabama Sky

Thanks to many of you for these shots from across Alabama on another stormy summer afternoon....

June 25, 2011

Amazing Alabama Sky

What a collection of shots over the past 24 hours... all from Alabama. Thanks to our readers and viewers for...

June 24, 2011

Remarkable Sunset

Thanks to many of you for capturing these images of a simply beautiful Alabama sunset this evening that in many...

June 23, 2011

June Snow

Thanks to Matt Marshall for these images... he writes... "I was driving back from Evanston, WY yesterday afternoon and I...

June 21, 2011

Trussville Damage

Thanks to Shannon Miller for this image taken within the hour… this is a business in Trussville…

June 21, 2011

Homewood Damage

Lots of trees and lines down from storms in places like Homewood, Trussville, and Springville. The image below is from...

June 21, 2011

Wicked Shelf Cloud

Amazing shot of a shelf cloud on the leading edge of a storm over the Coosa River around 4:15...

June 21, 2011

Summer Sunrise

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this image taken this morning from his place in Etowah County... he...

June 17, 2011

Lightning Is Frightening

Thanks to Lisa Bradley of Cumming, GA for this image... she writes... "I live in south Forsyth County, Georgia. On...

June 17, 2011

Different Kind Of Day

Thanks to a number of our readers and viewers who took the time to send in these photos today...

June 17, 2011

Huntsville Lightning

Thanks to Mike Wilhelm (@bamawx) for sending in these pictures of early morning (12:49 to 1:03 AM) lightning in Huntsville:...

June 16, 2011

Wind Damage At Acton Rd/I-459

This is damage to the Shell station by the McDonalds and Krystal near Acton Road and I-459... from Wes Butler...

June 15, 2011

Bad Night For Baseball

Thanks to Tyler Young for this image taken in Atlanta... he writes... "James, I thought you would like this I...

June 15, 2011

Cherokee County Hail

This was taken at Sand Rock within the hour...

June 13, 2011

Getting Too Dry

Thanks to Colleen Vansant from the Alabama Forestry Commission for these images... she writes... "James, I have a attached a...

June 8, 2011

The Sky Over Alabama

Thanks to Ben Treadwell for this image taken this afternoon 33,000 feet over North Alabama around 6:15 p.m. Pretty neat...

May 27, 2011

From Pleasant Grove

I snapped these pictures with my phone today in Pleasant Grove while I was there doing the weather live on...

May 27, 2011

Cahaba Lilies

Thanks to Dave Jones for these images... he writes... "James: The Cahaba Lily Festival is Saturday, near West Blocton in...

May 24, 2011

Tornado Nearing Washington, OK

From KFOR

May 23, 2011

May Sunrise

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for this shot captured early yesterday at his place in Black Creek, atop...

May 6, 2011

Hope Among The Ruins

Thanks to Reece Hankins for these images... he writes... James Spann, my name is Reece Hankins. I started volunteering with...

May 6, 2011

Blessing In The Storm

Going through thousands of emails and pictures... I found this one very interesting. "Daniel and Cristina Caffee, son Luke, lost...

May 6, 2011

The Jasper Hail Stick

Let me just say up front that I cannot verify the authenticity of this image, but I can say it's...

May 3, 2011

Sign Of Hope

This image was captured over Tuscaloosa this evening in the wake of the departing rain. A sign of better times...

May 2, 2011

April 27 – Your Pictures

Many more have been added to the set... and you can see thousands more on our Flickr feed.

May 1, 2011

The Youngest Victims

Please remember the children. Many kids are orphaned, and homeless. I met many children today in Walker County; the parents...

April 29, 2011

Storm Pictures – Updated

I added many images to our viewer picture set... again, thanks for taking the time to send them. They tell...

April 28, 2011

Tuscaloosa Suitcase Found in Jeff Co

Amazing story here... a suitcase (not a paper or book!) from Tuscaloosa was found by a family in the Virginia...

April 28, 2011

Your Pictures

They tell the story better than we can.

April 25, 2011

Ominous Clouds Around Memphis

Thanks to Ryan Karr for these images... he writes... "Hey James, Every week I drive from Florence, Alabama to Memphis...

April 21, 2011

Tuscaloosa Shelf Cloud

Thanks to Paige Hall for this image taken from the Hillcrest area south of Tuscaloosa... And, this one from Derek...

April 21, 2011

More Damage Pix

Clean up is in progress this morning again across our state; these trees were blown down from straight line winds...

