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Archive for July 21st, 2016

Strong Storms Push Southwest

| July 21, 2016 @ 11:17 pm

Strong storms continue tonight across Central Alabama. Storms are most intense along I-65 from Alabaster to Calera to Montevallo to Jemison to Thorsby. The storms are slowly weakening but will continue for a couple of more hours. Look for gusty winds, very heavy rains and deadly lightning. …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHILTON…SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY… EASTERN BIBB […]

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Storms Continue Over East Alabama Tonight

| July 21, 2016 @ 10:34 pm

It has been a stormy night across the eastern half of Alabama tonight, with widespread thunderstorms along and south of I-59 and east of I-65. The big hot ridge of high pressure that has been dominating much of the United States has shifted a little west tonight. This weakening over the eastern half of the […]

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New Warning for Parts of Cleburne, Clay, Randolph and Calhoun Counties

| July 21, 2016 @ 8:29 pm

The storm over southern Calhoun and Cleburne Counties continues to produce strong winds and moderate sized hail. Be in a safe place away as this storm approaches. In addition to the hail and strong winds, deadly lightning and torrential rains will accompany the storm. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Parts of Cleburne, Clay, Randolph and Calhoun

| July 21, 2016 @ 8:07 pm

UPDATE 814 PM Strong thunderstorms are over East Alabama tonight. A severe storm is over southern Cleburne County pushing south toward Randolph and Clay Counties. It is west of Heflin, crossing I-20. It has potential winds of 60 mph and hail to the size of pennies. Other strong storms extend from west of Roanoke to […]

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Summertime Blues

| July 21, 2016 @ 3:19 pm

How about this song by Eddie Cochran? “I’m gonna raise a fuss, I’m gonna raise a holler About a workin’ all summer just to try to earn a dollar Every time I call my baby, and try to get a date My boss says, “No dice son, you gotta work late” Sometimes I wonder what […]

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Midday Nowcast: Hot, Humid, Scattered Storms

| July 21, 2016 @ 11:42 am

Across Central Alabama at this hour, mostly clear skies for most of the area on satellite, but we do have some convective clouds with rain associated with them. There are a few scattered showers and storms already forming at this time. Just while I was typing this entry, the radar has started to be dotted […]

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Hot Fun In The Summertime

Hot Fun In The Summertime

| July 21, 2016 @ 6:25 am

Anyone remember this one from Sly and the Family Stone? “End of the spring and here she comes back Hi, hi, hi, hi, there Them summer days, those summer days That’s when I had most of my fun back High, high, high, high there Them summer days, those summer days I cloud nine when I […]

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WeatherBrains 548:  Hang Out at Mr. Wang’s All Day

WeatherBrains 548: Hang Out at Mr. Wang’s All Day

| July 21, 2016 @ 5:15 am

WeatherBrains Episode 548 is now online (July 20, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Lead Forecaster for the Capital Weather Gang. Angela Fritz, welcome to WeatherBrains. Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like: Extremes: 120 at Death Valley, CA, […]

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