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Archive for April 26th, 2016

Active Weather Ahead

Active Weather Ahead

| April 26, 2016 @ 3:35 pm

ON THE MAPS: A large scale upper trough is lifting out of the western U.S., interacting with a very volatile airmass across the nation’s heart land. A significant outbreak of severe storms and tornadoes is likely over the next 8 hours from Nebraska south through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Severe storms are also […]

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The View From Above by Satellite Sheldon

The View From Above by Satellite Sheldon

| April 26, 2016 @ 1:30 pm

Special to the AlabamaWX Blog by Satellite Meteorologist Sheldon Kusselsson

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Tuesday Midday Nowcast for Central Alabama

Tuesday Midday Nowcast for Central Alabama

| April 26, 2016 @ 11:58 am

Mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies are across the state at this hour. This is allowing temperatures to rise nicely in the area, making it a really nice day outside. Here are temperature readings from across the state at this hour: Birmingham 77 Tuscaloosa 76 Muscle Shoals 81 Huntsville 80 Anniston 76 Montgomery 81 Dothan […]

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From Austin, With Love

From Austin, With Love

| April 26, 2016 @ 7:00 am

This is a guest essay from a native Alabamian now living in Texas. ——————————————————————- I didn’t sense any danger on April 27 until I tried to pry the Regions Bank door open and noticed the handwritten note – “Closed due to inclement weather.” My mom had called that morning from her job at Children’s Hospital […]

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Complex Forecast Through The Weekend

Complex Forecast Through The Weekend

| April 26, 2016 @ 6:42 am

ANOTHER WARM DAY: Temperatures rise into the low to mid 80s across Alabama later today with a partly sunny sky. Moisture levels will increase a bit, and we note the high resolution HRRR model shows a few isolated, small showers across the northern half of the state this afternoon. We will amend the forecast to […]

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WeatherBrains 536:  I Knew Nothing About Tornadoes

WeatherBrains 536: I Knew Nothing About Tornadoes

| April 26, 2016 @ 5:15 am

WeatherBrains Episode 536 is now online (April 25, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! This episode of WeatherBrains will look back five years to the historic weather events of April 27, 2011, in the Southeast US, especially Alabama. Joining us tonight is Kim Cross, author of […]

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