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Weather By The Numbers

Weather By The Numbers

| May 21, 2007 @ 5:05 pm | 1 Reply

* 1.6 percent was how much of the Lower 48 was covered by snow this morning. Most of it is in the remote high country of the western USA. * 9 percent was the total a month ago today. * 230 inches is the snow depth today at Black Bear, Mont., elevation 8149 feet. * […]

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From Lookout Mountain…

From Lookout Mountain…

| May 21, 2007 @ 4:47 pm | 6 Replies

Thanks to Mike McCormick for these images… he writes: “James, wanted to share some pictures with you and your viewers/blog readers that were made at the Rhododendron Festival in Mentone this past weekend. I sing bass with a southern gospel group (in one picture in the church) and we were privileged to sing on Saturday […]

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Air Quality Alert Tomorrow – Birmingham Metro

Air Quality Alert Tomorrow – Birmingham Metro

| May 21, 2007 @ 2:20 pm | 8 Replies

This just came in via e-mail… thought we would pass it along… AIR QUALITY ALERT CODE ORANGE for Ozone and Particle Pollution Forecasted for Tuesday, May 22, 2007 JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES Air Quality Alert-Take Action: · Carpool or take the bus · Combine errands into one trip · Walk or ride a bike for […]

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Tropical Action Next Week?

Tropical Action Next Week?

| May 21, 2007 @ 1:55 pm | 8 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Unfortunately, the short term still looks dry for Alabama. We really see no significant chance of rain for the next seven days, with mostly sunny warm days and clear pleasant nights. A wedge of cooler […]

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No Drought Relief

No Drought Relief

| May 21, 2007 @ 5:47 am | 3 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below, and on iTunes… Here are some quick facts on the Alabama drought: *Birmingham’s rain total for the year is 10.28″ *The deficiency since January 1 is 13.35″ *The rain total for May is only 1.08″ *Birmingham has seen […]

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