June 19, 2021
This infrared satellite shows the explosion of thunderstorms over West Alabama over the past three hours. The reds and oranges...
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May 23, 2012
**This was written in May 2010... but still ranks as my favorite route to the Alabama coast. Enjoy** What a...
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October 31, 2010
Image by Kathy Bell Welcome to November! “November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year.” Louisa May Alcott...
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October 30, 2010
Already out on a half-mile walk around the walking track this morning, well before sunrise. I enjoyed it even in...
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October 23, 2010
I have probably had over 100 e-mails today from people telling that their browser was alerting them to the fact...
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October 23, 2010
As a throwback to the famed weather historian, David Ludlum, I mocked up this National Weather Highlights graphic that mimics...
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October 23, 2010
Still trying out some ideas that may be part of the relaunched AlabamaWx.com in a couple of weeks. Thanks by...
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October 22, 2010
Did you catch the rising moon tonight? It was so beautiful! If you got a good picture, send it to...
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October 13, 2010
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Oklahoma Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but officials said no significant damage or...
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October 8, 2010
Legend said that Burnett’s Mound would always protect the city of Topeka, Kansas from a tornado. The large mound, located...
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October 1, 2010
Photo credit: Kathy Bell, kbella photography October is arguably the nicest month for weather in Central Alabama. Of course, a...
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September 29, 2010
We have changed the feeds for some of our products that are available on iTunes. If you are using them,...
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September 29, 2010
All 67 counties in the state of Alabama continue under a Fire Alert. Although the rain of the past weekend...
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September 27, 2010
Lots of hail falling from the storms over East Alabama this afternoon due to the cold air aloft. This video...
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September 27, 2010
This is a pretty significant record at Downtown Los Angeles today... At LAX...the mercury peaked at 11 a.m. at 103F,...
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September 25, 2010
A few isolated showers are on radar at this hour across the middle of the state from eastern Tuscaloosa through...
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September 25, 2010
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN: J.B.’s favorite band, The Who, sang those lyrics about revolution back in 1971. I am going...
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September 24, 2010
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED AMBER ALERT MESSAGE TBI NASHVILLE TN RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 356 PM...
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September 23, 2010
JoBeth Minniear is a Senior in the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences at Iowa State University. She is President...
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September 20, 2010
One of the hosts of NPR’s All Things Considered, Michele Norris, will be at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on...
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September 18, 2010
Some fantastic speakers Here at the Southeast Severe Storms Symposium at Mississippi State. And, we got to watch J.B. Elliott...
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September 14, 2010
We have now completed two WeatherBrains episodes that present both sides of the climate argument. Most of you know my...
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September 13, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 242 is now online (September 13, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 11, 2010
Sorry, but I for sure did not intentionally overlook JSU. Was trying to do too much because of the zillions...
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September 11, 2010
Perhaps the forecast for Tuscaloosa has gotten clearer with the most recent radar trends. 1. Showers have just fallen at...
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September 7, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 241 is now online (September 7, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 5, 2010
I am a little late with my monthly look forward to the climate of Central Alabama in September. And we...
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September 3, 2010
Let me say quickly that I will not make a habit of posting Molly adventures on this blog. After all,...
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August 24, 2010
The high so far at the Birmingham Airport this afternoon is 89 degrees... so unless we tag 90 during the...
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August 22, 2010
The use of "social media" has exploded in recent years. Over seventy percent of Americans have a Facebook account, and...
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August 21, 2010
Another indication of the impressive rains that can fall out of these thunderstorms in this moist, summertime airmass: 1.21 inches...
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August 11, 2010
From NASA... You know it's a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that's...
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August 10, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 237 is now online (August 9, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 8, 2010
Even with the extended hot spell, we have been seemingly luckily that there have been few air quality alerts. I...
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August 6, 2010
This evening's storms put down some very impressive rainfall totals and some incredible lightning around Central Alabama. We are just...
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August 5, 2010
NOAA Still Expects Active Atlantic Hurricane Season; La Niña Develops The Atlantic Basin remains on track for an active hurricane...
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August 2, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 236 is now online (August 2, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 1, 2010
The following statement came from the National Weather Service office at the Shelby County Airport this morning. We are about...
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July 31, 2010
Welcome to August in Birmingham. We are on the downhill run of summer now. The days are getting shorter. And...
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July 27, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 235 is now online (July 27, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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July 27, 2010
The info below is from the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. We know there are many dog lovers that are part...
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July 25, 2010
Not much going on in the radar department this afternoon. Widely scattered storms over the northern third of the state...
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July 23, 2010
BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032010 1100 AM EDT FRI JUL 23...
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July 22, 2010
Many of you have noticed the ABC 33/40 web site has changed this week. A few points that might help......
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July 13, 2010
This is a week all of our kids and coaches, moms and dads won't soon forget. Being at the home...
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July 10, 2010
Getting set for tonight's opening ceremony at the Cooperstown Dreams Park. A total of 104 teams from around the nation...
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July 9, 2010
We pulled out of Birmingham around 10:00... Our 12 boys on the Hoover East roster, four coaches, one umpire, and...
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July 8, 2010
I will be away from the weather business for the next 10 days... I am helping coach a 12 year...
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July 6, 2010
Working today in Gulf Shores on a prime time ABC 33/40 special that will air later this month. No oil...
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July 5, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 232 is now online (July 6, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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July 4, 2010
(Following is a fictional scenario from a new disaster novel...) It’s Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010…and the city of New York...
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July 3, 2010
I saw a report last night that a New York man had blown off his arm shooting party fireworks Saturday...
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July 3, 2010
It’s a sad story that is oft repeated unfortunately. A Pelham woman drowned on Friday while trying to rescue a...
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July 3, 2010
Author Ken Bass will be on WeatherBrains Monday night to talk about his novel Landstrike, about a Category 4 hurricane...
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June 30, 2010
Just a little "inside baseball" news this afternoon... today is the last day that we will produce our daily WeatherFax...
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June 28, 2010
As you would expect, July is the hottest month of the year in Birmingham. The average daytime high is 90.6F....
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June 25, 2010
A big partial lunar eclipse will be visible across Alabama and much of the United States early, early Saturday morning....
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June 25, 2010
Yep, I am afraid of lightning! I have had three close calls in my lifetime, including one with James Spann...
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June 23, 2010
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 330 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 ..THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING...
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June 22, 2010
This is Lightning Safety Awareness Week and check out today's story below by Jim Stefkovich, Meteorologist in Charge of NWS/Birmingham....
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June 20, 2010
Lightning: What You Need to Know (From the National Weather Service) • NO PLACE outside is safe when thunderstorms are...
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June 18, 2010
I believe it was around sunrise on March 31 that Little Miss Molly was viciously attacked by a much larger...
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June 15, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 229 is now online (June 15, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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June 12, 2010
Yesterday we talked about the double duty role of the Loadmaster in a Hurricane Hunter mission crew. Today, we look...
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June 11, 2010
On May 19th, I was invited to fly along with several other members of the news media on a training...
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June 8, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 228 is now online (June 8, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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June 6, 2010
On this date in 2001, five people drowned and dozens had to be rescued from rough Gulf of Mexico waters...
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June 4, 2010
What a day... it started with a 3:45 a.m. wake-up call (after a long NBA game on ABC 33/40 last...
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June 2, 2010
Author Kelly Kazek, who was a guest on last week's WeatherBrains, will be signing her new book The History of...
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May 30, 2010
Here comes June… The sixth month of the year in Birmingham features warm temperatures, increasing humidity and generally light precipitation....
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May 29, 2010
NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 115 PM EDT FRI MAY 28...
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May 29, 2010
Rain and storms continue to increase across Shelby, northern Chilton, southwestern Talladega and Coosa Counties. The heaviest rain extends from...
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May 25, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 226 is now online (May 25, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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May 23, 2010
A thundershower has managed to develop with the help of today's strong heating over West Central Alabama's Hale County. It...
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May 22, 2010
Famed storm researcher Josh Wurman sounded off on a Weather Channel blog this week about the problems and dangers caused...
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May 21, 2010
NOUS44 KBMX 211834 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-220645- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY...
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May 18, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 225 is now online (May 18, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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May 11, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 224 is now online (May 11, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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May 11, 2010
SXUS74 KBMX 111126 RERBHM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 0625 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...RECORD...
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May 7, 2010
Author Kelly Kazek is the Managing Editor for the Athens News-Courier in Limestone County, Alabama. She is putting the finishing...
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May 6, 2010
Well... now the USGS has "deleted" the 3.2 Alabama earthquake near Gadsden this morning. I am not a geologist, but...
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May 6, 2010
Did you feel it? == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: ALABAMA Geographic coordinates: 34.177N, 86.001W Magnitude: 3.2 M Depth: 5...
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May 3, 2010
This will be the last update of a busy weekend. Unless there are warnings of course. Thanks to the very...
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May 1, 2010
Welcome to May! The fifth month of the year is one of my favorites in Central Alabama. We see some...
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May 1, 2010
Numerous severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings extend across eastern Arkansas into the Memphis area and up into Kentucky tonight....
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April 29, 2010
The International Space Station makes a pass over Birmingham early this evening, and a combination of factors suggest we'll have...
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April 25, 2010
How to Collect Clouds – From the Cloud Collectors Handbook by Gavin Pretor-Pinney: You might well think that cloud collecting...
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April 23, 2010
I will be going on our live stream on the web, and our WeatherNow channel on cable systems around the...
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April 21, 2010
My daughter, Rebecca, and I had a spectacular day Monday with lots to see and explore in and around the...
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April 20, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 221 is now online (Apr. 20, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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April 18, 2010
These shots were taken at the wedding of Jason Simpson and Lacey Cortez yesterday afternoon... lots of weather people and...
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April 16, 2010
The trip to Southwest South Dakota is underway. I drove to Chicago yesterday with an uneventful trip. I left Birmingham...
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April 16, 2010
Now you can send storm reports to the NWS using Twitter... glad our friends are getting into this game; it...
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April 16, 2010
WOUS44 KOHX 160831 CAEOHX TNC017-023-033-039-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-079-095-097-109- 113-131-157-167-183-161445- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY NASHVILLE TENNESSEE...
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April 13, 2010
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so maybe this one tells it all!! Yes, I'm heading out...
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April 12, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office, Montgomery released these numbers today They issue this information weekly. * 48%...
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April 11, 2010
Someone on Twitter asked WeatherBrains friend Nate Johnson from WRAL for some weather history book recommendations and he passed it...
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April 8, 2010
Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather by Mike Smith Mike Smith was the Guest WeatherBrain on...
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April 8, 2010
Today is the 12th anniversary of the EF5 tornado that killed 32 people in Jefferson County. Two more died from...
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April 6, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 219 is now online (Apr. 6, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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April 6, 2010
April 6, 2010 will go down in the record book... 706 SXUS74 KBMX 062125 RERBHM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER...
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April 5, 2010
543 SXUS74 KBMX 052137 RERBHM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 0434 PM CDT MON APR 05 2010...
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April 5, 2010
Don't want to use much space here but I have received lots of messages since Sunday wanting another update on...
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April 4, 2010
Sorry I am a little late with this...but here is my April Climate Summary for Central Alabama. April is one...
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April 4, 2010
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in Northern Mexico within the past hour; it was felt widely in San Diego and...
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April 3, 2010
I'll be on The Weather Channel live with Carl Parker today sometime between 10 and 11 am CDT, to talk...
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April 1, 2010
We were overwhelmed at the good wishes for Little Miss Molly after yesterday morning's vicious dog attack on her. We...
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March 31, 2010
I was on The Weather Channel last night to discuss climate change. You can see the video here. There is...
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March 31, 2010
Scroll down a short distance for the My Tiny Corner part of the Seven Day Planner telling about the sudden...
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March 31, 2010
This morning as I was looking at the infrared satellite loop at 2:30 AM (yep, that's normal for a morning...
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March 30, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 218 is now online (Mar. 30, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 29, 2010
Space Weather News for March 29, 2010 https://spaceweather.com "RADIO-ACTIVE" SUNSPOT: Over the weekend, big sunspot 1057 emitted a series of...
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March 28, 2010
Showers and thunderstorms are developing across Central Alabama this morning. Heavy showers and some storms developed in the last 45...
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March 26, 2010
This article from foxnews.com should answer questions about the object streaking through the Alabama sky March 19: A bright fireball...
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March 23, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 217 is now online (Mar. 23, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 19, 2010
Twelve days after a perfect launch, NASA and NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P (GOES-P) reached its proper orbit. This action...
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March 17, 2010
Tis the season for severe weather in Alabama. Our spring tornado season is here, and now is the time to...
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March 17, 2010
Long time readers know that J.B. and I pay close attention to weather conditions up in the big state, especially...
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March 16, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 216 is now online (Mar. 16, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 16, 2010
Our blog here within the past few months has risen to the top when you search "weather blog" on Google....
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March 12, 2010
This note from my friend Robin McKee Oakley: Bill, I have to ask. Is fire really considered weather? I saw...
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March 12, 2010
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 302 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010...
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March 5, 2010
This week, I have been at the National Severe Weather Workshop in Norman, Oklahoma. This is the tenth year of...
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March 4, 2010
The National Weather Service in Birmingham is having an open house on Saturday, March 13. You can read about it...
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March 2, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 214 is now online (Mar. 2, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 28, 2010
March arrives tomorrow. March marks the start of both meteorological and astronomical spring. It is definitely a time of transition...
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February 27, 2010
It is a beautiful morning in Hawaii, clear and warm. But there is a bevy of activity in the islands...
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February 27, 2010
A massive earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile just after midnight Central Time. It has caused catastrophic destruction. It...
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February 24, 2010
We have tried to hit this pretty hard on the blog, radio, and TV in recent days, but I have...
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February 22, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 213 is now online (Feb. 22, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 18, 2010
NOTE: This post is not about weather or Little Miss Molly, even though it is under her category. Instead, I...
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February 16, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 212 is now online (Feb. 15, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 15, 2010
Mark your calendars now for Saturday, March 13th. The National Weather Service Birmingham will be holding their annual open house...
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February 14, 2010
You can now find an updated list of school closing/delay information on the ABC 33/40 site here. J.B. and Bill...
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February 13, 2010
The waters at Lay Lake open to Bassmaster Classic contestants for three days beginning Friday. Did you know that Birmingham...
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February 13, 2010
Lots of buzz about the Alberta Clipper that is heading our way. Could it bring another round of snow to...
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February 12, 2010
I will be on our live stream, and our WeatherNow digital channel (33.2/40.2) at 1:00 with a special report on...
