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Snow line at 5:20 is basically I-20

Snow line at 5:20 is basically I-20

| February 12, 2014 @ 5:21 pm

Based on Ping data, social media and skycams … the snow line is south of Columbus , MS  and to the city of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham and then to Anniston …. so basically HWy 82 to Tuscaloosa and then I-20 to the state line.  

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Snow Line at 4:55

Snow Line at 4:55

| February 12, 2014 @ 4:58 pm

Based on Ping data and social media the snow line at 4:55 runs from north of Gordo to just north of the Birmingham metro area to Anniston… late report from Brookwood of snow now falling… switchover in Birmingham metro and Tuscaloosa is imminent…    

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Snow Line at 4:30

Snow Line at 4:30

| February 12, 2014 @ 4:32 pm

Based on Ping reports from the last 20 minutes the snow line at 4:30 appears to be from Columbus , MS to just south of Jasper to Warrior to Anniston

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Snow line based on Ping Data

Snow line based on Ping Data

| February 12, 2014 @ 4:12 pm

Looks like the snow line based on Ping data is now near and north of a  line from Sulligent to Jasper to Cullman to Centre as of the last 10 minutes

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Surface Reports from Ping

Surface Reports from Ping

| February 12, 2014 @ 2:19 pm

Ping is an app used by the National Weather Service to monitor precip type …. you can help by downloading the app and reporting your precip type … https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/ping/   … you can also see the current reports on a map here … https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/ping/display/  you will need to zoom in to get northern Alabama but it should be […]

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You can help report on the Winter Weather

You can help report on the Winter Weather

| February 11, 2014 @ 11:55 pm

Help us tonight and tomorrow by submitting your precipitation type reports using the mPing app (it is free!!) by NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. Go here for more info:https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/ping  . This project helps the National Weather Service and local media keep track of what precipitation type is happening where.

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THE UNOFFICIAL TOP 10 LIST OF BEST PLACES TO EAT ON THE ALABAMA GULF COAST

THE UNOFFICIAL TOP 10 LIST OF BEST PLACES TO EAT ON THE ALABAMA GULF COAST

| March 14, 2013 @ 10:07 am

With over 500 Votes being recorded here it is ….. THE UNOFFICIAL TOP 10 LIST OF BEST PLACES TO EAT ON THE ALABAMA GULF COAST Lulu’s The Original Oyster House Doc’s Sea N Suds The Shrimp Basket Tacky Jack’s Desoto’s Seafood Kitchen Wolf Bay Lodge Lamberts Bahama Bob’s Honorable Mentions …. These restaurants were just […]

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Vote for ” THE UNOFFICIAL TOP 10 LIST OF BEST PLACES TO EAT ON THE ALABAMA GULF COAST “

Vote for ” THE UNOFFICIAL TOP 10 LIST OF BEST PLACES TO EAT ON THE ALABAMA GULF COAST “

| March 12, 2013 @ 5:17 pm

This nice sunny day makes me think of the beach … and when I am at the beach that means food … so I decided it was time again for us to make ” THE UNOFFICIAL TOP 10 LIST OF BEST PLACES TO EAT ON THE ALABAMA GULF COAST ” … in the comments section below name […]

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Heavy Snow at Starkville

Heavy Snow at Starkville

| February 9, 2011 @ 3:31 pm | 6 Replies

Our weather watcher at MSU reports heavy wet snow with accumulation in grassy areas at 3:30 PM

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Snow Report from Starkville

Snow Report from Starkville

| February 9, 2011 @ 2:15 pm | 22 Replies

My old college roommate, Dr. Gary Ervin, who is a professor at Mississippi State reports light snow began in Starkville at 2:01 PM

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Live Snow Video

Live Snow Video

| October 5, 2009 @ 3:47 pm | 5 Replies

I am a snow bug so the first snows out west always make me happy. Find below some webcams (streaming and still) of snow falling in the Rockies this afternoon. Park City Old Faithful Glacier National Park

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Saginaw Snowman

Saginaw Snowman

| February 13, 2008 @ 12:59 pm | 7 Replies

I built a snowman with the 1/100th of an inch of snow we had in Saginaw…. John Oldshue

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SPECIAL REPORT — IT IS RAINING IN HOOVER

SPECIAL REPORT — IT IS RAINING IN HOOVER

| June 7, 2007 @ 2:15 pm | 6 Replies

An audible cheer went up at approximately 2:05PM in Hoover as a heavy thundershower moved over the area. The rain is ending here now at 2:20, but the rainfall total at the ABC 33/40 studio was at 0.32 inches…we will take every drop we can get….

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Alabama Gulf Coast EATS

Alabama Gulf Coast EATS

| May 30, 2007 @ 4:14 pm | 35 Replies

We hit on popular topic yesterday…favorite places to eat on the coast and we wanted to open it up as a single topic…so all of you that have a favorite place to eat while down on the Alabama Gulf Coast ( a few miles in to Florida is fine too..) let us hear about it […]

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