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Archive for February 27th, 2010

Saturday Afternoon Thoughts

Saturday Afternoon Thoughts

| February 27, 2010 @ 4:56 pm | 58 Replies

I am generally off the grid on weekends; many of you know I do actually have other responsibilities… husband, father, children’s ministry guy, youth baseball coach, health care industry volunteer, etc… but being a true weather geek I couldn’t resist taking a peek at some data this afternoon. I won’t go into deep detail here, […]

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Quick look

Quick look

| February 27, 2010 @ 10:26 am | 22 Replies

GFS Monday 6 pm NAM total precipitation The storm system coming through Monday night and Tuesday is very interesting. The NAM and GFS show that a low pressure area will develop in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and be on or just slightly SE of the classic track for snowfall in central Alabama. However, the […]

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New York City’s Top Snowstorms…

New York City’s Top Snowstorms…

| February 27, 2010 @ 10:10 am | 1 Reply

New York City’s greatest snowstorms all have a story… 6. February 16-17, 2003: The Presidents’ Day Blizzard dumped a total of 19.8 inches of snow on the Big Apple. Mayor Michael Bloomberg complained that the snowstorm would cost one million dollars per inch to remove. 5. January 7-8, 1996: New York City kids got their […]

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Live Tsunami Coverage from Hawaii

Live Tsunami Coverage from Hawaii

| February 27, 2010 @ 8:37 am | 8 Replies

It is a beautiful morning in Hawaii, clear and warm. But there is a bevy of activity in the islands as residents prepare for a tsunami. The series of waves is propagating outward from the epicenter of the earthquake, which struck off the coast of Chile across the Pacific late last night. Police, fire and […]

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Nice Weekend But Cool-ish

Nice Weekend But Cool-ish

| February 27, 2010 @ 7:46 am | 12 Replies

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme Video on iTunes by clicking here. A weak surface low moving across the northern Gulf has created a deck of clouds across much of Central Alabama as well as some light rain […]

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Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami

Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami

| February 27, 2010 @ 7:17 am | 7 Replies

A massive earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile just after midnight Central Time. It has caused catastrophic destruction. It has generated a tsunami in the Pacific. A Pacific wide tsunami warning has been issued, including Hawaii. The tsunami will reach Hawaii this afternoon. Sirens will begin sounding there later this morning and evacuations have […]

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