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February 11, 2010
Our low pressure system is out over the Gulf of Mexico tonight. It exited the Texas coast near Corpus Christi...
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February 11, 2010
While Jason and Ashley are at Storm Alert 2010 in Sumiton, I am staying behind for a special live report...
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February 10, 2010
Thanks to Jenny Henderson for passing this along... she writes: "Hello from Massachusetts! My husband and I moved to Massachusetts...
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February 8, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 211 is now online (Feb. 8, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 8, 2010
Note: I want to thank everyone who gave their thoughts on my questions about weather forecasting over the weekend. Your...
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February 7, 2010
Monday night's episode of WeatherBrains will be a very interesting one. The regular panel will be joined by Tampa Weather...
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February 2, 2010
Which immediately brings up a question. If he or she is only a few weeks or months old, is it...
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February 2, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 210 is now online (Feb. 1, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 1, 2010
Folklore was an important part of weather forecasting in the 19th century in Europe. Without any official source of weather...
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January 31, 2010
February 2nd is Candlemas Day. It is the traditional midpoint of winter. By early February, Alabama is beginning to really...
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January 30, 2010
No problems this morning across Central Alabama. Temperatures are in the lower 40s across the I-20 corridor. Across the northern...
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January 25, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 209 is now online (Jan. 25, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 25, 2010
We are coming your way this week. The Storm Alert 2010 tour kicks off this week; we will be at...
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January 24, 2010
We have visited this subject many times before, but since we had a situation this morning that prompted some questions,...
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January 20, 2010
This was one felt across much of Arkansas... no damage reported... == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == ***This event supersedes event...
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January 18, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 208 is now online (Jan. 18, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 15, 2010
Wow... our 13th annual weather tour across Alabama will begin later this month. Here are the dates that have been...
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January 11, 2010
(Saturday morning lows, courtesy MesoWest) I say initial because it is not really over yet. Temperatures this week will continue...
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January 10, 2010
For most of us, it is good news to see that the weather will be warming up. It is fairly...
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January 7, 2010
Don't know which is the greatest converation subject today--football or snow. But this update is entirely about football. Southern California...
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January 6, 2010
My wife and I are real estate Agents here in Shelby Co. and had an incident happen today that reminds...
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January 6, 2010
Join me on our live stream (you can access it here from the blog, or on abc3340.com) for a 15...
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January 6, 2010
About 16,000 Alabama Power customers are without service this morning over parts of Tuscaloosa and Pickens Counties, in the general...
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January 5, 2010
The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter in Birmingham is back on the air. I've posted the statement below. -Brian- NOUS44 KBMX...
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January 5, 2010
WeatherBrains Episode 206 is now online (Jan. 5, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 4, 2010
I guess some radio boneheads got the ball rolling this morning, but my inbox is full of email with threats...
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January 2, 2010
I have debated this in my mind for years... the idea of adding a live chat to the blog for...
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January 2, 2010
I am increasingly confident that the Thursday disturbance will bring precipitation to Alabama. There is little question that it will...
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December 31, 2009
As of 10 AM today, the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport had recorded 71.67" (unofficially) for the year. It's unofficial because the NWS...
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December 29, 2009
In just a couple of days, we will close the books on 2009. It is a year that we will...
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December 26, 2009
As of December 26, 2009, with only five days left in the month and the year, the official observing site...
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December 26, 2009
.....60% of the USA (not counting Alaska) had a snow cover this morning. That compared to 62% yesterday morning. Today,...
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December 25, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 205 is now online (Dec. 25, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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December 25, 2009
This is one of those days in which the temperature is not following the norm for diurnal change! The temperature...
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December 21, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 204 is now online (Dec. 21, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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December 19, 2009
There are several weather advisories that were issued over the years that have been phased out of service, some for...
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December 14, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 203 is now online (Dec. 14, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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December 12, 2009
Author Eric Pinder has written several books about science and nature. His writing first caught my eye as part of...
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December 11, 2009
The annual SWAC Championship game between Alabama A&M and Prairie View A&M is Saturday at Legion Field in Birmingham. Kickoff...
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December 9, 2009
ABC 33/40 is testing a new online, interactive radar application, and we want your help! It's called StormAlert Interactive, it's...
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December 7, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 202 is now online (Dec. 7, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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December 6, 2009
The National Weather Service is working on the next generation of warning system. In December 2008, the National Weather Service...
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November 30, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 201 is now online (Nov. 30, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 30, 2009
It appears that the Birmingham airport received 0.52 inches of rain - just a tad over half an inch. That...
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November 29, 2009
It's going to be tough for November to compare to September and October when it comes to rainfall. The monthly...
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November 27, 2009
Where has the year gone? Now we are in the twelfth month of 2009. It has been an interesting year...
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November 25, 2009
From Spaceweather.com DOUBLE FLYBY ALERT: Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) this morning at 4:53 am...
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November 23, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 200 is now online (Nov. 23, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 23, 2009
Below is an article posted this morning by Climatololgist Dr. Tim Ball. It is very fitting, and I could not...
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November 22, 2009
- Photo by egojab I love Thanksgiving. It may be my favorite holiday. It is a time when everyone is...
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November 16, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 199 is now online (Nov. 16, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 16, 2009
From Spaceweather.com... LEONID METEOR SHOWER: The Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17th, with a new Moon providing ideally-dark...
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November 16, 2009
We had a record crowd for this year's spotter training event at the BJCC. Thanks to everyone for coming; if...
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November 15, 2009
A survey of weathercasters’ feelings on global warming was published in this month’s edition of the Bulletin of the American...
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November 12, 2009
People often ask how they can become one of our Skywatchers; my response is that you have to love weather,...
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November 10, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 198 is now online (Nov. 9, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 6, 2009
Here is the latest El Nino Advisory from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction: During October 2009, sea surface temperature...
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November 2, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 197 is now online (Nov. 2, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 1, 2009
We are currently at 60.23 inches of rain for the year in Birmingham. This is already enough to rank as...
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November 1, 2009
At early afternoon, you can't find a single cloud anywhere across Alabama. Going east, you would run into clouds just...
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November 1, 2009
Welcome to November! “November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year.” Louisa May Alcott November is the transition...
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October 31, 2009
Don't forget our annual fall TV weather special is tomorrow at 5:00 on ABC 33/40.... Storm Alert 2009. Some great...
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October 31, 2009
Our Fall severe weather season got off to a bit of an early start yesterday. The NWS at Birmingham has...
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October 31, 2009
I feel like one of those television commentators covering the election - October, 2009, will come in as the 4th...
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October 31, 2009
Last Sunday evening, I had a fun opportunity to visit the National Weather Service Forecast Office at the Shelby County...
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October 31, 2009
The cold front that has brought the active weather to Alabama during the past 18 hours is now over East...
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October 30, 2009
Some good ones from today... "Please tell James Spann to get off. He has been on for almost 30 minutes...
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October 30, 2009
I snuck a peek at the KBMX radar while riding the Metro out from downtown D.C. tonight. I was amazed...
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October 28, 2009
The Birmingham airport reported 16 hundredths of an inch of rain yesterday which brings the October rainfall total to 6.72...
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October 24, 2009
Tennessee visits Alabama at 2:30 p.m. today. Lots of Bama fans heading to the stadium right now wondering what to...
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October 23, 2009
Just wanted to thank everyone who nominated this blog, and voted for us in the "Best of Birmingham" 2009 awards...
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October 22, 2009
Global warming, or what is now often reffered to as global climate change, is one of the most polarizing issues...
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October 20, 2009
Thanks to Kevin Garner for pointing out we have a meteor shower tonight... The best time to watch will be...
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October 19, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 195 is now online (Oct. 19, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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October 17, 2009
The high today at the Birmingham Airport was 51F. The coolest high I can find on any October 17th since...
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October 16, 2009
According to the National Weather Service (NWS) climate data for the Birmingham Airport, there has been 6.24 inches of rain...
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October 15, 2009
Since I mentioned in My Tiny Corner of the World that Thomas Taylor, who is the human grandfather of Dino...
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October 14, 2009
October is, according to climatological records, the driest month in Central Alabama. But September was the third wettest September on...
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October 12, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 194 is now online (Oct. 12, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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October 12, 2009
An additional 2.53 inches of rain at Birmingham Airport so take a look at these amazing numbers as of 7...
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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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October 6, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 193 is now online (Oct. 5, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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October 4, 2009
As of 11:01 p.m. CDT tonight, the rainfall total for the year at the Birmingham Airport was 53.99 inches. This...
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October 4, 2009
We are quickly closing in on reaching our average annual rainfall at the Birmingham Airport. The annual average is 53.99...
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September 30, 2009
Our annual training event for existing, and want-to-be ABC 33/40 Skywatchers will be on Saturday, November 14 at the BJCC...
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September 29, 2009
WWUS86 KLOX 292231 SPSLOX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 331 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009...
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September 29, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 192 is now online (Sep. 28, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 27, 2009
September, 2009, is going in the record books as the third wettest September since 1900 - bronze! Nearly an inch...
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September 26, 2009
Back on September 20, I posted a note about Record Rain Speculation for September, 2009. September is rapidly coming to...
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September 26, 2009
All indications from the computer models are that heavy rain will develop over South Central and East Central Alabama this...
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September 26, 2009
Bama plays at 2:30 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Earlier showers in Tuscaloosa have moved northeastward. It should remain mostly dry...
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September 23, 2009
Got plans to head to the Alabama vs. Arkansas game Saturday in Tuscaloosa? You may have to rethink your parking...
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September 22, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 191 is now online (Sep. 21, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 20, 2009
I'm a big climatologist at heart, so I started looking over the records for September rainfall. And I was somewhat...
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September 20, 2009
A stream of showers with some heavy rain has set up across eastern Tuscaloosa, western Jefferson, eastern Walker and Cullman...
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September 19, 2009
They are getting close to kick off in Auburn, and the weather is not very good right now. The stadium...
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September 19, 2009
Showers and thunderstorms are in the Auburn area right now, moving to the northeast. Those showers will clear the stadium...
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September 19, 2009
Things are a mess right now in Tuscaloosa, with heavy rain falling. Showers and storms are forming over northern Hale...
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September 18, 2009
Enjoying some great speakers at the annual Southeast Severe Storm Symposium this morning. The whole point of being here is...
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September 16, 2009
Concerning NOAA Weather Radio... This is an announcement for everyone...we are currently having problems with our weather radio equipment here...
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September 15, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 190 is now online (Sep. 14, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 14, 2009
Could it be the guy who happens to do the news with Brenda Ladun weeknights on ABC 33/40? Maybe we...
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September 8, 2009
September 8, 1979 was a Saturday, and a busy one for me. It was moving day; I was moving from...
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September 8, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 189 is now online (Sep. 7, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 7, 2009
This note from our amateur radio pals... hopefully clouds won't be a problem... I wanted to let everyone know that...
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September 1, 2009
I thought only our Great American Weather Legend J.B. Elliott was capable of poetry in a forecast...but Storm Chaser Brian...
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September 1, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 188 is now online (Sep. 1, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 30, 2009
September arrives Tuesday. September 1st marks the beginning of meteorological autumn. Although fall doesn’t officially begin until September 22nd, weather...
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August 27, 2009
Wow... high school football is here. Some game are tonight; most of them are tomorrow night. I am helping our...
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August 25, 2009
It was only a little 3-pound bundle of black fur, toenails, and some big eyes already focused to get their...
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August 25, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 187 is now online (August 24, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 18, 2009
The field is in Luman Harris park, and provides an opportunity for children with mental and physical handicaps to play...
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August 18, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 186 is now online (August 17, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 15, 2009
My old friend Johnson Boothby, who grew up in Birmingham lives near where the wildfires are currently burning in California....
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August 15, 2009
Friend of the blog Kevin Lowell wanted me to remind everyone that today is the birthday of our teammate Jason...
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August 11, 2009
Grab the latest episode of our netcast WeatherBrains right now on the web or on iTunes. In episode 185... ...Author...
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August 9, 2009
Podcasts have revolutionized the way that many of us receive information. With staggering sales of iPods and iPhones worldwide, the...
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August 7, 2009
I have sent a couple of other blogs from the road, but this is a review with all the pictures...
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August 6, 2009
Strong high pressure over Alabama is producing a very stable airmass. Unfortunately, stable can quickly become stagnant, and that will...
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August 6, 2009
I am reaching out to the vast network of readers on the AlabamaWX.com blog. I need one or two guests...
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August 5, 2009
Some great guests are coming up in the next few weeks on WeatherBrains, the weekly netcast that’s all about weather....
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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 2, 2009
July is my month to renew my license plates. When I go to the Shelby County Services Building to renew...
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August 1, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 184 is now online (July 31, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 1, 2009
Welcome to August in Birmingham. We are on the downhill run of summer now. The days are getting shorter. And...
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July 28, 2009
Very interesting show on WeatherBrains this week... check it out if you have time on iTunes, or listen using the...
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July 27, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 183 is now online (July 27, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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July 27, 2009
**Seems like lots of folks saw the ISS pass tonight... the info is below. Did you see it??? We received...
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July 27, 2009
Bet you have never, ever heard of that place. I doubt if most weather humans or weather geeks would recognize...
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July 24, 2009
(NOAA) After the coolest 4-day period at Birmingham in July since 1972 (neat statistics here), I started looking a little...
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July 21, 2009
A note from the Gestalt Gardener, Felder Rushing, from Mississippi Public Radio after his appearance on WeatherBrains last night answering...
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July 21, 2009
With the latest cool snap in Alabama, we've experienced some of the coolest July temperatures in a long time. Several...
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July 21, 2009
It was another chilly July morning across Central Alabama. And like yesterday, a number of new record low values were...
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July 21, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 182 is now online (July 20, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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July 20, 2009
The unusually chilly July has gone into the record books in a big way this morning. While we came close...
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July 19, 2009
Our guest on WeatherBrains Monday night will be a timely one. Dr. Thomas Schmidlin from Kent State University will talk...
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July 18, 2009
SKY SHOW EARLY SUNDAY: The cosmos has planned quite a show for early risers on Sunday morning. An hour before...
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July 15, 2009
This 1.8 quake was centered up in Lawrence County this morning... == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: ALABAMA Geographic coordinates:...
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July 15, 2009
Last night I put out a note on Twitter about installing a Drobo in my home office for data storage;...
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July 14, 2009
WeatherBrains episode 181 is now online. This week’s guest is Lt. Col. Roy Deatherage of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron...
