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Numerous Rain Reports

6 July, 2009 (09:54) | Uncategorized | 3 comments

Yeah, I know this is overkill but so many people have yearned for rain lately. Most people do not own a rain gauge but they are interested in knowing how much they got. My apology for the length of this report. These amouns are for the 24-hours ending at approximately 7:00 this morning.
0.24 Birmingham Airport
0.29 [...]

A New Service From The Weather Company

27 February, 2009 (21:27) | Uncategorized | 2 comments

My wonderful friend Sayte Holland McComb has given us an idea for a new product at The Weather Company.
“With my Maxxie and his weather anxieties, I was wondering if there was a possibility of an early warning system….”
She created this gorgeous graphic just for me…

I am sure lots of wonderful doggies, including Miss [...]

Best Cake Ever

15 August, 2008 (11:39) | Uncategorized | 8 comments

Thanks to Meteorologist Ashley Brand for this awesome birthday cake today! We all knew she was good at her job, but who knew she was a master baker and a cake designer?

Schools

7 May, 2008 (11:40) | Uncategorized | 10 comments

Comments in James’ forecast post below have created confusion about schools and potential severe weather tomorrow. The Jefferson County Board of Education says that these rumors are false. There is no talk of closing early tomorrow as of right now for Jefferson County Schools, or any other district in Alabama.
We have official school [...]

Looking at the potential for s…

15 February, 2008 (16:28) | Uncategorized | No comments

Looking at the potential for severe weather on Sunday

Pell City Fire

14 February, 2008 (11:09) | Uncategorized | 1 comment

Our Cheaha SkyCam is showing a massive smoke plume coming from the old Avondale Mills in Pell City. The camera is 25 miles east-southeast of the fire.
The plume is above the ground, and with a light flow the plume is drifting toward the northeast. Details will be coming on abc3340.com and on the [...]

test from IM

8 February, 2008 (16:28) | Uncategorized | No comments

test from IM

From my phone

8 February, 2008 (16:14) | Uncategorized | No comments

From my phone

Sitting in the weather office

8 February, 2008 (16:05) | Uncategorized | No comments

Sitting in the weather office

Rare warmth

10 December, 2007 (15:50) | Uncategorized | 2 comments

For statistics buffs, here is something neat. The 3 pm temperature in BHM is 78 degrees. Even if the temperature did not climb to 79 between observations today, and the high was 78, that puts us in rare territory. The old record for December 10 was broken by plenty. But looking [...]