April 21, 2011

Fire In The Sky

Thanks to Brandon Harris and Allison Stitt for these excellent images captured during last night's thunderstorm complex in Calhoun County...

April 20, 2011

Another Starkville Supercell View

Great panoramic view from Ryan Hoke....

April 20, 2011

Starkville Wall Cloud

As seen from the SKYCAM at the Comfort Suites in Starkville... dangerous storm headed for Lowndes County, Mississippi...

April 20, 2011

Morning Wind Damage

Shots from mostly Tuscaloosa and Cullman counties this morning... these trees were toppled by high straight line winds. Another reason...

April 20, 2011

Tuscaloosa Damage

A number of trees we uprooted in Tuscaloosa this morning, including this one. Thanks to Austin Marcum for the image....

April 19, 2011

Texas Fires

Pretty amazing shots of the fires out in Texas... from NOAA: Since April 6 wildfires have burned over 1 million...

April 18, 2011

Sumter County Damage

Thanks Chief C. R. Vaughan of the Cuba Fire Department of these images of Friday's storm damage from South Sumter...

April 18, 2011

One Picture Tells The Story

I took this shot in Boone's Chapel in North Autauga County Saturday morning; three people were killed here from a...

April 17, 2011

Hale County Storm

Thanks to Barrett Gutter for the image below... who writes... "On AL-25 just northeast of Greensboro, AL as supercell passed...

April 17, 2011

Autauga County Tornado Damage

**Just added the images below from Jim and Alicia Hammonds, who wrote: "James, We live at 901 Coosa River Road...

April 17, 2011

Tuscaloosa Storm Damage

Thanks to Ashley Kirkland for these images taken on Linda Drive/ Loop Road.... And, below is some video of the...

April 17, 2011

Marengo County Damage

Thanks to Gregory Ingram for this shot of damage at Dayton, in rural eastern Marengo County....

April 17, 2011

Greene County Tornado

Thanks to Delton Rhodes for this video taken near Forkland, in Greene County between Eutaw and Demopolis...

April 17, 2011

Washington County Tornado

Thanks to Leah Odeneal for this image.... this is where three people lost their life in the Vinegar Bend bend...

April 16, 2011

Wild Weather Day

Here are several hundred images of storm clouds and damage from across Alabama yesterday... thanks to all of you who...

April 15, 2011

Clinton, MS Tornado

Thanks to Keith Owens for this image... he writes... "James, Attached is a picture of a massive Tornado outside one...

April 15, 2011

Trussville Hail

Thanks to @SethTindol for this hail image from Trussville via Twitter...

April 12, 2011

Storm Photos

Here are shots of storm damage, and the actual storms themselves last night from all across Alabama... thanks to everybody...

April 11, 2011

East Alabama Lightning Show

Thanks to the best lightning photographer in the universe, ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Brandon Harris, for these images taken atop Chimney...

April 11, 2011

Aliceville Damage

This is the most significant damage I have seen... thanks to Ed Virden for these images, who writes: "Here are...

April 5, 2011

Storm Photos

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to send in these images from yesterday and last night... just updated the...

April 4, 2011

Trafford Shelf Cloud

Thanks to Amanda Daniels for this image taken within the hour...

April 1, 2011

April Snow – No Fooling!

Thanks to WeatherBrains listener Chuck Prevatte for these images... he writes... "James and Crew, Here are some pictures of the...

March 31, 2011

Rough Day In Central Florida

This image shows a nasty looking shelf cloud approaching the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the...

March 29, 2011

Stormy Saturday Night in B’ham

Thanks to Michael Revelle for this image... he writes... "I was in Birmingham Saturday night photographing a wedding as that...

March 28, 2011

High In The Sky

Thanks to Ed Tyler for these images... he writes... "James, These pictures of the towering clouds were made from a...

March 28, 2011

Wild Weekend Weather

Just added a bunch of shots to the weekend storm set. These are from various parts of Alabama from Saturday...

March 27, 2011

Hundreds Of Storm Pictures

From all across North Alabama yesterday and last night.... thanks to everyone for taking the time to send them!

March 26, 2011

Storm Pictures

Thanks to all of you for these images of the stormy weather across Alabama this afternoon...

March 26, 2011

Lowed Cloud Base In Sumter County

From C.R. Vaughan in Cuba... near the Mississippi line...

March 23, 2011

Blount County Rainbow

Thanks to Ashley Fountain for this image captured in Oneonta this evening...

