From Steve Jones with https://www.alabamaquake.com… Microseisms are the ever-present “background noise” of the earth, caused primarily by the action of ocean currents and waves against coastlines the world over. A landfalling hurricane produces high coastal winds and waves that can cause an increase in the level of microseismicity seen at locations well inland from the […]
While everyone is focused on the East Coast of the United States with the affects of Sandy, as they should be, don’t forget that these five, very large bodies of water will be impacted by Sandy as well. The United States Coast Guard is urging mariners on the Great Lakes to take extreme precautions. Historical […]
Sandy is a very large storm system and its impacts will be felt by millions of people for days. From North Carolina to New England, tropical storm winds are beginning to impact the shoreline. The wind field with Sandy is one of the largest I can remember for an Atlantic Storm. Looking at the surface […]
This storm remains a direct and serious threat to life and property for those in the path. Below is a visible satellite image. Here is a stunning satellite with Sandy and cold air advection cloud streets in Gulf and off Southeast US coast. And, radar… The central pressure remains under 950 mb… tropical storm force […]
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. WINDY AND COLD: While Sandy grabs the national attention, our weather will be dry for the next seven days. […]
See Brian Peters discussion for the latest on Alabama’s weather… this is a post written for those in the path of Sandy. *This is a dangerous, life threatening storm. Irene was needlessly hyped up by the national media last year, unfortunately, and I have great fear people won’t pay attention in to this storm. Those […]
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today** Today’s afternoon discussion is courtesy J.B. Elliott…. BIG CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER: It does not look severe, but the old thermometer is going to take a nosedive over the weekend and we will probably see some scattered light frost, especially Tuesday and Wednesday mornings as temperatures fall into the […]
Pretty remarkable satellite view of the players on the field coming together for a potentially historic East Coast storm early next week.
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. WILD WEATHER MAP: For weather buffs, maps this afternoon are pretty remarkable. A deep, long wave upper trough is […]
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. TWO MORE WARM DAYS: Birmingham’s official high yesterday was 80 degrees… and we expect very similar weather today and […]
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.