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July 14, 2009
When James Spann established this 33/40 Weather Blog a number of years ago, he included a category, "Miss Molly" so...
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July 10, 2009
From tonight's 10:00 News... what you never see on TV. Recorded on an iPhone...
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July 10, 2009
You probably saw our post yesterday that NOAA has declared a new El Nino cycle. What does this mean for...
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July 9, 2009
This release just in from NOAA El Niño Arrives; Expected to Persist through Winter 2009-10 NOAA scientists today announced the...
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July 6, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 180 is now online (July 6, 2009). If you are into weather, this is THE netcast audio program...
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July 6, 2009
Long time readers are aware of my "Spann's Best Way To The Bama Beaches" series here... Thanks to Randy Coleman...
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June 30, 2009
Thought I would show you the team I have been coaching for the last several weeks... this is the Hoover...
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June 30, 2009
All right all your Facebook Weather Fans across the Fruited Plain... Here is your assignment: Go add "AF Reserve Hurricane...
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June 30, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 179 is now online (June 29, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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June 28, 2009
Looking back at June, and ahead to July… The average temperature so far this June has run about three degrees...
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June 25, 2009
Needless to say... I saw many, many old friends at Bert's funeral this morning in Tuscaloosa. See the video below......
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June 23, 2009
Now we know we are in summer... this is from Alabama Partners for Clear Air... ALABAMA PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR...
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June 23, 2009
I just found out from my friends at WTBC in Tuscaloosa that Bert Bank passed away last night. Many of...
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June 15, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 177 is now online (June 15, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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June 8, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 176 is now online (June 7, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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June 6, 2009
NOTE: This special post is not weather related and that is why I am posting it in the Miss Molly...
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June 5, 2009
(NOAA) It's not like you needed me nor the government to tell you, but the drought is now officially over...
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May 28, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 174 is now online (May 27, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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May 24, 2009
In response to a question on one of my posts by Sue, I thought I would take a look at...
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May 22, 2009
(This Wednesday, the Rickwood Classic will be played at America's oldest ballpark, Rickwood Field in Birmingham West End. The Barons...
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May 20, 2009
Received this note from a blog reader this morning. Your thoughts? "James: Not a truly weather related topic, but yesterday...
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May 19, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 173 is now online (May 19, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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May 19, 2009
Another distinct chill across Alabama this morning. This time, we list only lows of 50 or lower: 38 Broomtown 39...
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May 18, 2009
UPDATED NOON TO ADD ONE (The coldest) ALABAMA 37 Jackson County SSW of Hytop (coldest reported) 40 Cullman Airport, near...
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May 17, 2009
Are there too many severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings? This has been a big question in recent days. It is...
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May 16, 2009
There was a big debate on our Weatherbrains podcast two weeks ago about whether television stations should cover tornado warnings...
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May 13, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 172 is now online (May 13, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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May 7, 2009
NOUS44 KBMX 072231 AAA PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-082231- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 531 PM CDT THU MAY 7...
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May 6, 2009
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 509 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2009 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION......
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May 5, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 171 is now online (May 5, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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May 5, 2009
Lots of buzz about weather around here lately. Seems like everybody is talking about it, but we all know you...
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May 3, 2009
A small earthquake this morning was centered up in Jackson County, near the northeast tip of Alabama: == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE...
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April 30, 2009
From: Challenger Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:53 PM To: Everyone Subject: Embrace Space Day (Weekend) Hi everyone, This is...
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April 28, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 170 is now online (April 28, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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April 25, 2009
Here are some more videos from Terry Sasser's storm chase of last Sunday in Shelby County... This was along I-65...
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April 22, 2009
Thanks to Steve Jones for this image... he writes: "Hi James, thought you might be somewhat interested in the event...
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April 22, 2009
From USGS... this happened last night around 12:30 a.m. Magnitude was 2.9, so not as strong as the one early...
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April 21, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 169 is now online (April 21, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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April 21, 2009
Lots of shaking going on around here this morning... a 3.8 earthquake centered ib Bibb County at 5:25. Did you...
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April 20, 2009
Red sky in morning, sailor take warning is the old piece of weather folklore. Saturday morning was a prime example...
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April 14, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 168 is now online (April 14, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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April 9, 2009
I simply posted an AP article on this blog last night on some discussions about placing artificial pollution in the...
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April 8, 2009
I see Dr. Coleman posted an Associated Press story concerning climate change. This piece today is also of interest, and...
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April 8, 2009
Fresh in from the DVD production company, ABC 33/40's newest DVD projects "Severe Weather '09" and "ABC's of Weather II"...
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April 8, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 167 is now online (April 7, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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April 1, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 166 is now online (March 31, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 29, 2009
Thanks to Renny Vandewege of Mississippi State for sharing this radar loop... he writes: "I know you guys are busy...
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March 25, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 165 is now online (March 24, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 17, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 164 is now online (March 17, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 17, 2009
A small earthquake (2.2) occurred in St. Clair County at 6:27 p.m... anyone feel it? The info from the USGS...
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March 17, 2009
Thanks to Dennis Martin for putting together our new set here at ABC 33/40. We have all new equipment in...
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March 10, 2009
For those of you in in Etowah, Talladega, St. Clair, Calhoun, Clay and Cleburne Counties... this is a reminder that...
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March 9, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 163 is now online (March 9, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 8, 2009
Here is your chance to name the blog at the new podcast WeatherInsiders. This shorter, daily podcast about the weather...
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March 6, 2009
I am in favor of this.... we have way too many severe thunderstorm warnings. See this PNS from the NWS......
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March 3, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 162 is now online (March 2, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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March 1, 2009
Welcome to March. March marks the start of both meteorological and astronomical spring. It is definitely a time of transition...
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February 24, 2009
According to information from a variety of sources, NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) failed to reach orbit after its launch...
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February 24, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 161 is now online (February 23, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 18, 2009
Ashley Brand's live video from our Storm Chaser: Video streaming by Ustream
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February 18, 2009
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT Region: ALABAMA Geographic coordinates: 32.805N, 87.068W Magnitude: 2.2 Mcd Depth:25 km Universal Time (UTC): 18 Feb 2009...
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February 16, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 160 is now online (February 16, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 14, 2009
The National Storm Chasers Convention is being held in Denver this weekend. I really wanted to go, because the lineup...
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February 13, 2009
Wow... breaking news... the great Alabama weather legend, J.B. Elliott, continues his venture into social media and now has a...
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February 12, 2009
Friend of the Blog Chuck Biddinger asked if these photos of a frozen Niagara Falls are for real. They are...
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February 12, 2009
Lets try a fun experiment. Going to stream video and audio from my MacBook Pro... we will be flying from...
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February 12, 2009
Dr. Tim posted the video, so not to be out done completely, here are a few images I took of...
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February 11, 2009
Ashley's live stream from Walker County Live Streaming by Ustream.TV
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February 11, 2009
Live video from Ashley Brand in Storm Chaser 33/40... she is headed up into Northwest Alabama Free Webcam Chat at...
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February 9, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 159 is now online (February 9, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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February 8, 2009
From HAM John Miller: Hi, What a fantastic day we had today (Saturday.) We had around 200 come and go...
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February 8, 2009
I am going to do a scaled down version of Storm Alert 2009 Tuesday night at the First United Methodist...
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February 6, 2009
No it’s not a celebration of all the icy temperatures we have had lately. It is the Shelby County Amateur...
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February 5, 2009
I find this a very important paper, and present it here on the blog for your comments. I received this...
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February 4, 2009
Thanks to James Moore, who reminded us there will be a six minute pass of the International Space Station tomorrow...
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February 3, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 158 is now online (February 2, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 31, 2009
James says that I have come over to the light. The light to which he refers is the Apple light....
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January 26, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 157 is now online (January 26, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 26, 2009
Alabama's original severe weather awareness tour, put on by the ABC 33/40 weather team, is about to crank up for...
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January 25, 2009
The war in Europe and a growing rift between the U.S. and Japan dominated headlines in January 1940. Finland was...
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January 25, 2009
On January 25, 1978, Meteorologist Bert Reeves was concerned as he studied the weather charts for the day of the...
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January 25, 2009
Space Weather News for Jan. 25, 2009 https://spaceweather.com CURIOUS ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2009 BD is slowly passing by Earth...
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January 23, 2009
Most of you have heard by now that we had a significant number of employees laid off today at ABC...
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January 19, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 156 is now online (January 19, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 17, 2009
Yee Hah! Ring the bell or do whatever you'd like to announce that we are edging above freezing for the...
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January 15, 2009
Thanks to David Johnson, professor of biology at Samford, for this information... The International Space Station will make a bright...
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January 15, 2009
Thanks to David Middleton for passing this picture along... he writes: "This morning in Fargo, ND. Co-worker! I like 10...
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January 14, 2009
As many people know, my daughter lives in Chicago. They have a lot of snow and it is brutally cold...
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January 12, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 155 is now online (January 12, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 10, 2009
WeatherBrains fan Jeff Wilcox in Springville, Iowa is fascinated by the number of severe weather warnings issued by National Weather...
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January 8, 2009
Interesting PNS today from Alaska... NOAK49 PAFG 090106 PNSAFG AKZ218-220-222-224-091315- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 406 PM...
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January 6, 2009
WeatherBrains Episode 154 is now online (January 5, 2009). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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January 1, 2009
The Spanish have a bit of interesting weather folklore. They believe that the weather on the first twelve days of...
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December 31, 2008
Bear Bryant said later that the only thing that could have messed up his eighth ranked Alabama team’s chances in...
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December 28, 2008
Matt in Altoona has his new weather station up and running and on the Weather Underground site. But he is...
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December 27, 2008
2 pm temperatures... Haleyville...70F...1F short of record for the date Gadsden...73F...1F short of record for the date Tuscaloosa...74F...record is 78F...
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December 26, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 153 is now online (December 26, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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December 26, 2008
First, wanted to thank the dozens of folks that sent Little Miss Molly's MJ (Majority Owner) an email get-well wish....
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December 23, 2008
We get those messages from time to time from the National Weather Service. It usually is a failed part or...
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December 22, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 152 is now online... you can listen via iTunes or the player on the left sidebar of the...
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December 22, 2008
I have a web page on my computer that acts as my own personal homepage. It contains all of the...
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December 20, 2008
Some National Highlights…. …8.8 inches of snow fell on a largely prepared Boston area Friday. Workers were sent home early....
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December 18, 2008
We have been working on equipment upgrades in the ABC 33/40 Weather Office... and we are now able to offer...
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December 15, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 151 is now online (December 15, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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December 14, 2008
Meteorologists, especially storm chasers, seem to be drawn to the wide open spaces of the American Plains. Is it just...
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December 13, 2008
A dry weekend in store for Central Alabama, but the pattern looks favorable for showers this next week as moisture...
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December 12, 2008
I have often said that snow forecasting is a no-win situation in Alabama. On days like yesterday, blog traffic soars...
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December 12, 2008
The full moon tonight will be a perigee, meaning it is at is closest point in its elliptical orbit around...
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December 12, 2008
We have reports of accidents across the western part of the Birmingham metro this morning; I-59/20 has been closed at...
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December 9, 2008
Be sure and scroll down the long afternoon discussion and Weather Xtreme video... Just FYI... Brian Peters is in Storm...
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December 8, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 150 is now online (December 8, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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December 7, 2008
These wonderful pictures from reader Russell Poe are of a rare but beautiful phenomenon...it is caused when a jet passes...
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December 2, 2008
The ABC 3340 Storm Chaser or a member of the ABC 3340 Storm Alert Team will be participating in several...
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December 1, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 149 is now online (December 1, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 24, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 148 is now online (November 24, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 24, 2008
https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/24nov_skyshow.htm?list21813 Spectacular Conjunction 11.24.2008 + Play Audio | + Download Audio | + Email to a friend | + Join...
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November 22, 2008
Conditions are favorable for the rapid development and spread of wildfire conditions across Central Alabama today. North Alabama is also...
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November 20, 2008
Scroll down to see JB's post about kudzu! If you've seen the smoke hovering over northern Shelby County, don't be...
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November 19, 2008
Thanks to Chandra Clark at Samford University for passing this along.... the sky will be crystal clear. The International Space...
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November 19, 2008
We actually have many readers in Texas, so we thought we would pass this along from the NWS in Austin/San...
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November 18, 2008
The cold front which came through the area late yesterday has brought some pretty chilly air to Central Alabama as...
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November 17, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 147 is now online (November 17, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 16, 2008
Blog reader Scot Rhodes needs some help. He is contemplating the purchase of a LaCrosse weather station. He asks: I...
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November 15, 2008
Today is the day of our annual Skywatcher training... Storm Alert Xtreme. We are the the BJCC in downtown Birmingham;...
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November 15, 2008
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: ALABAMA Geographic coordinates: 33.780N, 85.740W Magnitude: 2.3 Mcd Depth: 0 km Universal Time (UTC):...
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November 10, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 146 is now online (November 10, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 9, 2008
This weekend, I have been sharing my notes from the keynote address delivered by National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes...
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November 8, 2008
Yesterday, I talked about getting to hear Jack Hayes, National Weather Service Director give the keynote address at the National...
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November 7, 2008
“We have the best weather service in the world. It’s a good thing, because we have the worst weather in...
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November 4, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 145 is now online (November 3, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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November 2, 2008
This from Cal Davis in Northport tonight... Mr. Murray, After seeing your post yesterday about the line-up of Venus, the...
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November 1, 2008
At twilight tonight, look for a gorgeous crescent moon emerging out of the sunset side by side with the planet...
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October 29, 2008
As we discussed on WeatherBrains this week... the great Alabama weather legend J.B. Elliott is now on Twitter... if you...
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October 27, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 144 is now online (October 27, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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October 21, 2008
A member of the Allbritton Communications family (they own ABC 33/40) was severely beaten in Little Rock sometime Sunday night......
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October 21, 2008
I budget a new computer every two years. I push them to the max, since I edit audio and video...
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October 21, 2008
I have received an enormous amount of e-mail from people that, like me, are disturbed when they hear of pet...
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October 20, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 143 is now online (October 20, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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October 17, 2008
Just a quick note to thank everyone for voting for the blog in the "Best of the Best" poll by...
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October 14, 2008
For some reason... every time I mention Tropical Storm Omar, I think of ABC 33/40 News Anchor Dave Baird. HMMM......
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October 10, 2008
It is a bit early in the season for major snowstorms but it seems parts of the Rocky Mountain West...
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October 7, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 141 is now online (October 6, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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October 5, 2008
I am sorry that I didn’t take the time at the start of the month to share a little summary...
