The 305 foot tall Teton Dam designed to provide tremendous benefit to the farmers and residents of the Snake River area of Idaho. Built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it was supposed to eliminate the threat of spring floaods and provide year-round water for irrigation. The earthen dam had just been completed in June […]
It’s the time of the year for northwesterly flow over Alabama, and that is the case this evening. These northwesterly flow events are notorious for spitting thunderstorm complexes at us as disturbances round the top of the ridge to our west and slide down its front side. That is happening this evening, as thunderstorms have […]
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; I am live at the Steel City Jazz Festival in Linn Park in downtown Birmingham on ABC 33/40** RADAR CHECK: Another quiet afternoon across Alabama this afternoon, although we do note a few showers up in the Tennessee Valley close to Huntsville. These small showers will dissipate soon after […]
HOT SUMMER WEEKEND AHEAD: Temperatures will continue to trend upward; we reach the upper 80s today, and a good chance we see 90 degree heat tomorrow and Sunday afternoon. We have hit 90 degrees on day earlier this year, back on May 10. The weather will stay generally dry through the weekend, although a few […]
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.
