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Archive for August 17th, 2014

A Frightening Afternoon in 1969

A Frightening Afternoon in 1969

| August 17, 2014 @ 3:00 pm

THIS IS HISTORIC INFORMATION ABOUT 1969’s HURRICANE CAMILLE.  IT IS NOT CURRENT INFORMATION. On the afternoon of August 17, 1969, an Air Force crew led by Marvin Little penetrated the eye of Camille. One way of estimating the surface winds was to visually observe the sea condition. Their report indicated that it was unlike anything […]

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Showers and Storms Pushing Into Northwest Alabama

Showers and Storms Pushing Into Northwest Alabama

| August 17, 2014 @ 11:19 am

At late morning, a surface low was over northern Kentucky, near Owensboro. This feature is depicted well on satellite imagery and radar reflectivity loops. An upper low was over southern Illinois, with a trough trailing back into Arkansas and northern Texas. Showers and storms developed this morning from southwestern Tennessee into northern Mississippi ahead of […]

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Warm as Moisture Creeps Up

Warm as Moisture Creeps Up

| August 17, 2014 @ 6:51 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. Lower 90s were the highs across Central Alabama yesterday, and moisture levels have crept up as evidenced by dew […]

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