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September 30, 2008
Shades of 2007, Batman!! It looks like September, 2008, will go in the record books as the 7th driest September...
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September 30, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 140 is now online (September 29, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 25, 2008
This is my first ever blog post for the "On The Road Category" James is the king of that. But...
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September 23, 2008
This is from Tuscaloosa EMA.... STORM SPOTTER CLASS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 25 (TUSCALOOSA) – The Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency...
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September 23, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 139 is now online (September 22, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 16, 2008
Thanks to Greg Nordstrom from Mississippi State University for these images taken in Galveston this past weekend. Greg is our...
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September 16, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 138 is now online (September 15, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 9, 2008
I sure wish I was quick enough to take a picture of those four wild turkeys I saw today, along...
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September 9, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 137 is now online (September 8, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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September 1, 2008
Brain Peters can do it all. Even podcast from out in front of an approaching hurricane. You can listen to...
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September 1, 2008
We went ahead and recorded this week's WeatherBrains this morning, with Brian Peters on the Alabama Gulf Coast. You can...
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August 31, 2008
Our special will begin at or shortly after 7:30 on our live stream.... and the "Weather Now" digital channel (33.2...
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August 31, 2008
We invite you to join us on our live stream at 7:30 for a Gustav special... featuring our crew from...
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August 30, 2008
A few quick notes concerning our coverage of Gustav tomorrow... *Brian Peters will be part of a team being dispatched...
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August 30, 2008
BULLETIN HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 22 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 500 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008...
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August 26, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 135 is now online (August 25, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 25, 2008
Looks like we are having some issues with comments (you can't make any!)... our top notch network administrator Trey Nolen...
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August 19, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 134 is now online (August 18, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 13, 2008
We are fast approaching the 29th anniversary of my entry into Birmingham television. In August 1979, I was working at...
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August 12, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 133 is now online (August 11, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 8, 2008
You may be getting tired of these long rain lists. If so, let me know. However, during these years of...
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August 8, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 132 is now online (August 7, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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August 2, 2008
A 2.3 earthquake was felt across North Alabama this morning... the center was 23 miles east of Huntsville... in Jackson...
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August 1, 2008
Can two fools take a small boat and make it through the massive lock at the Bankhead dam on the...
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July 31, 2008
Welcome to August in Birmingham. We are on the downhill run of summer now. The days are getting shorter. And...
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July 31, 2008
Our Warrior River adventure is underway! I am on Tim Coleman's boat; we just came through the confluence of the...
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July 29, 2008
A moderate earthquake, with an epicenter just east of Los Angeles, shook much of Southern California about 30 minutes ago......
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July 29, 2008
Our associate Carlos Slaughter discovered this image on the web... sure looks like our news anchor, Dave Baird, to us....
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July 29, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 131 is now online (July 28, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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July 23, 2008
NOTE: The computer here in the weather office that puts still radar images on the web (from the ABC 33/40...
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July 22, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 130 is now online (July 21, 2008). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio...
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July 18, 2008
More from our associate John Oldshue, who continues on his Canadian adventure: "Some Bear Video for you...thought you might want...
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July 7, 2008
Sure was nice to look at yesterday's Birmingham News and not reading stories about "Storm Porn" or "global warming" for...
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July 3, 2008
Please note: We make no effort to give you an exhaustive run down on the temperatures, just a general mention...
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July 1, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 127 is now online (June 30, 2008). The netcast audio program for people who really nuts about love...
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June 25, 2008
A new notes this morning concerning Twitter and Facebook.... TWITTER: I have handed off the "abc3340" Twitter account to Jeff...
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June 24, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 126 is now online (June 23, 2008). The netcast audio program for people who really love weather. An...
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June 22, 2008
Let me warn you, this is a little longer than my usual posts here, but it was prompted by a...
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June 22, 2008
On Monday morning, we were up early to make the trek to Mount Rainier. The 14,000 foot peak towers 8,000...
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June 14, 2008
This is a speech given by John Coleman, the founder of the Weather Channel, recently to the San Diego Chamber...
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June 10, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 124 is now online (June 9, 2008). The netcast audio program for people who really love weather. Our...
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June 7, 2008
Interesting article in the Birmingham News this morning concerning rainfall for Central Alabama. I thought it might be a good...
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June 3, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 123 is now online (June 2, 2008). The netcast audio program for people who really love weather. Some...
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June 1, 2008
Thanks to Andrea Roy for this video... she writes: "I was taking a video of all the rain we were...
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June 1, 2008
Thanks to Brett Lawrence for this video, taken today during a thunderstorm in Odenville...
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June 1, 2008
Thanks to Kenneth Lovell for this video... he writes: "Video of rain, hail from around 12:30 or so today... taken...
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May 30, 2008
Just some quick shots from the past 24 hours... some places you might recognize, others you won't... along the roads...
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May 28, 2008
May 29, 2004 is a red letter day in my personal weather history. That year, I decided that I would...
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May 26, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 122 is now online (May 26, 2008). The netcast audio program for people who really love weather. Our...
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May 23, 2008
Are you kidding me? I was just writing the 2007 version of this seemingly yesterday. I do believe as you...
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May 21, 2008
I have actually had about a dozen e-mail messages from people wanting to know if I am going to write...
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May 20, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 121 is now online (May 20, 2008). The netcast audio program for people who really love weather. Our...
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May 20, 2008
Not this year. We have been lucky, although it is heating up somewhat now. We can have some significant heat...
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May 14, 2008
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for capturing our coverage early Sunday morning. This shows the storm that rolled...
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May 14, 2008
This is a composite update for several locations: ALABAMA At the noon lunch hour, there were only scattered light showers...
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May 14, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 120 is now online (May 13, 2008). The netcast audio program for people who love weather. This week...
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May 13, 2008
This is especially for those of you in Cleburne County... I received this message this afternoon.... "I moved to Heflin...
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May 12, 2008
Brian reported yesterday that the NWS surveyed a long-track EF-1 tornado through northern Marion County, but even though the same...
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May 10, 2008
For your reading pleasure... MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0876 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1132 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008...
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May 10, 2008
Don't forget to join us on the abc3340.com live stream at 7:00 for a special report on what we expect...
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May 10, 2008
On top of everything else... a magnitude 3.1 earthquake shook Northeast Mississippi this afternoon.... Get the details here from the...
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May 9, 2008
Monday night, storm chaser Brian Barnes found himself on the wrong side of the law in west Texas. He was...
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May 9, 2008
Check this out... this was caught by surveillance video in Colbert County at Leighton... it aired last night on WHNT...
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May 8, 2008
Please go to abc3340.com for the latest list of school systems that have decided to close today. I will put...
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May 8, 2008
Just a reminder, school closings can be seen at the bottom of the screen on ABC 33/40 TV or on...
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May 7, 2008
Storm Chaser Brian Barnes was arrested while leading a storm chasing tour in Crane, Texas Monday night. Here is his...
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May 2, 2008
Thanks to Larry Bishop for this video... he writes: "Driving back to Bham from Little Rock today- shot this video...
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May 2, 2008
From May 1978.... WAPI-TV (Channel 13) bought a color receiver for the National Weather Service WSR-57 S Band radar at...
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April 28, 2008
Trust me, we miss our Pinpoint Doppler radar too. It has been out of service for several weeks; we have...
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April 22, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 117 is now online (April 22, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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April 15, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 116 is now online (April 15, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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April 14, 2008
We continue to investigate issues with NOAA Weather Radio and the Midland WR-100 receiver. Do you have a WR-100? Did...
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April 11, 2008
Well, the news is not especially good this morning; our Pinpoint Doppler Radar system atop Double Oak Mountain is still...
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April 10, 2008
*If you missed our special, "Looking Back, Moving Forward", on the 10th anniversary of the April 8, 1998 F5 tornado,...
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April 8, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 115 is now online (April 8, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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April 6, 2008
Here is another status update on the ABC 33/40 Pinpoint Doppler Radar..... Radar installations are complicated, mechanical and electrical facilities...
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April 4, 2008
Our magnetron for the radar has yet to arrive... it is expected any moment; as soon as we get it,...
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March 31, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 114 is now online (March 31, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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March 30, 2008
As we say goodbye to March, it is a time to look forward into April and what type of weather...
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March 28, 2008
Just a quick logistical note... our Pinpoint Doppler Radar atop Double Oak Mountain will be down for a few days......
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March 18, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 112 is now online (March 17, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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March 16, 2008
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for this clip from Friday night's Raycom coverage of the Alabama/MSU game when...
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March 16, 2008
This video was taken inside the Georgia Dome by a fan....
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March 14, 2008
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1050 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY...
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March 11, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 111 is now online (March 10, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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March 9, 2008
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for putting together this slide show from the hundreds of viewer submitted pictures...
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March 8, 2008
Please share your favorite RSS feeds about the weather. Here are mine. ABC3340 Weather Blog https://feeds.feedburner.com/Weathertalk AccuWeather Community Blog https://rss.accuweather.com/rss/blog_rss.asp?blog=community...
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March 8, 2008
Our streak of days without measurable snow at the Birmingham Airport still remains intact. Only a trace was measured at...
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March 7, 2008
This just crossed our Instant Message conference with the Memphis NWS office. With so many people on the blog tonight,...
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March 6, 2008
A city-by-city look at potential travel problems or no travel problems: MEMPHIS Winter Storm Watch Friday through Friday evening. Rain...
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March 5, 2008
This is an invitation from the National Weather Service in Huntsville... I hope this won't be "snowed out"! As part...
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March 4, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 110 is now online (March 4, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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March 3, 2008
Join us for a special on our live stream tonight at 7:00... we will take a look at developments to...
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February 28, 2008
I sure enjoyed a trip down to Linden today... I presented a program on meteorology to the kids at Linden...
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February 27, 2008
Things have been so busy here in recent days... I have failed to note the passing of two long time...
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February 26, 2008
ABC 33/40 television was not on air during a tornado warning for Jefferson County this morning (between 3:39 and 4:00)....
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February 24, 2008
My second morning on AMTRAK’s train number two dawned foggy and grey just outside Houston, Texas as I continued my...
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February 23, 2008
I am riding AMTRAK's train number 2, the Sunset Limited from Tucson, Arizona to New Orleans. We are on time...
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February 22, 2008
I am very excited about my cross country train trip, which begins in a few hours. I will be taking...
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February 20, 2008
Just got back from a half-mile dog walk and there were about seven brief spans that we got a clear...
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February 19, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 108 is now online (February 19, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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February 18, 2008
Thanks to Scott Smith for this information about this week's eclipse... Times and Phases of the Total Lunar Eclipse of...
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February 17, 2008
For some reason... the images coming from our Pinpoint Doppler Radar on the web stopped updating this morning around 2:00....
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February 13, 2008
Click the player just below for an Alabama Weather Update:
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February 8, 2008
This home video was sent to Ryan Vaughan at KAIT-TV... video of an EF4 tornado moving through Stone County, Arkansas....
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February 6, 2008
I am about to head to Riverchase Elementary School for a weather program... If you have pictures of storm damage...
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February 4, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 106 is now online (February 5, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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February 3, 2008
This listing is a little different. Most lists show the primary resources most of us use in studying weather. These...
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January 29, 2008
St. Louis had a springlike high of 73 today. This was their weather at 7 o'clock tonight: Snow flurries Temperature...
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January 29, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 105 is now online (January 28, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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January 28, 2008
Long time residents of Alabama know that we were the first station here to start a pre-spring weather tour across...
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January 28, 2008
Bill Read was named Director of the National Hurricane Center on Friday. He will be in charge of NOAA’s Tropical...
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January 26, 2008
I am getting behind on my mailbag posts... but as usual, some folks love us, some folks hate us anything...
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January 26, 2008
Larry McCray of Moundville sent us this copy of a newspaper article from the Birmingham Post Herald about JB from...
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January 25, 2008
We will go on our live stream on abc3340.com tonight at 7:00 to discuss the winter weather event.... Just go...
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January 24, 2008
A quick post on some stuff from the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Soceity in New Orleans. I've...
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January 22, 2008
Our annual severe weather awareness tour is coming soon! This year, we will focus on the 10th anniversary of the...
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January 21, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 104 is now online (January 21, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who absolutely love...
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January 21, 2008
I will be headed down to New Orleans tomorrow, to attend part of the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. I've...
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January 21, 2008
A look back at a fun winter day in Alabama. The best shots were of the kids seeing their first...
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January 18, 2008
Once again tonight, we will be live on the net tonight at 7:00 from our Weather Center... this time I...
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January 17, 2008
A reminder... we will be going live at 7:00 tonight on our live stream to discuss the winter storm threat....
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January 16, 2008
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Mike Wilhelm for this snow video from today in Morgan County...
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January 16, 2008
Thanks to Rick Jackson of Glen Allen for this video of the snow falling this afternoon in Marion County...
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January 15, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 103 is now online (January 14, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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January 13, 2008
Huntsville had a National Weather Service Office from 1958 to 1997. The Huntsville Weather Office made observations and was responsible...
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January 10, 2008
A reminder... our live severe weather coverage continues on abc340.com on our live stream... we will go back on ABC...
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January 10, 2008
We are going live on the stream on abc3340.com at 12:00 noon... Go here, and click on the button that...
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January 10, 2008
Since it has been a while since we have really had a significant severe weather threat, here are some resources...
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January 8, 2008
WeatherBrains Episode 102 is now online (January 7, 2008). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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January 4, 2008
StormAlert 2008 is getting closer and closer, and we are getting everything ready for this year's show. One of our...
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January 3, 2008
Steve Adams, Webmaster for Radio Attic in Jemison, reminds up about the Quadrantid Meteor Shower late tonight (very early on...
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January 1, 2008
Oops...forgot to post the show notes for the latest episode. Good way to start the new year! WeatherBrains Episode 101...
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December 31, 2007
As many of you know, Air Evac 16 (Based out of Muscle Shoals) crashed at or around 3:00 AM on...
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December 30, 2007
Here is the December 25, 2007 weekly assessment from the U.S. Drought Monitor showing the latest drought conditions... Here is...
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December 30, 2007
I started writing about the possibility that 2007 could be the driest year on record since the records began back...
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December 27, 2007
INDEPENDENCE BOWL/SHREVEPORT/SUNDAY 7PM Alabama meets the Colorado Buffaloes. Sunday should be part partly sunny with a high of 62 in...
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December 24, 2007
Reader George Ponder submitted this photo that he took of the Moon and Mars, which appeared very close together last...
