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Archive for February, 2014

Early Morning Update

Early Morning Update

| February 26, 2014 @ 1:26 am

Showers and few thunderstorms continue to move into Alabama tonight. Most locations will see a soaking rain the next few hours before this system moves out of the area. Radar has really started to fill-in this morning and it will continue to do so. Moderate rain is falling across portions of Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Shelby, […]

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No Change in the Forecast

No Change in the Forecast

| February 25, 2014 @ 11:51 pm

Colder air continues to flow into Alabama and Mississippi late tonight. Meanwhile, low pressure moving along the Gulf Coast is combining with an upper level disturbance to produce rain showers with some thunder over northern Mississippi into North Alabama. The precipitation is starting out as sleet thanks to evaporational cooling due to the dry air […]

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Thundersleet!

Thundersleet!

| February 25, 2014 @ 8:45 pm

Thundersleet in Collierville near Memphis. I think we have seen it all this winter. Operation Wintry Precip Watch is on for tonight across North and North Central Alabama. Ryan Stinnett and I will be monitoring radars, surface observations, model data and reports throughout the night. The good news is that we don’t expect any significant […]

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Some Snow Early Tomorrow Morning?

Some Snow Early Tomorrow Morning?

| February 25, 2014 @ 2:31 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 AT MID-AFTERNOON: A band of showers is on radar this afternoon from near West Blocton to Alabaster to […]

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Heads Up: Server Maintenance Tonight at Midnight

Heads Up: Server Maintenance Tonight at Midnight

| February 25, 2014 @ 1:50 pm

I don’t know if you noticed, but on Friday, February 7th, Network Solutions, Inc upgraded AlabamaWX to a much more powerful server setup that has allowed us to handle over ten times the traffic we could previously. We have been so thrilled with this setup, which allowed us to plow through the major winter storm […]

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Pell City Pelicans

Pell City Pelicans

| February 25, 2014 @ 1:38 pm

Nancy Galloway spotted an unusual sight from her home on Lake Logan Martin Saturday: a huge flock of visiting pelicans apparently passing through the area. She said the amazing thing was the size of the birds, dwarfing the Canadian Geese that frequent the area. They stayed around for about an hour before moving on. Thanks […]

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A Few Showers

A Few Showers

| February 25, 2014 @ 9:26 am

We continue to see a few light to moderate showers moving across portions of Central Alabama this morning. Heaviest rain is currently falling across portions of Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, and Jefferson counties. These showers will continue to move off towards the east-southeast the next few hours. Nothing strong or severe with this activity, mostly just […]

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Rain At Times, Then Much Colder

Rain At Times, Then Much Colder

| February 25, 2014 @ 6:17 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. RADAR CHECK: There is actually a good bit of rain on radar this morning over North Alabama, generally north […]

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WeatherBrains 422:  Sand in Your Toque

WeatherBrains 422: Sand in Your Toque

| February 25, 2014 @ 5:15 am

WeatherBrains Episode 422 is now online (February 24, 2014). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our primary guest this evening is Brian Neudorff who joined the Idaho’s First News family in May, 2011. The intermountain west is a far cry from the corn fields of Martinsville, IN, […]

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Rain Tomorrow Night; Some Snow Early Wed?

Rain Tomorrow Night; Some Snow Early Wed?

| February 24, 2014 @ 3:38 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. BIG CHANGES COMING: Another fine day across the great state of Alabama; sunshine through high clouds and temperatures mostly […]

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Rain Tomorrow Night; Much Colder Wednesday

Rain Tomorrow Night; Much Colder Wednesday

| February 24, 2014 @ 6:10 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. DRY MONDAY: Temperatures are mostly in the 40s across North-Central Alabama at daybreak, and the sky is generally fair. […]

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The Scottish Inn Tornado

The Scottish Inn Tornado

| February 23, 2014 @ 3:30 pm

Weather maps on the morning of Sunday, February 23, 1975 showed a low pressure system over North Central Mississippi. The low was not very strong. At 6 a.m. that morning, the pressure in the low was only 1004 mb. A warm, moist airmass was in place across Alabama, with temperatures across the central part of […]

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Possible Tornado Passing Just North of Daytona 500

Possible Tornado Passing Just North of Daytona 500

| February 23, 2014 @ 2:17 pm

There have been a few severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings in North Florida this afternoon. One of the storms that showed radar indications of a possible tornado is passing just north of the Daytona International Speedway. A tornado warning was issued for the area including the race track since there was some concern that the […]

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A Tale of Two Sky Covers

A Tale of Two Sky Covers

| February 23, 2014 @ 1:27 pm

It has been a tale of two sky covers across Alabama on this last Sunday in February. South of a line from Meridian to Montgomery to Phenix City, skies have been mostly cloudy. Rain has been common to the south as well. North of the line, skies have been mostly sunny. The clouds will not […]

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