**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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
