Category: Pre-November 2010 Posts

The NWS To QUIT SHOUTING AT US?

The NWS To QUIT SHOUTING AT US?

| May 29, 2010 @ 9:46 pm | 14 Replies

NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 115 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK -NOAAPORT OTHER NWS PARTNERS…AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: JASON TUELL ACTING CHIEF…PERFORMANCE AND AWARENESS DIVISION SUBJECT: Soliciting Public Comments Through September […]

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More Rain and Storms

More Rain and Storms

| May 29, 2010 @ 8:55 am | 1 Reply

Rain and storms continue to increase across Shelby, northern Chilton, southwestern Talladega and Coosa Counties. The heaviest rain extends from near Jemison to Montevallo to Columbiana to south of Chelsea. More extends from Rockford to Sylacauga to Talladega. The activity is moving north northwest and will affect much of the Birmingham Metro area over the […]

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WeatherBrains 226:  Weather Radio

WeatherBrains 226: Weather Radio

| May 25, 2010 @ 11:55 pm | Reply

WeatherBrains Episode 226 is now online (May 25, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our guest panelist for this episode is the Managing Editor for the Athens News-Courier in Limestone County, Alabama, Kelly Kazek. She has just published a book about the some of the most […]

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Rogue Thundershower in Hale County

Rogue Thundershower in Hale County

| May 23, 2010 @ 4:17 pm | 3 Replies

A thundershower has managed to develop with the help of today’s strong heating over West Central Alabama’s Hale County. It is near Wedgeworth a nd Sawyerville and is is drifting northwest toward the Black Warrior River and Greene County. It has a top to a little over 32,00 feet, so it is producing lightning and […]

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Is Storm Chasing Oversaturated?

Is Storm Chasing Oversaturated?

| May 22, 2010 @ 11:23 pm | 3 Replies

Famed storm researcher Josh Wurman sounded off on a Weather Channel blog this week about the problems and dangers caused by extensive chaser convergence in Oklahoma during this past Wednesday’s high risk severe weather episode. An excerpt: There were huge crowds of storm chasers yesterday (Wednesday, May 19) and those chasers did direct harm to […]

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B’ham NWS Office Offline

B’ham NWS Office Offline

| May 21, 2010 @ 1:37 pm | 3 Replies

NOUS44 KBMX 211834 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-220645- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 134 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 …PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT… ALL COMMUNICATIONS ARE DOWN AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. CURRENTLY THE PEACHTREE CITY GEORGIA FORECAST OFFICE IS […]

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WeatherBrains 225:  Weather Folklore

WeatherBrains 225: Weather Folklore

| May 18, 2010 @ 11:55 pm | Reply

WeatherBrains Episode 225 is now online (May 18, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our special Weather Brain tonight is a rerun from episode 200, Dick Goddard from Fox 8 in Cleveland, OH. Born and raised in Northeast Ohio, Meteorologist Dick Goddard has been delivering the […]

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WeatherBrains 224:  Societal Impact of Weather

WeatherBrains 224: Societal Impact of Weather

| May 11, 2010 @ 11:55 pm | 1 Reply

WeatherBrains Episode 224 is now online (May 11, 2010). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our guest panelist comes to us from the National Weather Service in Jacksonville, FL. Pete Wolf is the SOO, or Science and Operations Officer, for the Jacksonville NWS office. One of Pete’s […]

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Record Low Maximum Yesterday

Record Low Maximum Yesterday

| May 11, 2010 @ 6:27 am | 89 Replies

SXUS74 KBMX 111126 RERBHM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 0625 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010 …RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT BIRMINGHAM… A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 67 DEGREES…WHICH WAS SET IN 1961. […]

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Alabama’s Deadliest Tornadoes

Alabama’s Deadliest Tornadoes

| May 7, 2010 @ 10:50 pm | 3 Replies

Author Kelly Kazek is the Managing Editor for the Athens News-Courier in Limestone County, Alabama. She is putting the finishing touches on a book about the some of the most memorable tornadoes in Alabama history. Titled “A History of Alabama’s Deadliest Tornadoes: Disaster in Dixie,” the book will be in stores by the end of […]

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Upon Further Review…

Upon Further Review…

| May 6, 2010 @ 3:26 pm | 5 Replies

Well… now the USGS has “deleted” the 3.2 Alabama earthquake near Gadsden this morning. I am not a geologist, but this sure seems odd. Here is the deletion notice… DELETED: Event US 2010vya8 == EVENT DELETED NOTIFICATION == ***This event has been deleted after review by a seismologist.*** Geographic coordinates: 34.177N, 86.001W Magnitude: 3.2 Universal […]

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Bama Quake

Bama Quake

| May 6, 2010 @ 11:05 am | 16 Replies

Did you feel it? == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == Region: ALABAMA Geographic coordinates: 34.177N, 86.001W Magnitude: 3.2 M Depth: 5 km Universal Time (UTC): 6 May 2010 14:04:55 Time near the Epicenter: 6 May 2010 09:04:55 Local standard time in your area: 6 May 2010 14:04:55 Location with respect to nearby cities: 11 km (7 […]

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Last Update

Last Update

| May 3, 2010 @ 1:43 am | 1 Reply

This will be the last update of a busy weekend. Unless there are warnings of course. Thanks to the very best weather audience in the world for reading our work. It is truly a pleasure to serve you. A solid band of heavy rain extends northeast to southwest from Randolph and Tallapoosa Counties to Washington […]

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Birmingham’s May Climate Story

Birmingham’s May Climate Story

| May 1, 2010 @ 9:00 am | 1 Reply

Welcome to May! The fifth month of the year is one of my favorites in Central Alabama. We see some of the finest weather of the year, with runs of fine, warm and sunshine filled days. It reminds me a lot of October, its closest cousin, but generally warmer and somewhat stormier. The average percentage […]

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