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WeatherBrains 214:  Weather Myths and Such

WeatherBrains 214: Weather Myths and Such

| March 2, 2010 @ 11:45 pm | Reply

WeatherBrains Episode 214 is now online (Mar. 2, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our guest this week is Paul Yeager, a meteorologist for 25 years (he has nothing on JB Elliott or Brian Peters) and publisher of one of the best weather blogs on the […]

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Watch For Patchy Ice…

Watch For Patchy Ice…

| March 2, 2010 @ 7:55 pm | 1 Reply

WWUS84 KBMX 030155 SPSBMX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 755 PM CST TUE MAR 2 2010 ALZ017>021-024>029-031500- BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…ANNISTON…CENTRE… HEFLIN…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM…ALABASTER… PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND…ROANOKE 755 PM CST TUE MAR 2 2010 …SLICK SPOTS POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING… DUE TO THE RAIN AND SNOWFALL ON […]

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Still Chilly Tomorrow; Then Warmer

Still Chilly Tomorrow; Then Warmer

| March 2, 2010 @ 2:40 pm | 7 Replies

An all new 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. SNOW DAY: Be sure and scroll for the the snow images from across Alabama this morning. As expected, the heaviest snow was over East Alabama, […]

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From Mentone

From Mentone

| March 2, 2010 @ 1:27 pm | 3 Replies

I think this is the big surprise for this event… 6 inches of snow at Mentone, atop Lookout Mountain in DeKalb County! Thanks to Ann Nelson for these images… she writes: “Check out this whole album! Pictures taken at Ponderosa Bible Camp in Mentone! (we live and work here!)”

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Snow Day

Snow Day

| March 2, 2010 @ 1:03 pm | 9 Replies

Keep those pictures coming… here are some scenes from across North Alabama on this snowy day in March…

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More Reports . . .

More Reports . . .

| March 2, 2010 @ 11:47 am | 9 Replies

* Muscadine…snow has stopped for the moment and melting is underway. Temperature 33. Estimated one inch on the ground. * Heflin had no snow whatsoever to stick. * Mike Mcalloway, 33/40 Skywatcher in Weaver reports one inch on the ground * Wynnville, Blount County, snow has stopped and roads looking better. * Collinsville Fire department […]

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From NWS, Huntsville

From NWS, Huntsville

| March 2, 2010 @ 11:06 am | 3 Replies

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1100 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2010 LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOULTON…ATHENS 1100 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2010 ..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS LAWRENCE AND LIMESTONE […]

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Late Morning in Alabama–10:10am Report

Late Morning in Alabama–10:10am Report

| March 2, 2010 @ 10:11 am | 16 Replies

Some amazing snow pictures coming in all morning. The snow has been extensive, especially across the northern third of the state where the ground was completely covered in some areas. Here is a selection of late reports: * 4 inches of snow on the ground at Mentone atop Lookout Mountain. * A number of reports […]

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Mid-Morning Update

Mid-Morning Update

| March 2, 2010 @ 8:57 am | 21 Replies

I am turning the blog over to the great American weather legend, J.B. Elliott, for the rest of the morning as I am about to hit the road to Maplesville (you can ride along with me by watching the StormChaser live stream)… Some quick notes… *The largest snow total I have seen so far is […]

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Snow Becoming Widespread

Snow Becoming Widespread

| March 2, 2010 @ 7:26 am | 33 Replies

As you can see from the comment section here on the blog, snow is now widespread across North Alabama. Roads are wet, and we don’t expect any major travel issues today with surface temperatures just above freezing. However, we note we have this report of issues up in DeKalb County from Twitter: “Roads are icy […]

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Snow Falling Over North Alabama

Snow Falling Over North Alabama

| March 2, 2010 @ 5:59 am | 36 Replies

An all new 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. MARCH SNOW: Not much to change in our overall forecast for today… we talked about the main window for snow being from 6:00 a.m. until […]

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From NWS, Birmingham

From NWS, Birmingham

| March 2, 2010 @ 4:37 am | 17 Replies

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 414 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2010 ..LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH-CENTRAL ALABAMA A STORM SYSTEM…OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS EAST THIS MORNING…MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND CROSSING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER THIS […]

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Very Early on Tuesday Morning–3:45 Report

Very Early on Tuesday Morning–3:45 Report

| March 2, 2010 @ 3:47 am | 8 Replies

We have been waiting and watching all night, but still no snow around Alabama as of 3:45 am. There was a brief period of light sleet earlier at Haleyville, and some sleet mixed with rain at several other places earlier in the night. Haleyville is in NW Alabama. However we have not seen reports of […]

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