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The 1994 Goshen Church Tornado

The 1994 Goshen Church Tornado

| March 26, 2010 @ 8:53 pm | 13 Replies

The actual warning from the NWS Birmingham that provided a 12 minute lead time on the tornado. March 27, 1994 was Palm Sunday. I was a meteorologist at Channel 42 in Birmingham. The Chief Meteorologist was away that day and I was scheduled to work. I had been eying the weather for that Sunday for […]

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Nice Day Tomorrow; Wet Sunday

Nice Day Tomorrow; Wet Sunday

| March 26, 2010 @ 3:43 pm | 1 Reply

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. BRING ON THE WEEKEND: The sky did clear this afternoon across most of Alabama, and we will promise a nice day tomorrow to kick off […]

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North Alabama Storm Pictures

North Alabama Storm Pictures

| March 26, 2010 @ 2:11 pm | 3 Replies

Thanks to Tommy Self for these images, who writes: “James, Here are some funnels I got during my chase yesterday. The Iuka storm was not warned and when the Hartselle funnel passed the winds where so atrong it ripped my anemometer off my vehicle. Wild day.” Some shots in the set are also from Lana […]

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March 19 “Fireball”

March 19 “Fireball”

| March 26, 2010 @ 1:49 pm | 10 Replies

This article from foxnews.com should answer questions about the object streaking through the Alabama sky March 19: A bright fireball that lit up the sky above parts of Alabama last week was caught by NASA cameras as it streaked over the southeastern United States. The fireball was caused by the death plunge of a meteor […]

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The Big Storms of Thursday

The Big Storms of Thursday

| March 26, 2010 @ 1:40 pm | Reply

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 109 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0444 PM HAIL HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W 03/25/2010 E0.25 INCH MARION AL PUBLIC 0702 PM TORNADO N ALABASTER 33.24N 86.87W 03/25/2010 F1 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY EF-1 TORNADO. […]

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Where, Oh Where is the Sun?

Where, Oh Where is the Sun?

| March 26, 2010 @ 12:16 pm | 1 Reply

Well, to be accurate, it is way, way, way far away up in the sky over our heads. Excuse that smart aleck answer. (I am working on that problem) For us, the old sun is having quite a dispute with stubborn clouds today. In the world of weather forecasting, one of the most difficult tasks […]

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Alabaster Tornado

Alabaster Tornado

| March 26, 2010 @ 6:45 am | 10 Replies

Thanks to Tony Griffin of this image of the tornado that moved through Alabaster late yesterday… this was taken from the drive through at Jim and Nicks a little after 7:00… The NWS reports trees and power lines down and roof damaged on house in the Stoney Meadows subdivision near cr 44 and cr 17…in […]

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Cooler Today; Maybe Some Afternoon Sun

Cooler Today; Maybe Some Afternoon Sun

| March 26, 2010 @ 5:55 am | 3 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. COOLER TODAY: Following last night’s active weather, low clouds cover Alabama this morning. We all know that forecast clearing after a strong wave can be […]

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