March 19, 2011

Your “Super Moon” Pix

From all across Alabama and the Southeast U.S. tonight...

March 19, 2011

Super Moon

Here is a quick shot of tonight's "super perigee moon" from my back yard... I bet many of you have...

March 17, 2011

St. Pattie’s Day Moon

Thanks to Skip Baumhower in Tuscaloosa for this image... doctored slightly for the occasion! Speaking of the moon... A full...

March 15, 2011

From Hawaii

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin of North Pole, Alaska for these images... she writes: "Hi James: Well, we...

March 10, 2011

Lots Of Water

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for these images... he writes... "I took these yesterday and today at Noccalula...

March 9, 2011

Flood Pictures

These pictures are from across Alabama this morning... thanks to everybody for taking the time to send them!

March 9, 2011

Baldwin County Tornado Damage

Tornadoes touched down this morning in Mobile and Baldwin Counties... we just received this note on the Theodore tornado from...

March 9, 2011

Uniontown Damage

Thanks to Jonathan Goode for this image... he writes... "This was taken about 10:30 am in Uniontown on Highway 80."

March 8, 2011

Lightning Is Frightening

Thanks to Steve Jacobs for these images... he writes... "James, The attached pictures are of my 2008 Nissan Rogue. I...

March 7, 2011

Too Much Rain

Thanks to Jimmy Reynolds for this image... he writes... "James, Due to the deluge of rain we received in Demopolis,...

March 6, 2011

The Northern Lights

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin for these images... she writes... "Hi James: The weather here in North Pole...

March 3, 2011

March Sunrise

Thanks to Kim Trimble for this sunrise shot captured this morning on Cargile Creek, Lake Mitchell...

March 2, 2011

Nice Sunset

Thanks to Bobby Bellew for this image captured this evening in Guin...

March 2, 2011

More Storm Damage From Monday

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for these images... he writes... "I took these pics today on Lookout Mt...

March 1, 2011

Sign Of The Times…

Thanks to Jim and Brenda Wallace for this image of Bradford Pear trees, Bradford Blvd., Woodland Forest Gardens, Tuscaloosa...

March 1, 2011

Jefferson County Damage

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Richard Viola from Pleasant Grove for these images... he writes... "James: My home was damaged...

February 28, 2011

Limestone County Damage

Thanks to Tommy Self for these images... he writes... "James, Here are some shots of damage in the Clements area...

February 28, 2011

Lookout Mountain Damage

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for these images... he writes... Here's a brief summary of the damage on...

February 28, 2011

Southern California Snow

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Michelle Miklik for these images... she writes... These are from a relative of mine that...

February 28, 2011

Suspicious Lowering

Thanks to Brandon Hedrick, who took this image within the hour along Alabama Highway 5 between Browns and Safford in...

February 28, 2011

Lots Of Hail

Hail was widespread across the Birmingham metro area around 3-3:30 p.m.... these are some shots received earlier this afternoon...

February 28, 2011

Looking East From Birmingham

Watching the cloud base closely on the departing storm, but no sign of any wall cloud or other mischief. Hail...

February 28, 2011

Rough Wx In Tuscaloosa

No evidence of rotation... but pretty tough looking shelf cloud from our SKYCAM atop the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse...

February 28, 2011

Ominous Clouds Moving Into Tuscaloosa

No evidence of rotation... but pretty tough looking shelf cloud from our SKYCAM atop the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse...

February 28, 2011

Cullman County Wall Cloud

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for this image... he writes... "James, These were taken at 1:25, looking north...

February 27, 2011

Cullman County Damage

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher for these images of damage from Thursday night's EF-0 tornado in northwest Cullman County...

February 25, 2011

Peaceful Scene

Thanks to Howard Street for these images... he writes: "I wanted to share a couple of sunset pictures taken recently...

February 25, 2011

Windy Night

Thanks to Laura Garrett of Munford for these images... she writes... "Early morning, heard the wind coming and when it...

February 24, 2011

Eyebrow Clouds

Friend of the blog Jenny Ellison sent me this really neat picture of three cloud formations near Liberty Park. Awesome...

February 21, 2011

From The Frozen Tundra

Thanks to Rockford Miller for this image... he writes... "James, please see attached picture from Eagan, MN. 18” of snow...

February 10, 2011

Beautiful Winter Scene

After a widespread 1-3 inch snow across North and Central Alabama last night... here are many of your pictures. Thanks...

February 9, 2011

Snow Pix

If you have snow pictures, just send them as an email attachment to [email protected] These are all from this afternoon...

