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Alabama Deadliest Tornadoes

Alabama Deadliest Tornadoes

| March 21, 2010 @ 9:30 pm | 6 Replies

Deadliest Alabama Tornadoes… 49 3/21/1932 Perry to Coosa County (Killed 21 in Perry Co.; 21 in Jemison) 44 4/20/1920 Marion/Franklin/Colbert/Lawrence Counties 41 3/21/1932 Talladega County 37 3/21/1932 Tuscaloosa County 36 1/22/1904 Hale/Tuscaloosa Counties 35 4/24/1908 Walker/Jefferson/Blount/Marshall and DeKalb Counties 34 4/08/1998 Jefferson County 31 3/21/1932 Perry to Chilton County 30 4/03/1974 Monroe MS/Lamar/Marion/Winston/Lawrence/Morgan COunties 28 […]

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Some Snow Ahead For Alabama

Some Snow Ahead For Alabama

| March 21, 2010 @ 7:42 pm | 29 Replies

Here we go… cold core upper low, weatherman’s woe. Here is your core core ULL tonight: Note that the temperature at this level, 500 mb, is down to -28 (C), or -18.4 (F). Also note the 500 mb level at the center of the ULL is 5370 meters, or 17,600 feet, which is very low […]

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Big upper low!

Big upper low!

| March 21, 2010 @ 4:31 pm | 8 Replies

An intense upper level low is currently centered near Vicksburg, MS, and is slowly moving eastward. With an upper-level low, most of the cold air is concentrated near the center and to the NW. For example, Jackson, MS was reporting snow and 38 degrees at 4 pm, while Indianapolis had 53 degrees. Some light precipitation […]

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Thunder Shows Up

Thunder Shows Up

| March 21, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | 4 Replies

Showers and some embedded thunder are moving northeastward across Alabama this afternoon. The main activity extends from Cullman and Blount Counties through Jefferson and St. Clair, Shelby and Talladega, Coosa, Clay, Tallapoosa, Elmore and Macon Counties. The cell between Moody and Trussville has been producing some lightning and has very heavy rain. More lightning was […]

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Falling Temps/Sleet/Snow

Falling Temps/Sleet/Snow

| March 21, 2010 @ 1:33 pm | 5 Replies

As expected, temperatures have fallen into the 40s across the western two-thirds of the state this afternoon in the wake of the cold front that passed through. In fact, Haleyville up in Winston County has slipped to 39 degrees at 1:00; Birmingham was at 46, while Tuscaloosa reported 44. A band heavier showers continues along […]

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Quick Reports From TX/OK/AR

Quick Reports From TX/OK/AR

| March 21, 2010 @ 10:24 am | 20 Replies

Snow reports…. TEXAS …8 inches in Plano, which is a Dallas suburb. …1.3 inches at DFW through 7 a.m. They haven’t had any since. The all time record for a March snow at Dallas is 1.6 inches in 1971. OKLAHOMA ..Heavy snow continues over eastern Oklahoma …7 inches at Muskogee…heavy snow still reported …8 inches […]

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No Spring Feeling Today

No Spring Feeling Today

| March 21, 2010 @ 6:58 am | 4 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. Okay, Spring officially began yesterday a little after noon, so today is the first official day of Spring! But it is certainly not going to feel […]

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Early Morning Update

Early Morning Update

| March 21, 2010 @ 6:14 am | 1 Reply

After a nice first official day of spring across Central Alabama, things are changing. A cold front is pushing trough Mississippi at this hour, trailing from a low near Memphis. It was 56F at Meridian and 40F at Jackson. It was 35F at Shreveport and 32F at Dallas with moderate snow. Moderate snow covers parts […]

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