Alabama 811 | Know What's Below.

Archive for April, 2012

One Year Ago…

One Year Ago…

| April 26, 2012 @ 4:32 pm

We were getting ready for what turned out to be a generational tornado outbreak. ABC 33/40 will have a one hour special tomorrow from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m… please take the time to join us for a special look back at the day, and how our state responded. We will never forget.

Read More

Storms Stay North

Storms Stay North

| April 26, 2012 @ 3:19 pm

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. WARM AFTERNOON: Birmingham soared to 85 degrees at 2:00, and was one of the warmest spots in the state. […]

Read More

Warm Days; Mostly Dry

Warm Days; Mostly Dry

| April 26, 2012 @ 5:52 am

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. HIGHS HOLD IN THE 80s: No doubt our brief late April cold snap is long gone. Looks like we […]

Read More

Warm, Mostly Dry Weather Continues

Warm, Mostly Dry Weather Continues

| April 25, 2012 @ 3:20 pm

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. THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures are generally in the 78-84 degree range across Alabama this afternoon with a good supply of […]

Read More

Warm, Mostly Dry Days Ahead

Warm, Mostly Dry Days Ahead

| April 25, 2012 @ 5:53 am

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. THE WARM-UP CONTINUES: Temperatures are generally in the 50s across Alabama this morning, although some of the colder pockets […]

Read More

Tranquil And Warmer Weather

Tranquil And Warmer Weather

| April 24, 2012 @ 3:19 pm

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. QUIET APRIL WEATHER: Sure looks like we will make it all the way through the entire month of April […]

Read More

NWS Webinar on 4/27 Tornadoes in Alabama Thursday Evening

NWS Webinar on 4/27 Tornadoes in Alabama Thursday Evening

| April 24, 2012 @ 8:55 am

From our Pal Jim Stefkovich at the NWS Birmingham: On Thursday, April 26, 2012, the National Weather Service in Birmingham will host a one hour webinar from 630 pm – 730 pm CDT, titled, “One year after April 27, 2011 – A Conversation with the National Weather Service Birmingham.” On this webinar, we will talk […]

Read More

Tuesday Morning Alabama Low Temperatures

Tuesday Morning Alabama Low Temperatures

| April 24, 2012 @ 7:47 am

29 Broomtown 31 Valley Head, Cottondale 33 SW Lamar County 34 Black Creek, Fort Payne Airport 35 Scottsboro, Troy 36 Russellville 37 Coker, Concord, Haleyville, Gadsden, Alexander City, Mobile, Crossville, Albertville, 38 Alabaster, Evergreen 39 Helena, Bessemer, Center Point, Tuscaloosa, Anniston 40 North Fayette County, Muscle Shoals, Montgomery, Calera, Guntersville 41 Huntsville, Birmingham, Courtland, Guntersville […]

Read More

Nice Warm-Up Ahead

Nice Warm-Up Ahead

| April 24, 2012 @ 5:56 am

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. COLD APRIL MORNING: Here are some 5:00 a.m. temperatures from our team of Skywatchers….. Black Creek (just northeast of […]

Read More

WeatherBrains 326:  Mushy Monkey Brains

WeatherBrains 326: Mushy Monkey Brains

| April 24, 2012 @ 2:30 am

WeatherBrains Episode 326 is now online (April 23, 2012). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest Panelist is a WeatherBrains alum. Chris Novy came to Birmingham in November to teach spotter safety at the ABC 3340 Weather Xtreme spotter training event. He is perfect to help […]

Read More

WeatherBrains LIVE!

WeatherBrains LIVE!

| April 23, 2012 @ 8:20 pm

The weekly show all about weather is live tonight… from 8:30 until 10:00 p.m. CDT. Listen live via uStream… Stream videos at Ustream

Read More

Chilly Night Ahead

Chilly Night Ahead

| April 23, 2012 @ 3:24 pm

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. COLD NIGHT FOR LATE APRIL: The record low for Birmingham April 24 is 35 degrees set in 1986. I […]

Read More

Tonight on WeatherBrains

Tonight on WeatherBrains

| April 23, 2012 @ 1:00 pm

The gentleman who took what I think is one of the definitive pictures of the April 27th outbreak will be on Weatherbrains tonight, sharing his harrowing story. Jimmy Jones, a driver for UPS who lives in Tuscaloosa, took the image from under an overpass on I-359 seconds after the deadly tornado passed. While we would […]

Read More

The Big Northeast Storm

The Big Northeast Storm

| April 23, 2012 @ 11:46 am

An intense low pressure area was centered near New York City late this morning. That is the troublemaker for a major storm for the northeast states more akin to a winter storm. The numbers posted below reveal the intensity! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE in a small boat…with just one paddle south of Block […]

Read More