February 4, 2011

Texas Snow/Ice

Thanks to Randy Hutcheson for these images... he writes... "This has been an amazing week of winter weather. The idea...

February 4, 2011

Ice/Snow Event In Pictures

All of these were sent in to us yesterday and last night from across the vast fruited plain of Alabama....

February 3, 2011

Snow/Ice Pictures

Dozens from across Alabama this afternoon...

February 2, 2011

More Chicago Snow Images

Thanks to Dorothy Czarnecki, Tony Griffin, and John Hahn for these images of the blizzard aftermath in the Chicagoland area...

February 2, 2011

From Chicago

Thanks to John Hahn for these images... he writes... "James: I am originally from Gurnee, IL 60031, now living near...

February 1, 2011

After The Rain….

Nice rainbow shot from Tracey Reese...

February 1, 2011

Glowing Sky

Check out the sunset from the Tuscaloosa SKYCAM...

February 1, 2011

From Oklahoma

Thanks to Mallory Burford for these images... she writes... "Hi, I'm originally from Oxford, AL but I'm currently attending the...

January 27, 2011

Big Time Snow

J.B. Elliott passed along these two images from a friend of his son, Steve, who lives in Newark, New Jersey...

January 26, 2011

Tennessee Snow

Thanks to Eric Jones for these images... he writes... "James, Hear are a few pics i took this morning while...

January 22, 2011

Snow and Sand

My good friend Brant McConkey sent this note and picture from North Carolina this morning of snow at the beach...

January 17, 2011

Big Time Alabama Igloo

We continue to get some amazing images from last week's big snow event... see the now below and the pictures......

January 17, 2011

Some Beautiful White Christmas Photos

Photographer Kathy Bell always shares some of her best work with us here on the AlabamaWX blog. Here are some...

January 16, 2011

Seven Days Of Snow

Thanks to Joshua and Christine Neely for these images, captured early this morning... they write: "Good Morning James and team,...

January 15, 2011

Icy Little River Falls

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell for these images taken earlier today... he writes... "Little River flows over the...

January 15, 2011

Sunrise Over The Alabama Snow

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell, who lives atop Lookout Mountain near Collinsville, for this image. He writes... "Day...

January 13, 2011

Icy Sunrise

Captured this image of the sunrise this morning from our SKYCAM at Cheaha State Park, where they are still totally...

January 12, 2011

Big Time Boston Snow

Thanks to WeatherBrains listener Chuck Prevatte for these images taken this morning... he writes... "Still snowing. Not going to be...

January 11, 2011

Sunset Over A Snow Covered Alabama

Fantastic shot taken this evening... thanks to Ernie Gossett of West Point in Cullman County for this image...

January 11, 2011

The Epic North Alabama Snow In Pictures

We have received over 5,000 pictures of the big snow... here are 1,800 of our favorites. Fantastic shots... thanks to...

January 11, 2011

Report From The Roof Of Alabama

Mount Cheaha is Alabama's highest peak at 2,407 feet, just south Anniston. We have a SKYCAM at Cheaha State Park,...

January 10, 2011

Snow Picture Awards

Looks I have over 4,000 pictures within the past 24 hours... here are some special ones I have selected tonight...

January 10, 2011

I-20 Wreck

This was just sent in by a reader... 18 wheeler overturned on I-20W right before Kilgore Memorial Dr. A reminder...

January 10, 2011

Alabama Snow Storm!

Just added several hundred more to the Alabama snow set below. These are fantastic... thanks to everyone who took the...

January 9, 2011

The Frozen Tundra Of Alabama

Here are hundreds of images from the snow tonight. Heaviest totals so far are from Marion, Winston, Cullman, Blount, Etowah,...

January 9, 2011

Most Unusual Image Of The Night

From Robyn Henry of Hokes Bluff...

January 9, 2011

Dozens Of Snow Images

Now getting a number of reports of 3 inch snow amounts in the convective snow band across North-Central Alabama...

January 9, 2011

Many Snow Pictures

These are within the last hour from all across North-Central Alabama...

January 9, 2011

Many Snow Reports

Snow is getting heavier... this shot below is from the Wellborn area (just west of Anniston) This image below is...

January 9, 2011

Lots of Sleet

Thanks to Matt Andrews for this image from Helena taken at 6:15...

January 5, 2011

Plane Crash Near The B’ham Airport

Thanks to Chuck Biddinger for these images taken earlier tonight... the story below is from abc3340.com. I have to wonder...