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December 21, 2007
The Winter Solstice occurs officially at 12:08 a.m. CST Saturday morning. It marks the start of winter in the Northern...
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December 19, 2007
We don't know for sure. One thing is certain, our current drought in Alabama ranks right up near the top--if...
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December 18, 2007
This came in via e-mail this afternoon... I thought it was worth posting on the blog... "I had to let...
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December 17, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 99 is now online (December 17, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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December 15, 2007
Imagine taking a nap in a heavy, king sized bed, only to suddenly find the bed swaying back and forth....
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December 7, 2007
002 FGUS74 KBMX 071441 ESFBMX ALC001-005>011-015>021-027-029-037-047-051-055-057-063-065-073-075- 081-085>093-101-105>127-121200- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 845 AM CDT FRI DEC 7...
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December 6, 2007
Check this out... of course, this is for elevations above 8,000 feet, but you don't see a blizzard watch from...
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December 5, 2007
JB has discussed how Birmingham is not a one-number town when it comes to lows at night. On the way...
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December 4, 2007
Sure looks like 2007 will be the driest year on record for Birmingham. Our rain total since January 1 is...
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December 4, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 97 is now online (December 3, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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December 3, 2007
We wuz robbed again. Shortchanged on rain amounts. This is not a long list like we usually post after a...
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December 2, 2007
Those of us living in Alabama aren't the only folks wishing for rain. Check out these shots I took around...
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December 2, 2007
I see we have a number of comments here on the new "look" of the ABC 33/40 web site. I...
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November 29, 2007
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1040 AM CDT THU NOV 29 2007 ...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA......
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November 26, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 96 is now online (November 26, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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November 26, 2007
This past Saturday I attended a family function in Jackson, which is in Clarke County, not too far north of...
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November 26, 2007
As noon approached, mostly light showers were still in progress over about the east 2/3 of Alabama. A few moderate...
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November 24, 2007
I thought this was pretty "cool"! Haha SXUS74 KAMA 241908 RERAMA RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 108...
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November 23, 2007
Herbert Saffir, co-creator of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and a persistent advocate of strong building codes, has died. He was...
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November 23, 2007
No way we can cover every destination or every route, but here are some examples that may help. First, an...
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November 22, 2007
When a drought of "historic proportions" is underway, folks want to know how much rain they got in their particular...
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November 22, 2007
Almost all of the showers and storms gone from Alabama. At 8:40 am, there was a small group of moderate...
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November 22, 2007
These are some totals through 7 am, EDT, from the Atlanta area and North Georgia. It is still raining in...
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November 20, 2007
You may or may not recognize his name, but John Coleman, the first weather anchor for ABC's Good Morning America,...
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November 20, 2007
Here is a roundup of weather for the next three days at a number of places where you may or...
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November 20, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 95 is now online (November 19, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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November 18, 2007
Thanks to Jason Owens for these images... he writes: "Hey James, I took these pictures yesterday at Wind Creek State...
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November 15, 2007
UPDATED AT 11:30 AM Well, almost. Some communities got little or none and others not enough to even slightly dent...
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November 15, 2007
Not too great but every little bit helps. These amounts from the Atlanta Metro: 0.14 at Atlanta's main airport 0.28...
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November 14, 2007
LATE MORNING UPDATE AT 11:45 AM Looking better and better for our chance of rain later today and tonight. At...
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November 13, 2007
Interesting note from a reader this morning: "James, GMA reported this morning that when our Govenor called on our state...
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November 12, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 94 is now online (November 12, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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November 9, 2007
Weather disasters have played a significant part in world history. Some events have claimed thousands of lives and left thousands...
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November 7, 2007
Radar is a wonderful tool, but it is not a panacea. The radar goes in a straight line, so it...
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November 7, 2007
Thanks to Huel Long for passing along these images... he writes: "James, These are from my long time friend, Dave...
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November 7, 2007
Sound travels about 330 m/s (740 mph) in the atmosphere. When an object is travelling slower than the speed of...
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November 7, 2007
OK. Sonic boom in Trussville at 1152 am CST. It sounded like someone was walking on the roof, like cleaning...
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November 7, 2007
I pulled off the road for a minute here on the way back from Gadsden... I saw a fast moving...
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November 6, 2007
Thanks to many of our sharp readers for this... this note is from Mike Wilson: "Landing ground tracks for tomorrow's...
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November 4, 2007
If you are willing to get up very early Monday morning, you will be treated to a spectacular sky show....
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November 3, 2007
Check out out these 4 p.m. conditions in New England as Extratropical Storm Noel continues moving north. Nantucket Visiibility 3/4...
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November 3, 2007
The huge extratropical low that was Hurricane Noel is racing north northeastward this morning. It will bring very high winds...
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November 2, 2007
I thought I would post this piece written by Alabama state climatologist John Christy, which appeared in the Wall Street...
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November 2, 2007
Some fairly important games across Alabama this weekend. Here is a look at expected weather: HIGH SCHOOL GAMES TONIGHT Excellent...
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October 31, 2007
Okay, it's all too late for Halloween, 2007, but it was so cool, I just had to make a post...
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October 31, 2007
Thanks to Joey Cleland for sharing this account of the California earthquake earlier today... "Greetings from Stockton, California. Im out...
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October 30, 2007
John Oldshue and a number of our readers pointed this out to me during the last 24 hours... here is...
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October 29, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 92 is now online (October 29, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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October 29, 2007
Thanks to Jeff Wyatt... you can watch the one hour prime time weather special that ran last night on ABC...
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October 29, 2007
A quick video clip from Santo Domingo from Randall and Carol Scott... "Video as Noel passes over Santo Domingo. This...
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October 24, 2007
I received this note from a viewer in Hale County this morning... "All I can say is that I used...
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October 24, 2007
I suspect that after yesterdays longest list ever, instead of counting sheep to go to sleep, you count rain stats!...
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October 23, 2007
I sure am getting lots of e-mail from people asking about the coming winter. Mild? Cold? Snow? Long time readers...
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October 23, 2007
UPDATED 11:30 am FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTS (The updated amounts are all posted at the top of the list.) No, you...
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October 22, 2007
The wildfire situation in Southern California is absolutely crucial. One of the worst ever. And very, very scary.Thousands of homes...
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October 19, 2007
Well, now that all the hub-bub about the weather is behind us, we can get on to some really important...
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October 19, 2007
How is this for variety? Posting this under both drought and flood category! I have searched and looked at so...
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October 19, 2007
NOTE: Be sure and scroll down to see some interesting flash-flood notes near and along the coast posted by James....
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October 19, 2007
A few quick notes... The NWS in Mobile has issued a flash food warning for Baldwin County until 9:00 a.m.......
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October 18, 2007
Thanks to a few meteorology students at MSU who send this video to us... they write: "I'm a broadcast meteorology...
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October 18, 2007
This video was taken with a camera phone today in Pensacola....
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October 16, 2007
The "jet stream" has been discussed for years as an important aspect of the weather, especially in mid-latitudes (like the...
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October 12, 2007
There is an interesting article posted on our sister site, weatherparty.com, that is really worth reading, even for Alabamians. While...
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October 11, 2007
Absolutely perfect weather for this weekend’s 19th annual Shelby Iron Works Festival on the grounds of the Historic Shelby Iron...
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October 11, 2007
We are having a blast watching the big crowds down at Gulf Shores... this is the weekend for the annual...
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October 9, 2007
My general rule for many years has been to spend time with my family exclusively on Saturday… no public appearances...
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October 8, 2007
From our associate John Oldshue: "We took a short trip to Colorado this weekend with a few goals in mind.....
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October 6, 2007
Cold in the west, warm in the east… A high amplitude upper level pattern is making the 500 millibar chart...
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October 1, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 88 is now online (October 1, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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October 1, 2007
* 42 was the coolest temperature reported in Alabama this morning--at least the lowest I could fine. It was at...
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September 30, 2007
October is arguably the nicest month for weather in Central Alabama. Of course, our perception of what is nice lately...
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September 27, 2007
Ongoing drought forces further cuts in water releases to Alabama River Effort aimed at improving odds of refilling lakes in...
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September 26, 2007
We are entering my favorite time of the year… the “golden days of fall†are just around the corner, and...
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September 26, 2007
A quick shout-out to my friends in Winfield... I spoke to these men and women in the Windows Unlimited program...
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September 24, 2007
This internal note was sent to our staff members earlier today by General Manager Mike Murphy... since Brenda has just...
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September 23, 2007
Autumn officially begins. The autumnal equinox, or the time when the sun is overhead at the equator, occurs at 4:51...
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September 21, 2007
OK... watch this and see if you see anyone you know. With hair, from 1985...
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September 19, 2007
A special thanks to James Beasley of Status Station... he has been in Gulf Shores and has our SKYCAM back...
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September 17, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 86 is now online (September 17, 2007). This is THE netcast audio program for people who love everything...
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September 14, 2007
This is one of the reasons that I got involved in Amateur Radio because of the Public Service aspect. Many...
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September 12, 2007
Thanks to Russell Thomas for this article... we often get questions about how to get a ham radio license... I...
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September 12, 2007
The drought has hit area waterways hard this year, and Smith Lake northwest of Birmingham is really starting to show...
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September 12, 2007
I saw this comment on the blog yesterday from "Tom": "This is for James Spann. There is no such mountain...
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September 11, 2007
Water levels to fall again at Jordan, Lay, Mitchell Lakes Boat owners should take steps to protect property BIRMINGHAM –...
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September 11, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas! Brian Peters and I will surely be getting a visit from the Secret Service after this...
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September 10, 2007
I know that a lot of weather enthusiasts follow personnel changes within the weather community, whether that be NWS staff...
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September 9, 2007
The drought is still with us and in parts of Central, North and Northeast Alabama, it is still rated as...
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September 7, 2007
Thanks to FOB (friend of the blog) Russell Thomas (KV4S) for this article... he will be contributing from time to...
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September 6, 2007
I am always amazed at the number of people who think I work nine minutes day. Think about it… I...
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September 5, 2007
A brief shout-outs for a couple of our "friends of the weather blog"... these are blogs and podcasts designed for...
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September 4, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 84 is now online for September 3, 2007. This is THE netcast audio program for people who love...
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September 2, 2007
It's really not funny, and it shows that no one is completely immune from the weather. Having worked there for...
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August 31, 2007
We received this release this morning... some good news: The Drought Emergency Declaration “No Burn†order issued on August 16,...
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August 31, 2007
Could not ask for better weather in East Lansing Saturday for the UAB-Michigan State game. Sunny weather with low humidity....
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August 29, 2007
Here we go with our nightly list of rain amounts around Alabama. We probably would not do this every night...
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August 29, 2007
That is a burning question and one that is difficult to answer at this time. Will our long killer drought...
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August 28, 2007
Warning to boaters: falling lake levels making boat launches unusable Boaters advised to check access to usable launches The ongoing,...
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August 28, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 83 is now online (August 27, 2007). The netcast audio program for people who love weather. And guess...
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August 28, 2007
Otha "Skeet" Vaughan, retired research scientist from Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville and all-around nice guy, spoke to the...
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August 26, 2007
If you wake up early Tuesday morning, you will be treated to the second lunar eclipse of the year. It...
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August 26, 2007
Friend of the Blog Chuck Biddinger who owns Electronic Repair Company in Roebuck. His company motto is "Service with a...
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August 26, 2007
0.52 inches of rain through 7:53 p.m. at the Birmingham Airport. Rain has fallen for the third straight day. 3.09...
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August 25, 2007
Some rainfall amounts from the Birmingham Airport... ...1.98 today...most since April 26th when 1.98 inches fell... (CORRECTED AMOUNT) ...0.92 between...
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August 24, 2007
Please note: When James Spann designed the 33/40 Blog, he included a category, Miss Molly. That is where this story...
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August 23, 2007
ABC 33/40 News Anchors Brenda Ladun and Dave Baird show off their disco dancing skills.... exclusively on our weather blog!
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August 22, 2007
I thought this was an excellent drought update from our friends at the HUN NWS office... and I thought I...
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August 22, 2007
Heating up too quick across Alabama today. By 1 pm, the old thermometer had been officially this high: 98 Decatur...
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August 22, 2007
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 942 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 ...RECORD SETTING HEAT CONTINUES...
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August 21, 2007
Heating up again across Alabama. Remember we are in one of our worst droughts ever and droughts and heat waves...
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August 21, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 82 is now online (August 20, 2007). The netcast audio program for people who love weather. In this...
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August 20, 2007
Fall drawdowns at Lay, Mitchell, Jordan lakes cancelled because of drought; Drawdown for maintenance at Thurlow Dam still planned Because...
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August 20, 2007
Thanks to our engineering crew... the ABC 33/40 Pinpoint Doppler Radar is back in operation. You can see current still...
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August 20, 2007
Tammy Power of Cheaha State Park wanted me to pass this along to everyone... they have announced their annual Chili...
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August 18, 2007
No drought erasers with today's rains but every little bit helps. Three nice amounts: 2.25 inches at Columbiana, Shelby County...
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August 17, 2007
A roundup of high temperatures and rain today across Alabama HIGH TEMPERATURES 88 at McCalla (Million Dollar Lakes) 94 Jemison...
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August 17, 2007
I think I get 50 e-mail messages a day from people asking about the status of our radar... I will...
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August 17, 2007
Yep, we try to report every drop at times like this. These welcome amounts overnight: ALABAMA POWER NETWORK 0.59 Ashland...
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August 16, 2007
Here is our nightly roundup of sizzling numbers off the ole evil thermometer and some drought notes: ALABAMA 95 Mobile...
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August 16, 2007
Reservoirs approaching winter levels Lakes expected to continue falling in coming weeks BIRMINGHAM – Because of the record-setting drought, Alabama...
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August 15, 2007
Seems like the whole world is burning up. Not so, of course, but we look at some highs Wednesday afternoon...
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August 15, 2007
A quick update.... Still waiting on a major part for the ABC 33/40 radar. The system, atop Double Oak Mountain,...
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August 14, 2007
Those weather geeks have done it again - WeatherBrains Episode 81 is now online (August 13, 2007). The netcast audio...
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August 13, 2007
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office, Montgomery, released their weekly Crop and Weather Report this afternoon, including Crop...
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August 10, 2007
Fromt the National Weather Service Birmingham... HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 715 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2007...
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August 9, 2007
THURSDAY AFTERNOON HIGHS IN ALABAMA 105 Pinson 104 Montgomery 103 Anniston, Birmingham, Shelby County Airport, Troy, Tuscaloosa 102 Auburn, Dothan,...
