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Archive for February 11th, 2013

Hattiesburg Tornado Now Rated EF-4

Hattiesburg Tornado Now Rated EF-4

| February 11, 2013 @ 4:55 pm

National Weather Service damage survey teams initially reported that the tornado that struck Hattiesburg late yesterday afternoon was a high end EF3, but damage indicators that they found near Oak Grove in Lamar County justified upgrading it to EF-4 with max winds of 170 mph. Meteorologist in Charge Alan Gerard will join us tonight live […]

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Another Day Of Rain Ahead

Another Day Of Rain Ahead

| February 11, 2013 @ 3:27 pm

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. RADAR CHECK: Rain has been falling all day along the I-20 corridor… Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston… heaviest rain statewide has […]

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NWS Open House This Saturday!

NWS Open House This Saturday!

| February 11, 2013 @ 2:43 pm

The NWS Birmingham will be hosting its annual severe weather awareness open house from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. this Saturday, February 16th. Come meet NWS Mets, EMA personnel and first responders. Tour the NWS office and emergency equipment that will be on display. There will be weather presentations throughout the day. More info here.

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Early Afternoon Weather Notes

Early Afternoon Weather Notes

| February 11, 2013 @ 1:00 pm

12:45 PM NOTES: …rain increasing across Alabama and Mississippi again …Moderate rain now between Birmingham and Montgomery and also all across Central Mississippi …that is one reason the National Weather Service/Birmingham extended the Flash Flood Watch through tomorrow …no severe thunderstorms mixed in with any of this–in fact none at all …100,000 homes/business still without […]

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Flash Flood Watch From I-20 South

Flash Flood Watch From I-20 South

| February 11, 2013 @ 6:08 am

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. TOO MUCH RAIN: The NWS in Birmingham is continuing a flash flood watch for Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston (the I-20 […]

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