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Archive for June 18th, 2013

Some Fog Overnight

Some Fog Overnight

| June 18, 2013 @ 8:40 pm

A few showers and thunderstorms may be possible during the overnight hours until the frontal boundary passes your location. At last check, the front was along the Interstate 20 corridor and was continuing to push south. The more intense showers and thunderstorms were down towards the Gulf Coast. With saturated grounds, clearing skies, and a […]

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Storms and a Front Dropping South

Storms and a Front Dropping South

| June 18, 2013 @ 5:21 pm

A quick look at the radar this evening continues to show showers and storms dropping south. There is a band of showers that have developed along the front itself and are making their way into Walker, Blount and Etowah Counties and will continue a southward motion the rest of the evening. More intense and organized […]

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Showers and Some Strong Storms

Showers and Some Strong Storms

| June 18, 2013 @ 2:33 pm

Showers and storms continue to develop and intensify some over central Alabama this afternoon. No storms are currently severe, but several of them are strong, producing gusty winds, intense rain and frequent lightning. Several bands of convective activity have developed and continue to push east-southeast ahead of the front boundary that will be bringing drier […]

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Lunchtime Update

Lunchtime Update

| June 18, 2013 @ 12:03 pm

Showers have continued to develop during the morning hours across Central Alabama. This activity is developing out ahead of frontal boundary that is across the Tennessee Valley and continues to drop south across the state. Luckily, most of the activity is just showers with only a  few reports of thunder so far today. That could […]

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Quick Tropical Update

Quick Tropical Update

| June 18, 2013 @ 10:38 am

Heavy rain continued to fall over portions of the Yucatan Peninsula, extreme southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. As the satellite image below shows, the cloud mass that looked more organized just yesterday has degenerated a good deal as it interacts with the land. Sometimes as these systems move northwesterly, they can regenerate as they move […]

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Mid-Morning Radar Check

Mid-Morning Radar Check

| June 18, 2013 @ 9:00 am

A quick look around the region shows showers and thunderstorms are once again impacting the state today.  Some of the more intense showers are in Sumter, Tallapoosa and Chambers Counties. Most of this activity continues to slide off to the east this morning. The last few radar scans are now showing additional showers and thunderstorms […]

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Thunderstorms Again Today

Thunderstorms Again Today

| June 18, 2013 @ 7:02 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. Many people in Central Alabama got a nice wet down from numerous thunderstorms yesterday. The pattern is changing very […]

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WeatherBrains 386:  Bill’s Road Kill Model

WeatherBrains 386: Bill’s Road Kill Model

| June 18, 2013 @ 4:30 am

WeatherBrains Episode 386 is now online (June 17, 2013). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our Guest WeatherBrain for this episode is Bill Read, former director of the National Hurricane Center and the KPRC Local 2 Hurricane Expert. In spite of over 40 years living on the […]

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Showers and Storms on the Increase

Showers and Storms on the Increase

| June 18, 2013 @ 2:04 am

As expected, showers and storms have increased early this morning across Central Alabama. Just before 2 a.m., they are heavy in the Birmingham Metro area, extending across much of Jefferson County over western St. Clair, eastern Blount and into western Etowah County. They are not severe and are not expected to become severe. But they […]

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