The use of “social media” has exploded in recent years. Over seventy percent of Americans have a Facebook account, and Twitter is no small revolution, not to mention others like FourSquare and LinkedIn. This means that many Alabamians will get weather information first from their smart phone, computer, iPad, or other device that enables access [...]

This evening’s storms put down some very impressive rainfall totals and some incredible lightning around Central Alabama. We are just left with a few isolated showers from Pickens, Greene, and Hale Counties into Bibb, Perry, and Chilton. A few sprinkles are still ongoing in Cherokee, Etowah, and Cleburne Counties. Here are some of the rainfall [...]

Many of you have noticed the ABC 33/40 web site has changed this week. A few points that might help… *The weather blog has not changed at all…our format here along the the content is completely unchanged. *You can find the seven day forecast and discussion here; you might need to change your bookmarks. Again, [...]

Just a little “inside baseball” news this afternoon… today is the last day that we will produce our daily WeatherFax forecast product. This started way back in 1993, before most folks used the Internet, and was one of our prime methods of distributing weather to businesses and institutions that really need detailed weather information for [...]

I will be going on our live stream on the web, and our WeatherNow channel on cable systems around the state at 8:00 to discuss tomorrow’s event, and answer many of your questions. Many of you are asking about specific communities; remember this is a large scale event that will impact all 67 Alabama counties. [...]

These shots were taken at the wedding of Jason Simpson and Lacey Cortez yesterday afternoon… lots of weather people and old friends there; J.B. and I made the drive up to Holly Pond for the big event!

Tis the season for severe weather in Alabama. Our spring tornado season is here, and now is the time to think about your family’s severe weather safety plan. Blog readers know the deal; you should never rely on an outdoor warning siren to alert you to an approaching tornado. Every home and business must have [...]

Our blog here within the past few months has risen to the top when you search “weather blog” on Google. I have no idea many weather blogs there are in the world, but I would suggest they number in the thousands. See the list below, and we rank (at least in search engine placement) above [...]

You can now find an updated list of school closing/delay information on the ABC 33/40 site here. J.B. and Bill will keep the blog updated during the next few hours; I will begin my morning shift at 4:00 a.m. for the web and radio. See you here then… sure looks like an interesting morning.

I will be on our live stream, and our WeatherNow digital channel (33.2/40.2) at 1:00 with a special report on what you can expect for the rest of the afternoon, and over the weekend. You can access the stream from the blog… it is the only on the upper left that says “Live Radar”…