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Archive for July 12th, 2014

Afternoon Storms

Afternoon Storms

| July 12, 2014 @ 6:04 pm

Showers and storms have slowly grown across Central Alabama this afternoon as temperatures warmed into the 90s. Most of them are west of I-65, with the heaviest concentration over Fayette, northwestern Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties. Another decent one is over western Jefferson County over the Hueytown/Pleasant Grove area. To the south there are others over […]

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Mixed Sun & Clouds, Hot

Mixed Sun & Clouds, Hot

| July 12, 2014 @ 12:23 pm

It has been a mostly sunny for much of the state today, but as the surface heats up, we are beginning to see those puffy-white, cumulus clouds bubble up across the state. We are seeing some ridging in place and that is limiting a lot of the upward vertical motion over the state, which will […]

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On This Date in 1980

On This Date in 1980

| July 12, 2014 @ 10:00 am

Headlines on Saturday, July 12, 1980 focused on the Iranian hostage crisis, which was in its 292nd day. One of the hostages had been released by the Ayatollah for “humanitarian reasons”. The GOP was putting the finishing touches on its platform prior to their national convention in Detroit. There were fears that Mt. Hood in […]

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Hot Weekend, But…

Hot Weekend, But…

| July 12, 2014 @ 6:57 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. An upper ridge will mean hot and mostly dry weather for Central Alabama today and Sunday; highs will be […]

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