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August 9, 2007
A SHORTER VERSION THAN USUAL * 9 is how many feet below normal the water level was on Lake Catoma...
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August 9, 2007
This usually means a story about Little Miss Molly, my nine-pound energy-packed pal. This post is stored under the Miss...
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August 9, 2007
This important release this morning from Alabama Power Company: BIRMINGHAM – For months during the ongoing drought, Alabama Power hydroelectric...
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August 9, 2007
We received this news release from our friends at UAH... I get the idea you won't hear this on any...
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August 8, 2007
A few notes concerning the status of our radar and SKYCAM network.... RADAR: I just received a note from engineering,...
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August 7, 2007
We're finally in New Hampshire. We left our car in Baltimore and flew up here. It's still neat to feel...
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August 7, 2007
All of Alabama was simmering this afternoon. Every nook and cranny, every hill and valley, are bathed in high humidity...
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August 7, 2007
Howdy, folks! Look out -- we've turned another Episode loose ... check it out! WeatherBrains Episode 80 is now online...
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August 7, 2007
This is a story of a text-book example of an Alabama heat wave and drought. We all know that a...
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August 7, 2007
Wow! What a day. We actually managed to see most of Washington, DC (except for the Smithsonian) in about 5...
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August 6, 2007
This note came in today from our friend Alan Gerard, the Meteorologist In Charge of the NWS office in Jackson....
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August 5, 2007
Left BHM at 5:10 am CDT. Jennifer and I had breakfast at the IHOP in Knoxville, TN around 9:30 am...
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August 3, 2007
Alabama Forestry Commission Firefighters Re-routed to Montana Due to improving weather and fire conditions in Idaho, 20 wildland firefighters from...
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August 2, 2007
The team over at the Alabama Partners for Clean Air has posted a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for today...
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August 1, 2007
I am doing my best to get away from being "connected to the grid" this week since I am on...
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July 31, 2007
WeatherBrains Episode 79 is now online (July 30, 2007). The netcast audio program for people who love weather can be...
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July 30, 2007
Seems everyone is still shopping for rain. Some good amounts over the weekend, but the drought is still with us....
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July 26, 2007
I am helping a local group (based in Birmingham) launch a weekly podcast targeted at women. Since I am not...
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July 24, 2007
The intern lunch was great! It was definitely a road trip all the way to Billingsley, AL. As Brian Peters...
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July 24, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas! Always some good laughs when I get to join my friends on WeatherBrains, I sure hope...
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July 23, 2007
As a way of saying "thank you " to our underpaid summer interns, we take them on a lunch adventure...
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July 20, 2007
Alabama Power cuts flows at hydro dams BIRMINGHAM – Alabama Power today reduced the flow of water from hydroelectric dams...
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July 20, 2007
Thanks to Steven Meridith for this video... he writes: "I shot this video of the thunderstorm in Tayorville on highway...
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July 20, 2007
We are busy in the weather office dealing with the current thunderstorm situation... but a number of people have pointed...
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July 18, 2007
Thanks to one of our readers who sent in this image: "My son watches Spongebob Squarepants all the time. It's...
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July 17, 2007
Each Monday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office releases their Weekly Crop and Weather Report including data...
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July 17, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas! This week's episode of WeatherBrains is called "Hurricanes...(chirp)...Waves...(chirp)...". You'll have to figure out why on your...
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July 13, 2007
Had a nice chat with long-time friend, James Price this afternoon. James is the official NWS Cooperative Observer for Pinson...
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July 12, 2007
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 620 PM CDT THU JUL 12 2007 ...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA......
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July 10, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas! We had a great time as usual recording the latest episode of WeatherBrains. Some very interesting...
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July 9, 2007
One of my favorite things that I subscribe to is The Weekly Crop and Weather Report from the Department of...
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July 9, 2007
Bill Proenza is no longer the director of the National Hurricane Center... see the latest over on WeatherParty.com...
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July 7, 2007
Here are some rainfall amounts measured today from various sources... NWS Reporting Stations... 0.30 at Anniston 0.65 at Birmingham Airport...
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July 7, 2007
From the NWS Huntsville...totals for 24 hours ending 10 a.m.: 0.56 at Vinemont 0.80 at Fort Payne Downtown 1.40 at...
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July 6, 2007
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post in support of Bill Proenza and the public comments that he...
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July 5, 2007
I have often wondered which would be the most horrible way to leave this old world (a) getting stranded in...
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July 5, 2007
This note was just received in our office from Alabama Power... BIRMINGHAM – The record-setting drought is forcing Alabama Power...
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July 3, 2007
Howdy from Texas! The newest WeatherBrains is online. This summer we'll be working hard to make some improvements to WeatherBrains...
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July 2, 2007
Some of the driest air I have noticed in a long time over the cooking SW USA late this afternoon....
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July 2, 2007
Monday is the day we look forward to the Alabama Weekly Crop and Weather Report and Crop Progress Report from...
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July 2, 2007
This may be boring to some of you, but I feel it is necessary to list as much rain information...
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June 30, 2007
An astronomical treat is in store for us tonight! If you have a clear eastern sky this evening, the moon...
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June 29, 2007
This note is from James Beasley from StatusStation, the vendor for our SKYCAM network... "To give you an update on...
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June 29, 2007
From our associate John Oldshue: "We made it to our place in Fraser, Colorado about 6PM last night...attached is a...
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June 28, 2007
Granbury, located SW of Fort Worth is one of the hardest hit areas in Texas from major flash flooding. This...
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June 26, 2007
It is an act of nature that during a drought it is almost always hotter than normal, especially in daytime....
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June 26, 2007
Howdy from Texas! Special thanks to the WeatherBrains Crew for letting me take a few weeks off, and more importantly...
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June 25, 2007
I always look forward to get my copy of the Alabama Weekly Crop and Weather Report from the Department of...
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June 25, 2007
Showers were redeveloping over parts of Alabama late this morning. At 11:40, a short line of heavy showers, including some...
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June 25, 2007
Since we are having a bona fide drought and since every drop of rain is treated as if it is...
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June 22, 2007
* 20.12 inches is the rain deficiency for Tuscaloosa Airport for 2007. * 19.32 inches is the deficiency for Anniston....
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June 20, 2007
Tonight take advantage of the clear sky by going outside and looking up. If you see some "bright stars"... then...
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June 20, 2007
UPDATED THIS AFTERNOON TO ADD 10 MORE REPORTS 0.28 inches in Ashland 0.43 Alexander City 0.37 Anniston (Alabama Power) 0.65...
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June 19, 2007
That strange-looking line of thunderstorms that was pushing south through Mississippi decided to join hands with the west end of...
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June 19, 2007
The latest episode of WeatherBrains is online... Click here to go straight to the WeatherBrains website... In this week's Episode:...
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June 19, 2007
Thunderstorms continue to spread into Extreme NW Alabama from North Mississippi. Now raining heavily over the west part of Lauderdale...
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June 18, 2007
Alabama is a lady-in-waiting. Waiting for rain. And, very anxious. Showers and thunderstorms continue to increase in number as they...
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June 16, 2007
Alabama Power Company has a network of 67 automated stations that report rainfall each day. We make great use of...
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June 15, 2007
* UPDATED 9 AM TO ADD REPORTS AT END OF LIST Since we are in a drought, we take a...
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June 15, 2007
Thanks to Diana Vest for sending us this video... she writes: "My kids and I took this footage today at...
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June 13, 2007
I thought this was a good suggestion... thanks to Mark Maldia from Mountain Brook for the idea: James - I...
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June 13, 2007
1954 was widely considered as the worst (or at least one of the very worst) drought years in Alabama. But...
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June 13, 2007
Just a quick little promo for my pals at ABC 33/40... Brenda Ladun and Mike Raita have jumped into the...
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June 12, 2007
The latest episode of WeatherBrainsis online... Click here to go straight to the WeatherBrains website... In this week's Episode: The...
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June 11, 2007
It was fairly comfortable over extreme North and NE Alabama today, but it was baking across central and south parts...
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June 11, 2007
I have in hand the latest weekly edition of the Alabama Weekly Crop and Weather Report issued this afternoon by...
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June 11, 2007
Today's high at the Birmingham Airport was 98 degrees; that tied the record high today last set in 1977. We...
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June 11, 2007
A quick check of 3:00 p.m. temperatures... Montgomery 100 Evergreen 99 Tuscaloosa 98 Shelby County Airport (Calera) 97 Auburn 97...
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June 8, 2007
Water levels to fall again at Jordan, Lay, Mitchell Lakes Boat owners should take steps to protect property 
 BIRMINGHAM...
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June 7, 2007
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 900 PM CDT THU JUN 7 2007 ...DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA......
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June 6, 2007
Birmingham Water Works Stage Drought Warning... The Birmingham Water Works has now entered Stage Three of its Drought Management Plan...
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June 6, 2007
This just came in to our office: NOAA NAMES VETERAN METEOROLOGIST TO LEAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE The National Oceanic and...
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June 6, 2007
Have you ever noticed that the temperatures in downtown Birmingham can be a lot different than the temperatures outside of...
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June 5, 2007
I always look forward to getting my weekly copy of the Crop Progress and Condition Report from the U.S Department...
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June 5, 2007
The latest episode of WeatherBrains is online... Click here to go straight to the WeatherBrains website... In this week's Episode:...
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June 2, 2007
Nothing like a little tropical storm in the backyard on a beach trip... We are actually enjoying a string of...
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June 1, 2007
Had a great ride down to Orange Beach/Gulf Shores yesterday... I took a variation of my "Spann's Best Way To...
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May 30, 2007
Michelle Mills was very excited about getting 0.20 rain today at Shottsville, in NW Marion County, NW of Hamilton. See...
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May 30, 2007
We hit on popular topic yesterday...favorite places to eat on the coast and we wanted to open it up as...
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May 30, 2007
The bad air is back! It looks smoky and hazy again. Why? Smoke from wildfires in Georgia and Florida is...
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May 30, 2007
Back in the late 40s, there was a very popular country song with that title. Heard it often on WJRD...
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May 29, 2007
Some notes from the weekly Crop Progress and Condition Bulletin, U.S.Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office issued at 3 o'clock...
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May 29, 2007
Look out ... get ready! The latest episode of WeatherBrains is online... Click here to go straight to the WeatherBrains...
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May 29, 2007
We have pretty much completed the upgrade to WeatherParty.com... Everyone will need to register again; we are sorry for the...
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May 29, 2007
You simply have to look outside to see how dry it is with many places looking brown and dusty not...
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May 28, 2007
Almost everyone knows that if you move or wash your car or meteorologists have an outdoor picnic or any number...
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May 26, 2007
Winds have carried smoke from the Georgia/Florida wild fires into the Birmingham area this morning. At-risk groups (children, the elderly,...
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May 23, 2007
The Alabama Partners for Clean Air issued an Air Quality Alert this morning for Jefferson and Shelby Counties. It is...
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May 22, 2007
Although air quality in the Birmingham area is forecast to improve tomorrow, it's easy to see where our hazy, smoky...
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May 22, 2007
Howdy from Texas! The lastest episode of WeatherBrains is online and you, as a reader of this blog, get a...
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May 21, 2007
This just came in via e-mail... thought we would pass it along... AIR QUALITY ALERT CODE ORANGE for Ozone and...
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May 19, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas! I am sure we will be hearing more about the budget and branding issues within NOAA,...
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May 18, 2007
Just FYI... ABC 33/40 News Anchor and my long time friend Brenda Ladun has just started her own blog... Check...
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May 17, 2007
Spann’s Best Way To The Bama Beaches... 2007 Edition! May always a brings mix of emotions. Sadness to see your...
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May 16, 2007
By 9 o'clock tonight, the cold front had reached Central Alabama but very few showers still in progress near the...
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May 15, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas! I'm pretty lucky that I get to visit with the great cast of WeatherBrains each week...
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May 14, 2007
This story will be filed under the Miss Molly category. There is a special category for those type stories and...
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May 11, 2007
UPDATED AT 9:55 PM FOR ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS It was a general soaking across the Greater Birmingham area late this...
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May 11, 2007
UPDATED 11:30 AM to include later reports of yesterday's rain amounts: ALABAMA 0.25 at Athens 0.19 at Harvest 1.69 at...
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May 9, 2007
It's been dry in Alabama as of late. Way too dry. But is this a "dry spell," or is it...
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May 8, 2007
We might ought to cherish mornings like this. Come June, July, August and much of Sptember, we will awaken to...
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May 8, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas! A quick reminder that a new episode of WeatherBrains is online. We had a nice interview...
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May 4, 2007
Since everyone is willing to pay big bucks for rain, we celebrate these amounts. Even 1/4 inch is reason enough...
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May 1, 2007
Gadsden and Etowah County firefighters are having a hard time containing a brush fire on the east side of Noccalula...
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May 1, 2007
Big Howdy from Texas. The newest episode of WeatherBrains is now online. If you have never listened to WeatherBrains now...
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April 30, 2007
Yesterday I hopped aboard StormChaser 33/40 for a long drive into the deepest part of East Alabama for a meteorology...
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April 28, 2007
Perfect weather today for the Magic City Art Connection at Linn Park. I am fortunate to have been able to...
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April 23, 2007
A quick note to remind those of you in Northeast Alabama that we are going to have a spring version...
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April 23, 2007
Most of you know my feelings on the media's "global warming" feeding frenzy. You can read my original post here...
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April 17, 2007
Howdy Folks! Kevin Selle here with a Texas sized invitation to listen to the new WeatherBrains now online at www.weatherbrains.com...
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April 15, 2007
During the end of March, my wife and I found time to get away on the first outing of the...
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April 15, 2007
When we initiated the ABC 33/40 Weather Blog on November 17, 2004, we were hoping to develop a community of...
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April 12, 2007
* 0.04 is all the rain that we got at Birmingham Airport yesterday. We were overlooked again * 7.07 is...
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April 10, 2007
That title is an exaggeration, of course. Alabama is nowhere near being a desert but it feels that way sometimes....
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April 9, 2007
An all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web and on iTunes... In...
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April 2, 2007
An all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web and on iTunes... In...
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March 29, 2007
* 65 is how many tornado reports the Storm Prediction Center received yesterday and last night. Remember, that number will...
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March 28, 2007
Special thanks to Den 4 in Rainbow City for the invitation to address their pack meeting last night. It was...
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March 26, 2007
An all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web and on iTunes... In...
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March 26, 2007
In case you missed our Storm Alert 2007 special on ABC 33/40 last night, you can now watch it online...