January 2, 2011

Alaska Warm-Up

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin for sending these images earlier this week... she writes: "Hi James: I hope...

December 27, 2010

Bald Eagle Sighting

Thanks to Allison Kearley for these images... she writes: "These pictures were taken behind my house, in McCalla, AL near...

December 27, 2010

New England Snow Update

A midday update from Chuck Prevatte "James and folks, The NWS let the Blizzard Warning expire at 1200 EST. My...

December 27, 2010

Sunrise Over The Snow

Thanks to Vic Bell for this image captured this morning atop Lookout Mountain near Collinsville... he writes... "Most of the...

December 27, 2010

One Foot Of Snow

Thanks to WeatherBrains listener Chuck Prevatte for these images captured within the hour at Hanscom AFB between Lexington and Concord...

December 27, 2010

Northeast Blizzard

Thanks to WeatherBrains listener Chuck Prevatte for these images captured last night.... he writes... "So far about 8 inches on...

December 26, 2010

Historic White Christmas In Pictures

Here are over 500 of images from across Alabama this weekend..... the elusive White Christmas so many of us have...

December 25, 2010

First Snow Picture Of The Day

Remember, send your pictures to us at [email protected]! The images below are from Johnny Wilbanks, who writes: "About an inch...

December 24, 2010

NWA 2011 Birmingham Photo Contest

Credit: Wikipedia Commons, photographer Andre Natta The national weather community will be coming to Birmingham October 15-20, 2011 as the...

December 23, 2010

Icy Times For The Great Lakes

Thanks to Chris Loney for these images... he writes: "Good afternoon, Mr. Spann. We are spending Christmas here in Cleveland...

December 22, 2010

Tuscaloosa County Snow (?!?)

Thanks to Billy Garner for this image... he writes... "The Brookwood Volunteer Fire Department, for the 3rd year in a...

December 19, 2010

Sunny Day Rainbow

Thanks to Mark Wells for this image of a circumzenithal arc over Birmingham Friday... Learn more about them here.

December 15, 2010

Icy Day

These images were sent to us today from scattered pockets of Alabama, where freezing rain made for icy bridges and...

December 15, 2010

Ice In Etowah County

Thanks to Tara Bowen for this image... she writes... "Hey James, These pics are from Noccalula Mountain in Gadsden. The...

December 15, 2010

Mississippi Ice

Thanks to Jonathan Rogers for these images... he writes: Jason, I am a graduating senior from the University of Mississippi...

December 14, 2010

Hole Punch Cloud

Thanks to Rob Fowler for these images and videos... he writes: "James, I met you at the Wes Helms baseball...

December 13, 2010

Nice To Be Loved

Thanks to the gang at People's Bank in Baileyton in Cullman County for braving a cold, snowy morning for this...

December 13, 2010

Flurries Are Flying

Snow flurries continue over Central and East Alabama (the sky is sunny over the western counties of the state). The...

December 13, 2010

From Lookout Mountain

We have been saying for days, if you want to see the ground white with this event, the place to...

December 12, 2010

From Cherokee County

**Cherokee and DeKalb County schools will be closed tomorrow** These are counties in Northeast Alabama where high terrain has a...

December 12, 2010

Tennessee Snow

Thanks to Sara Vines for these images... she writes: "James, Here are a few pictures I took today from SE...

December 12, 2010

From Northeast Alabama

We talked about the high terrain of Northeast Alabama possibly getting a dusting to one inch of snow today... here...

December 10, 2010

Habitat For Humanity Home Update

The new home, that will belong to Catherine and Cornealous Terry and their family, is looking better and better. ABC...

December 9, 2010

Colorful Sunset

Thanks to Jason Rawls for these images... he writes... "Hello James, Here are a few photos I was able to...

December 9, 2010

Think We Are Cold?

See this observation this morning from our Skywatcher in North Pole, Alaska, Kristie Calvin... Much of the northern hemisphere is...

December 9, 2010

Frigid Morning Scene

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Michelle Miklik for this image... she writes: "I took this as the sun was coming...

December 8, 2010

Colorful Sunset

Thanks to Dave Jones of Woodstock for these images... he writes... "James: I have never seen a sunset like this...

December 8, 2010

Snow Flakes Over Marengo County

The video below is from Michael Clements, taken from the second floor of the engineering building at Rock-Tenn (west of...

December 8, 2010

West Alabama Snow Flakes

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher C.R. Vaughn for these images... He writes: James… "Here are a few snow shots from...

