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Archive for January, 2014

Moisture Returns Over The Weekend

Moisture Returns Over The Weekend

| January 31, 2014 @ 3:40 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. THIS IS MORE LIKE IT: With a good supply of sunshine, temperatures are mostly in the 50s across the […]

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Showers Return Over The Weekend

Showers Return Over The Weekend

| January 31, 2014 @ 6:25 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. RUMORS RUNNING WILD: Let me quote a small part of post I wrote on social media last night… “I […]

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Warm-Up Continues For Alabama

Warm-Up Continues For Alabama

| January 30, 2014 @ 3:45 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. LET THE WARM-UP BEGIN: Temperatures are in the 40s across Alabama this afternoon under a deep blue sky. Road […]

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Morning Lows

Morning Lows

| January 30, 2014 @ 10:33 am

More lows than you can shake a stick at from the NWS Birmingham: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1030 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014 …LATEST LOW TEMPERATURE REPORTS… LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE …AUTAUGA… 1 NNW PRATTVILLE (359 FT) 14 0203 AM 01/30 …BARBOUR… 7 SSW FLORENCE MARINA STATE PA 13 0657 AM […]

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A Slow Go, But Improving Conditions Ahead

A Slow Go, But Improving Conditions Ahead

| January 30, 2014 @ 9:32 am

With clear skies across almost all of Alabama, you can make out the snowfall still in place across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and even Northwest Florida! It is 25F at Tuscaloosa and Birmingham at 9 a.m. with 18F at Anniston. Overnight lows included 9F at Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Calera. It was 6F at Anniston and 3F […]

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Let The Warm-Up Begin

Let The Warm-Up Begin

| January 30, 2014 @ 6:20 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. FRIGID MORNING: For some, this is the coldest morning so far this year, colder than January 7. Not not […]

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Hard Freeze Tonight

Hard Freeze Tonight

| January 29, 2014 @ 3:24 pm

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today… tied up working social media. Hopefully back to the two day schedule tomorrow** SUB-FREEZING DAY: Despite the return of sunshine, many North Alabama communities have failed to get out of the 20s. And, once the sun goes down, temperatures will drop steadily tonight, and we project a low between […]

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Please Don’t Drive

Please Don’t Drive

| January 29, 2014 @ 2:41 pm

Roads have improved in many areas this afternoon with a good bit of drying, but secondary roads are still a mess and traffic has become heavy on some of the major arteries. New accidents are occurring, causing additional traffic snarls. We don’t want people getting stranded again tonight. The biggest headaches are east of Birmingham […]

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Morning Weather Update

Morning Weather Update

| January 29, 2014 @ 10:10 am

It remains a terribly cold morning across much of Alabama as most locations remain in the upper teens and lower 20s. The temperatures will continue to creep up today, but will not likely make it to or above the freezing mark. The sun and the very dry air will help with the ice, but we […]

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A Botched Forecast/Dose Of Humility

A Botched Forecast/Dose Of Humility

| January 29, 2014 @ 7:22 am

In terms of human impact, yesterday’s forecast “bust” was the most significant for me since Janaury 1982, when we had a timing error of about six hours on the arrival of freezing rain and snow. Instead of starting at 5:00 p.m… it started around 11:00 a.m. People were caught off guard, schools and businesses closed, […]

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Brighter, But Still Cold

Brighter, But Still Cold

| January 29, 2014 @ 6:25 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. ON ICE: I will write as essay later today here on the blog about yesterday’s botched forecast and the […]

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What to Expect in the Morning

What to Expect in the Morning

| January 29, 2014 @ 12:26 am

The mess on the roadways will not be any better in the morning. Extreme cold has made all roads like ice rinks, near impassable and very dangerous. There are numerous abandoned vehicles along various roadways. These are not going anywhere and will only hamper travel in the morning. It will be best to wait things […]

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Staying Safe Tonight

Staying Safe Tonight

| January 28, 2014 @ 10:32 pm

A crazy day has turned into a hectic night across Central Alabama. Numerous motorists continue to be stranded on local roadways and the problems are not getting any better. With such cold temperatures the roads are solid ice and are impassable. If you are somewhere safe and warm, stay there. Do not attempt to travel […]

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A Bitterly Cold Night

A Bitterly Cold Night

| January 28, 2014 @ 7:40 pm

With snow on the ground and a clearing sky, expect the very cold temperatures, currently in the teens, to only go lower overnight, especially once the sky clears. Looking at forecast lows for early Wednesday morning, shows Birmingham at 9 while lower teens and single digits are expected elsewhere across the region. The snow on […]

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