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March 24, 2007
A big group attending the Southeast Severe Storm Symposium at Mississippi State University headed to Ackerman last night for a...
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March 23, 2007
Greetings from the annual Southeast Severe Storms Symposium at Mississippi State University.... this is the day of the broadcast meteorology...
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March 23, 2007
A reminder that there will be no Weather Xtreme video this morning due to our travel schedule; we are about...
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March 22, 2007
This is from the NOAA Satellite and Information Service... It is the Operational Significant Event Imagery of the day... It...
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March 22, 2007
Howdy Folks. I thought I would elbow my way into the blog and make a shameless plug for the WeatherBrains...
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March 21, 2007
When weather conditions exist that may cause a degradation of air quality, unusually large wildfires or an unmanageable number of...
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March 20, 2007
An all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web and on iTunes... In...
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March 19, 2007
NOTE: There is a category on this blog called "Miss Molly." I very much appreciate James making that possible. However,...
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March 15, 2007
At 8 o'clock tonight, most of the rain across Alabama was over the East and Central sections, generally east of...
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March 14, 2007
If you can find the time to 'get off the interstate' and take roads less traveled (as James Spann has...
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March 13, 2007
An all new edition of our weekly 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is now on the web and available on iTunes.......
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March 10, 2007
One of our blog family members, Goldwing Dave, was looking for a good place to eat a couple of hours...
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March 8, 2007
Yesterday, J.B. Elliott wrote about his old friend, the Gulf of Mexico. In the section he labeled "SOME HIGHLY UNSCIENTIFIC...
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March 6, 2007
This week's episode of WeatherBrains, our weekly 30 minute netcast, is now available on the web, and on iTunes... Enterprise...
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February 28, 2007
Thanks to Dave Jones for these pictures taken from our Storm Alert 2007 show last night in Bessemer... as always...
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February 27, 2007
An all new edition of our weekly 30 minute netcast is available on the web, and on iTunes... In this...
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February 26, 2007
Or, not a two-number town or even a three-number town. You have heard that expression before. Many times. And it...
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February 21, 2007
I have long cherished that time of day when I drive the roads less traveled, on the way to a...
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February 20, 2007
An all new edition of WeatherBrains, our weekly 30 minute netcast, is available on the web, and on iTunes. In...
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February 17, 2007
The National Weather Service Birmingham will be conducting Advanced Storm Spotter Training in Dallas County on February 20th at 6...
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February 15, 2007
Due to all the traffic in recent days, some people probably didn't see the note about the latest WeatherBrains episode.......
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February 12, 2007
An all new edition of our weekly 30 minute netcast is available on the web, and on iTunes.... In this...
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February 12, 2007
My travels take me to some wonderful places...but I have to say, this is one of my favorites... This is...
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February 6, 2007
An all new edition of WeatherBrains is available on the web, and on iTunes. This is our weekly 30 minute...
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February 5, 2007
Looks like this picture was made in either 1996 or 1997, right after ABC 33/40 signed on the air for...
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January 30, 2007
Just had a magnitude 2.5 earthquake in near the Jefferson/Walker County line... Did anyone feel this? From USGS Region: ALABAMA...
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January 30, 2007
Another exciting episode of our 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web, and on iTunes... In this week's...
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January 23, 2007
Our brand new 2007 Alabama Severe Weather DVD is ready. You can pick up your free copy at our sponsor...
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January 22, 2007
The 52nd episode of our weekly netcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web, and on iTunes... In this week's episode:...
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January 19, 2007
Many questions about the WeatherBrains episodes mentioned in the original Weather Channel piece I wrote last night... here is the...
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January 18, 2007
Well, well. Some "climate expert" on "The Weather Channel" wants to take away AMS certification from those of us who...
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January 16, 2007
An all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast is available on the web, and on iTunes.... In this...
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January 13, 2007
NOAA reports that the El Nino conditions that developed earlier this year in the Pacific are peaking. The warming of...
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January 10, 2007
ABC 3340 is about to debut another Skycam - this one in Clanton in Chilton County. StratusStation and ABC 3340...
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January 10, 2007
Thought we would pass along this note from our friends at Sky and Telescope: COMET McNAUGHT: A REWARDING SIGHT AFTER...
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January 9, 2007
This week's all new episode of WeatherBrains, our 30 minute netcast, is available on the web and on iTunes. In...
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January 8, 2007
Just in... the schedule for our annual weather tour, STORM ALERT 2007: FEB 1 TUSCALOOSA-Shelton State C.C. Gym FEB 8...
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January 8, 2007
This is what I call a general across-the-landscape wetting down. The whole state got wet Sunday. Virtually no chance of...
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January 5, 2007
Thank goodness not a big one, but a magnitude 2.2 quake occurred this morning near Mentone, up in Northeast Alabama....
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January 4, 2007
* $96 Billion is the estimated dollar damage amount now assigned to Hurricane Katrina--a record for the USA. That could...
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January 3, 2007
I could not believe it when I saw the movie poster... And there are a lot of people getting their...
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January 3, 2007
An all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is now available on the web, and on iTunes.......
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January 1, 2007
EVENT: Cotton Bowl Game, Dallas 10:30 am today. Auburn vs. Nebraska Weather forecast still pretty much unchanged, although a few...
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December 29, 2006
COTTON BOWL, DALLAS, MONDAY, NEW YEAR'S DAY Auburn meets Nebraska Early start at 10:30, CST Mostly sunny and cool. About...
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December 28, 2006
INDEPENDENCE BOWL At Shreveport, 3:30, CST, this afternoon Oklahoma State meets Alabama Mostly cloudy but no showers mentioned. About 65...
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December 27, 2006
INDEPENDENCE BOWL Shreveport tomorrow (Thursday) Alabama plays Oklahoma State 3:30 pm, CST Near 68 degrees at kickoff, slight chance of...
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December 27, 2006
This week's all new episode of our weekly 30 minute netcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web and also on...
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December 19, 2006
Yet another episode of our weekly 30 minute audio show, WeatherBrains, is available on the web, and on iTunes. In...
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December 17, 2006
I think it is always interesting to show weather images that illustrate weather conditions, or different weather conditions in the...
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December 12, 2006
Episode 46 of WeatherBrains, our weekly 30 minute podcast is available on the web, and on iTunes. In this week's...
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December 11, 2006
On the road..... This past Friday I boarded Storm Chaser 33/40 for a drive into West Alabama on the roads...
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December 11, 2006
My wife and I are spending a few days on the beach. We have a condo in Miramar Beach in...
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December 7, 2006
Hope you don't mind this personal note. I know the main concern now is the bitter cold air. However, we...
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December 7, 2006
Forecasts for the games at Legion Field, Birmingham, over the next three days TODAY's GAMES 3 PM game...Partly sunny, windy...
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December 7, 2006
At mid-morning, the cold front was pushing into Kentucky, West Tennessee, North Louisiana and North Texas. It has passed Memphis,...
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December 7, 2006
The Thursday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Observations around...
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December 6, 2006
Getting a few reports of sleet and sprinkles from our Skywatchers within the last 30 minutes... "It has been sleeting...
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December 6, 2006
The Wednesday afternoon edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes:...
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December 6, 2006
The Wednesday morning edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes:...
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December 5, 2006
The Tuesday afternoon edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, or over on...
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December 5, 2006
Our weekly 30 minute audio netcast, WeatherBrains, is available now on the web, and on iTunes. In this week's episode:...
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December 5, 2006
The Tuesday morning Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: A quick peek around Alabama...
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December 4, 2006
Sorry... no afternoon video today. Just can't squeeze enough time between stops on the road show today. I am now...
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December 4, 2006
The Monday morning edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes:...
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December 3, 2006
Here is part two of my series on the North Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2006… Hurricane Florence formed on September...
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December 3, 2006
The Sunday edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Okay, I know...
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December 2, 2006
The 2006 North Atlantic Hurricane Season did not waste any time getting started, as the tropical depression that would become...
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December 2, 2006
The Saturday edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: We are getting...
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December 1, 2006
What went wrong? That is the question on the minds of some people as the 2006 North Atlantic Hurricane Season...
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December 1, 2006
The Friday afternoon edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes:...
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December 1, 2006
The Friday morning edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes:...
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December 1, 2006
It goes until 12:15 a.m. Our line of "storms" extends from east of Oneonta to Branchville in St. Clair County...
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November 30, 2006
Three lines of showers across Alabama tonight... ...One over eastern sections from NE Talladega County down through Clay, eastern Coosa,...
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November 30, 2006
A line of storms is pushing across Alabama tonight. It extends from central Walker County down into western Jefferson County...
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November 30, 2006
Good news from the hospital in Demopolis...no one has been treated in the ER there tonight... There is significant wind...
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November 30, 2006
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 11 p.m. for Jefferson County. Warning covers western part of the county from about...
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November 30, 2006
Hale County Sherriff's office reports numerous trees down in part of the County. Our Skycam site in Demopolis is down....
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November 30, 2006
A tornado warning is in effect for southeastern Tuscaloosa County until 10:45 p.m. for a storm that has caused damage...
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November 30, 2006
A line of strong storms, but very little lightning, extends down the west side of Alabama with the strongest storms...
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November 30, 2006
A long but irregular line of showers extends all the way down the east side of Mississippi. They are moderate...
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November 30, 2006
A north-south line of showers from NE Mississippi down into South Central Mississippi. A shorter line of showers in West...
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November 30, 2006
The Thursday afternoon edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, and also on...
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November 30, 2006
The Thursday morning edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and also on...
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November 29, 2006
The Wednesday afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Lots of...
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November 29, 2006
At 9 o'clock this morning, there was a 54-degree difference in temperature across the state of Oklahoma, from 19 in...
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November 29, 2006
The Wednesday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes. A reminder;...
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November 28, 2006
One of my favorite holiday events is coming up this weekend in West Alabama. The 34th annual Christmas On The...
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November 28, 2006
The Tuesday afternoon Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Read J.B.'s post from this...
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November 28, 2006
Here is another picture of the beautiful parahelia from Trussville yesterday... - Bill
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November 28, 2006
NOTE: Please scroll down to listen to the latest episode of Weather Brains and to check on James Spann's morning...
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November 28, 2006
Yet another exciting episode of our weekly 30 minute podcast, WeatherBrains, is available on the web and on iTunes... In...
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November 28, 2006
The Tuesday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, and also on iTunes: I...
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November 27, 2006
From Dave Jones of Woodstock: I took this photo of a sun dog while in Hoover at 4:22PM. I've seen...
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November 27, 2006
The Monday afternoon Weather Xtreme Video is available on the player below, and on iTunes: Check out the post below...
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November 27, 2006
Some early lows on this Monday morning: -8 at Cut bank, Mont. -49 at Mayo, Yukon (NW Canada) (Pressure 31.00...
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November 27, 2006
The Monday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: We are...
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November 26, 2006
The American Meteorological Society recently adopted a policy on mobile homes and severe windstorms. The policy recognizes that nearly 20...
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November 26, 2006
The Sunday edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Our nice Fall...
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November 26, 2006
Skies are clear across Alabama on this Sunday morning. Readings started off in the middle 30s to the lower 40s...
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November 25, 2006
Did you grow up listening to American Top Forty with Casey Kassem? I did. It came on Sunday nights on...
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November 25, 2006
The Saturday edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Wow, better late...
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November 25, 2006
Good morning to everyone out there on this beautiful Saturday morning...get out and enjoy the sunshine and readings in the...
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November 24, 2006
Everybody in the whole wide world is at the mall except me, so I will keep this short. * 47...
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November 24, 2006
The Friday/day after Thanksgiving edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes as...
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November 23, 2006
The Thanksgiving edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes: Back in...
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November 23, 2006
I will crank out a Weather Xtreme video at some point this afternoon... I would imagine readers and viewers are...
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November 22, 2006
No afternoon video today... but you can watch the morning Weather Xtreme video in the player below, or on iTunes....
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November 22, 2006
The latest episode of WeatherBrains, our weekly 30 minute netcast, is available on the web and on iTunes. In this...
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November 22, 2006
The Wednesday edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes: NOTE: We...
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November 21, 2006
This is a note from our friend Tammy Power, the lodge manager at Cheaha State Park, home of the ABC...
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November 21, 2006
Long time readers here know my distaste for outdoor warning sirens. Some some reason, a large percentage of people in...
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November 21, 2006
The Tuesday afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes... I know...
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November 21, 2006
(UPDATED at 10:15 AM for additional Alabama low temperatures) This was the coldest morning so far this season for parts...
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November 21, 2006
The Tuesday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes: Pretty...
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November 20, 2006
This is an update to our “winter weather outlook†first written here back in mid-September.... you can read that in...
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November 20, 2006
I will write an update to this post tonight... but I wanted to post the original 2006-2007 winter outlook I...
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November 20, 2006
The Monday afternoon edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available on the player below, and also on...
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November 20, 2006
Just got back from Stowers Hill Intermediate School in Attalla... lots of reports of snow flakes in the northeast part...
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November 20, 2006
The Monday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes: BUNDLE...
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November 19, 2006
A good deal of low stratoicumulus clouds cover North and Central Alabama this morning. There is more sunshine than we...
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November 19, 2006
The Sunday edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Good cold air...
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November 18, 2006
Dr. Theodore Fujita is known as “Mr. Tornado. And with good reason. Fujita’s body of research has probably done more...
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November 18, 2006
The Saturday edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Wow, the upcoming...
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November 17, 2006
It’s Leonids time again. Every November, the Earth plows through the dust left behind Comet Tempel-Tuttle. It is hard to...
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November 17, 2006
The Friday afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes: Anyone...
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November 17, 2006
A couple of random items from the weather office... *Be sure and read Bill Murray's blog post called "Without Warning?????"......
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November 17, 2006
The Friday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, or over on iTunes: The...
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November 16, 2006
A tornado touched down this morning in Columbus County in North Carolina, near the town of Riegelwood. At least seven...
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November 16, 2006
The Thursday afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is on the player below, and also available on iTunes.... TORNADO...
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November 16, 2006
Clouds hanging in there. Cloudy everywhere. You have to go west to the Mississippi River to break out into sunshine....
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November 16, 2006
The Thursday morning Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes. The load times for...
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November 15, 2006
A line of showers, moderate to heavy, extended from near Moulton southward to Double Springs, Jasper, Vance, Centreville and Marion....
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November 15, 2006
All of the dangerous thunderstorms are gone. But there is a final line of showers moving west to east across...
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November 15, 2006
The large mass of rain is moving out of East and Southeast Alabama this afternoon. In our neck of the...