December 7, 2010

Cold Day To Fight A Fire

Thanks to Chuck Biddinger for these images captured during a fire this morning on 1st Avenue North in the East...

December 2, 2010

Frosty Sunrise

Thanks to Karen Wilson for these images... she writes: "Just thought I would share these photos of the beautiful sunrise...

December 1, 2010

Joe Dirt’s Thanksgiving Present

Rex Free says he couldn't believe the bloody, bizarre scene in front of him during his Thanksgiving weekend outing to...

November 30, 2010

Lamar County Damage

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Dale Robinson for these images... he writes... "Attached are shots of damage that occurred just...

November 30, 2010

Starkville Damage

Some reports... Area between CVS and Wendy's on Hwy. 12 got hit pretty hard, Montgomery Street towards downtown is closed...

November 27, 2010

Iron Bowl Sunset

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for this image captured from Bryant-Denny Stadium late yesterday...

November 25, 2010

Northeast Alabama Thanksgiving Morning

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Vic Bell, who lives on Lookout Mountain near Collinsville, for this image... he writes: "Oh,...

November 23, 2010

The 2010 Rick And Bubba Turkey Toss!

What a huge crowd in Montgomery this morning at Academy Sports for the annual Rick and Bubba Turkey Toss. The...

November 22, 2010

Icy Mess In Alaska

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin for this image... she writes... Hi James: "We are having a nightmare of...

November 21, 2010

Gulf Shores Sunset

Thanks to a viewer who send this image to us today... love this time of the year when the sun...

November 19, 2010

Cloudless Sky

Thanks to Dave Williams for this image... he writes: "I feel like this pic portrays just how intense the suns...

November 18, 2010

Clay County Sunrise

Thanks to Brian Andrews for this image... he writes... "Beautiful sunrise from near the Ashland International Airport this morning 18-Nov-2010...

November 16, 2010

From Alaska

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Kristie Calvin for these images... she writes: "Hi James: I hope you are doing well!...

November 13, 2010

Storm Alert Xtreme 2010!

We had a record crowd for today's Storm Alert Xtreme at the BJCC in downtown Birmingham. The room was jam...

November 12, 2010

Texas Snow

Thanks to Justyn Jackson of the NWS in Amarillo for these images... he writes: "Hi James, Hope you're doing well....

November 10, 2010

November Sunset

A number of our viewers/readers took the time to send in images of tonight's beautiful sunset. The high cirrus clouds...

November 9, 2010

November Snow

Thanks to radio legend Rufus T. Raspberry of WTDR-FM in Anniston/Talladega for these images captured in the Great Smoky Mountains...

November 7, 2010

Smoky Mountain Snow

Thanks to Joe Change for this image... he writes: "Here is a picture I took Sunday morning driving up the...

November 7, 2010

From Haiti

Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Brandon Harris for these images taken this week in Haiti while on a mission trip......

November 6, 2010

Upper 20s

These images are from ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Ronald Hughes of Coker... he writes: "1st killer frost of the season. Low...

November 4, 2010

From The Caribbean

Thanks to Madeline Buchanan for these images... she writes: "These are pictures taken from the stern of the Sea Princess...

November 2, 2010

Tomas Making Waves

Thanks to Randall Scott for passing along these images from the Dominican Republic. He writes... "James, It is not Dean...

October 10, 2009

Virginia trip part I – Conference and Mayberry

Due to a problem with flickr or a computer server, my blog post that was supposed to show these pictures...

October 29, 2008

Severe Local Storms Conference – Days 2 and 3

I'm back in Alabama, after a 3-day trip to Savannah, GA for the American Meteorological Society's 24th Conference on Severe...

October 27, 2008

Severe Storms Conference – Day 1

I am writing this from a hotel room in Savannah, Georgia, site of the American Meteorological Society's 24th Conference on...

April 28, 2008

Trip to Mobile, Radar Echoes

I was honored to be invited to speak to the University of South Alabama meteorology department last Wednesday in Mobile,...

August 13, 2007

Mount Washington, NH

Before leaving New Hampshire after the mesoscale processes conference, we decided to take the road up Mt. Washington. It is...

August 7, 2007

Tim’s New Hampshire Trip 3

We're finally in New Hampshire. We left our car in Baltimore and flew up here. It's still neat to feel...

August 7, 2007

Tim’s New Hampshire Trip 2

Wow! What a day. We actually managed to see most of Washington, DC (except for the Smithsonian) in about 5...