Thanks to Bill Cooke from NASA in Huntsville.. the best meteor expert in the state. He tells us this about the 5:30 p.m. fireball that was seen over much of our state… “This was NOT a Taurid meteor; probably a random interloper from the asteroid belt. Doppler weather radar shows a meteoritic “rain”, indicating that […]
Social media lit up like a Christmas tree around 5:30 this evening as thousands across North and Central Alabama saw an extremely bright fireball rolling through the southern sky. Then, loud explosive type “booms” were heard… mostly around Smith Lake and adjacent areas. The Taurid meteor shower is in progress now… and is most likely […]
This image was captured by Hank Bowman over the Birmingham area this afternoon… Almost looks like a big “eye in the sky”… thanks to these optics caused by a layer of high cirrus clouds, which are ice crystals, which refract the sunlight.
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. HALO AROUND THE SUN: Anybody see this in the Alabama sky this afternoon? That is a “22 degree halo” […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. ON THE MAP: The deep surface low formerly known as Hurricane Sandy is on the Pennsylvania/Maryland border this morning, […]
WeatherBrains Episode 353 is now online (October 29, 2012). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! The guests for this episode have all become jumbled due to Sandy. That is, the regular guest planned for tonight has been superseded by having Sandy coming into the East Coast along […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