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November 15, 2006
The Storm Prediction Center has cancelled the tornado watch for North Alabama... Tornado Watch number 858 remains in effect for...
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November 15, 2006
No Weather Xtreme video today due to the ongoing severe weather event.... This is a very significant tornado event for...
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November 15, 2006
Well defined line of storms from western Tuscaloosa County to near Jasper and then up into Cullman County. No severe...
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November 15, 2006
FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1121 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 ALC007-021-073-117-151915- 1121 AM CST WED NOV...
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November 15, 2006
Severe weather threat continues across much of Alabama... Greatest threat shifts to East Central and Southeast Alabama... Line of thunderstorms...
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November 15, 2006
The new Storm Prediction Center severe weather outlook has shifted the moderate risk a little southward, as we expected. It...
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November 15, 2006
New warning for Winston County until 11 a.m. and a separate new severe thunderstorm warning for Pickens County, also until...
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November 15, 2006
A new tornado watch has been issued for West and South Alabama. It includes Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Chilton and Almore...
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November 15, 2006
Spoke to soon as to no warnings... A new severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Marion County until 10:15...
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November 15, 2006
Our line of strong thunderstorms is approaching Northwest Alabama this morning... The line extends from near Florence down through western...
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November 15, 2006
A new tornado watch is forthcoming for North Alabama according to the NWS in Hunstville. It will go until 4...
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November 15, 2006
A dynamic weather system is poised to bring severe weather to Alabama today. The Storm Prediction Center continues to have...
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November 15, 2006
Since it has been a while since our last significant severe weather episode, it would be good to brush up...
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November 15, 2006
A broad zone, or line, of heavy showers and thunderstorms extended from north of Mobile NE through Chilton, Shelby and...
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November 15, 2006
The Wednesday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, and also on iTunes. Note...
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November 15, 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA *...
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November 15, 2006
* 2:37 AM: Tornado near Sumrall, mainly the Rocky Branch Community. Several homes destroyed. A mobile home blown into a...
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November 15, 2006
A Tornado Watch continues until noon today for 26 counties in West Central and Southwest Alabama...generally from Tuscaloosa, Bibb and...
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November 15, 2006
The Tornado Watch is in effect until 12 noon, CST, and it covers West Central and Southwest Alabama. Here is...
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November 15, 2006
Numerous showers and thunderstorms in Central Alabama were near Selma and Clanton and moving NE. Producing very heavy rain. Lots...
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November 15, 2006
At 2:35 am, CST, a tornado struck near Sumrall, in South Mississippi. There was structural damage with injuries.
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November 15, 2006
Numerous showers and some thunderstorms continue across North Alabama--generally from Cullman northward. There has been some decrease in lightning return...
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November 15, 2006
Showers have become numerous over a broad area of North central Alabama. Everything is moving toward the NE. There has...
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November 15, 2006
It is in effect until 6 am for... * Part of South and SW Mississippi * A good part of...
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November 14, 2006
Showers were becoming heavier in West Alabama late tonight. Scattered heavy showers were over parts of Marion, Tuscaloosa, Bibb and...
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November 14, 2006
Scattered showers continue across Alabama late tonight. We also note that some lightning has developed over West Central Alabama. To...
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November 14, 2006
Showers persist across Alabama tonight but there is little or no lightning. The more extensive area of showers was over...
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November 14, 2006
Showers continue across Alabama early tonight. Most of them are light. We have rainfall measurements of around 1/10th of an...
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November 14, 2006
Showers are spreading eastward rather quickly this evening. At 6:45, showers had spread as far east as Decatur, Birmingham, Clanton...
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November 14, 2006
A north-south zone of showers was approaching West Alabama late this afternoon. At 4:30 pm, they were mostly over East...
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November 14, 2006
The Tuesday afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, or you can watch on...
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November 14, 2006
The first Tornado Watch has been issued in connection with this upcoming severe weather event. The Tornado Watch is in...
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November 14, 2006
All of Alabama is outlooked for a risk of severe weather tomorrow. North Alabama remains under a slight risk. However,...
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November 14, 2006
Just a quick note... SPC has upgraded the severe weather risk to "moderate" today for some areas west of Alabama:...
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November 14, 2006
WeatherBrains (our weekly 30 minute podcast) episode 42 is now on the web, and available on iTunes... In this week's...
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November 14, 2006
The Tuesday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: All eyes...
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November 13, 2006
The Monday afternoon Weather Xtreme video is available on the player below, and also on iTunes: Interesting to note there...
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November 13, 2006
(UPDATED 10:30 AM TO ADD REPORTS AND ADDITIONAL NOTES) We had it all. Cold temperatures Lots of frost Even some...
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November 13, 2006
The morning edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below, and also on iTunes.... What an...
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November 12, 2006
The Sunday edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Wow, what a...
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November 12, 2006
Clouds are hanging tough across North and North Central Alabama this morning, especially north of I-20. They are the wraparound...
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November 11, 2006
A fairly strong cold front is moving eastward across Alabama this morning. Winds shift from west to northwest and the...
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November 11, 2006
It is a beautiful morning in our nation's capital as the northbound Crescent, AMTRAK's New Orleans to New York passenger...
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November 11, 2006
The Saturday edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: Wow, we've been...
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November 10, 2006
At 9:30 tonight, the long line of thunderstorms extended from Northern Lower Michigan all the way to SE Texas. Considerable...
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November 10, 2006
Wasn't long ago that we were posting some cold early morning lows with frost across Alabama. Today, it was a...
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November 10, 2006
The Friday afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes: I look...
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November 10, 2006
The Friday morning edition of the Weather Xtreme Video is on the web, available in the player below, and also...
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November 9, 2006
You can watch the afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video in the player below, or over on iTunes take...
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November 9, 2006
Check out today's morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video on the player below, or on iTunes: No doubt the...
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November 8, 2006
* 52.25 inches is how much rain Birmingham has received so far this year * 6.38 inches is our present...
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November 8, 2006
The Wednesday afternoon edition of our Weather Xtreme Video is here on the blog in the player below, and also...
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November 8, 2006
The Wednesday morning edition of our Weather Xtreme Video is available on the player below, and on iTunes: The overall...
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November 7, 2006
Volunteer storm spotters are a crucial part of the severe weather warning process. Long time readers here know my concern...
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November 7, 2006
I know this isn't weather related... but FYI... we are streaming our election coverage on abc3340.com... just go to the...
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November 7, 2006
The Tuesday afternoon Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes. Remember the video loads a...
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November 7, 2006
Most of the heavier rain now out of the state except for a small area near the Georgia border. However,...
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November 7, 2006
Something we want to mention first. An upper air low pressure system is still centered west of Alabama along the...
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November 7, 2006
I noticed this question posted as a comment on the morning discussion earlier today. Quite frankly, it has been cold....
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November 7, 2006
Episode 41 of WeatherBrains, our weekly 30 minute podcast, is on the web, and available on iTunes. In this week's...
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November 7, 2006
Check out today's morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video in the player below, or watch it on iTunes. Runs...
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November 7, 2006
Widespread rain drenched Alabama overnight and numerous locations received more than an inch. Late last night many areas got a...
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November 6, 2006
Seems like it is raining over the whole wide world tonight and here in Alabama, it is a wind-driven rain...
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November 6, 2006
Winds have really been increasing over the last hour over central parts of Alabama... these winds are not associated with...
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November 6, 2006
...and many areas have received over an inch. A number of roads were flooded in the Mobile area tonight aftermore...
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November 6, 2006
The rain continues to fall across Alabama tonight. So far most of the rain has been over the western half...
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November 6, 2006
Rain has now overspread about the west 2/3 of Alabama. By far, the heaviest rain has been over SW Alabama...
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November 6, 2006
Rain has now overspread about the western 1/3 of Alabama. At 6:30 pm, the leading eastern edge of the rain...
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November 6, 2006
It is on the way, but moving slowly. Rain, that is. At 4 pm, rain was extensive across Mississippi. The...
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November 6, 2006
Check out today's afternoon Weather Xtreme video in the player below, or on iTunes: RAIN INTO WEST ALABAMA: The large...
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November 6, 2006
Well, well, here we are with another wet-weather system. And, it is a slow-mover. At 1 pm, most of the...
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November 6, 2006
Check out the morning Weather Xtreme Video in the flash player below, or on iTunes... RAIN GETS CLOSER: A large...
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November 5, 2006
Watch the Weather Xtreme video in the player below or get it on iTunes. Take your pick! Another cool start...
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November 4, 2006
Watch the Weather Xtreme video in the player below or get it on iTunes. Take your pick! Chill-ish start to...
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November 4, 2006
 Cold across the area this morning. Temperatures are generally in the 30s, with a few locations over North Alabama in...
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November 3, 2006
On this date in 2001; Hurricane Michelle became only the 5th November major hurricane in the Atlantic. The storm formed...
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November 3, 2006
Watch the afternoon Weather Xtreme video in the player above, or get it on iTunes. Take your pick! ANOTHER COLD...
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November 3, 2006
UPDATED at 12:15 pm to add reports from Jemison, Oxford, Cottondale and Vinemont. Quite a few Alabama locations had the...
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November 3, 2006
You can watch the morning edition of the Weather Xtreme video in the player above, or on iTunes. Take your...
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November 2, 2006
* 21 was the dew point at Muscle Shoals, in NW Alabama at mid-afternoon. This is the driest air so...
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November 2, 2006
The afternoon Weather Xtreme video is available on the player above, and also on iTunes. The morning video is available...
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November 2, 2006
Today's morning Weather Xtreme video is available on the player above, or on iTunes. Don't forget I will usually post...
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November 1, 2006
The line of showers and thunderstorms moved down into East and South Alabama and spread out into a fairly broad...
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November 1, 2006
The rather broad band of rain and showers extends from Cleburne, Clay, Randolph and Talladega County in East Alabama...SW across...
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November 1, 2006
I received this press release yesterday from UAH... this involves research done by our friend Tim Coleman on a subject...
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November 1, 2006
Rolling along. Speaking of the line of showers and thunderstorms that extends all the way across Central Alabama. The leading...
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November 1, 2006
The line of showers/storms continues to march toward the SE and now is located near the Anniston-Talladega-Childersburg-Sylacauga-Jemison-Centreville-Greensboro line to SE...
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November 1, 2006
That line of showers and thunderstorms was along a line from near Livingston to Eutaw to Moundville, Centreville and Pelham...
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November 1, 2006
This is the partial text from the NWS. (Theare not real bad thunderstorms, at least not as bad as the...
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November 1, 2006
That line of showers and thunderstorms continues to push SE near a cold front that will bring us sharply cooler...
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November 1, 2006
The NWS has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Tuscaloosa County until 4 pm. Thunderstorms could produce gusts as high...
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November 1, 2006
You can watch the afternoon Weather Xtreme video in the player above, or on iTunes. Take your pick! COLD FRONT...
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November 1, 2006
Just bfore 2 o'clock this afternoon, a cold front was trying to push into NW Alabama. Ahead of it is...
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November 1, 2006
Showers continue over NW and North Alabama early on this Wednesday afternoon and they have increased some in number and...
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November 1, 2006
A group of showers was still moving NE across North and NW Alabama at 10 o'clock this morning. The main...
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November 1, 2006
October is supposed to be the driest month of the year in Alabama. So much for that. For some parts...
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November 1, 2006
80% or more of Alabama is dry this morning. There is a cluster of showers over NW Alabama but little...
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November 1, 2006
You can watch the morning Weather Xtreme video in the player above, or see it in iTunes. Take your pick!...
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October 31, 2006
That line of showers over North Alabama has decreased. Really, it is not a distinct line of showers anymore. Instead...
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October 31, 2006
On the road… What a great time of the year for a road trip. Yesterday I hit the road to...
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October 31, 2006
That line of showers in Extreme North and NW Alabama taking a long time to move into new territory. At...
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October 31, 2006
Small patches of light rain still showing up on radar across North and Central Alabama. Don't know for sure how...
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October 31, 2006
You can watch the Tuesday afternoon Weather Xtreme Video in the player above, or get it on iTunes. A LITTLE...
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October 31, 2006
Radar indicates scattered light rain over a good part of North and Central Alabama. There is just one catch. Most...
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October 31, 2006
Woe is me! I have not had a single opportunity this autumn for any road trips in search of autumn...
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October 31, 2006
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Michelle Miklik for these images from Alabama's highest mountain, taken this past weekend:
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October 31, 2006
The 40th episode of our weekly weather podcast, WeatherBrains, is on the web, and available on iTunes! In this week's...
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October 31, 2006
The Tuesday morning Weather Xtreme video is available in the player above, and also on iTunes. BLOG BUSINESS: You can...
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October 30, 2006
Thanks to Chuck Biddinger for these shots from Cades Cove, and parts of Northeast Alabama, taken 10/28-29:
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October 30, 2006
We have posted our one hour special called "A Decade Of Alabama Weather"... this ran last night on ABC 33/40....
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October 30, 2006
You can watch the afternoon Weather Xtreme Video in the flash player above, or use the iTunes version. On another...
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October 30, 2006
This is the weather observation at 1:30, EST, this afternoon atop Mount Washington, New Hampshire: Visibility near zero Wind NW...
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October 30, 2006
Thanks to Tommie Boutwell of Northport for these great pictures from the Little River Canyon/Desoto Falls area of Northeast Alabama....
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October 30, 2006
Thanks to Melanie Dulaney, who writes: The first picture was taken this weekend while canoeing on a creek close to...
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October 30, 2006
Thanks to Shannon Ramsey for this picture of a sunset over Mobile Bay
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October 30, 2006
We officially launch our new blog format today. Still plenty of minor issues to work out, but we are now...
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October 29, 2006
On the morning of October 30, 1991, satellite photos showed an enormous extratropical low pressure system that was causing problems...
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October 29, 2006
Just a quick note... with a quiet weather pattern ahead I will be doing some adjusting to the new blog...
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October 29, 2006
Wow, what a wonderful day yesterday turned out to be with lots of sunshine as the clouds broke up during...
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October 28, 2006
From ABC 33/40 Online Weather Watcher Vic Bell in Etowah County: A cold front blew through at exactly the same...
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October 28, 2006
As you can see, we have changed our format a bit and gone to a new publishing platform (we are...
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October 28, 2006
More great fall pictures... these are from Tammy Credille in Hamilton; they were taken today during a motorcycle ride near...
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October 28, 2006
Thanks to blog reader Bryan Foster for these images from Cheaha State Park. He writes:We went up to Cheaha the...
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