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Electrical Storm 3/15/12
These pictures were taken at the intersection of Interstate 65 and County Road 55 in southern Morgan County near Falkville, Alabama.This is the only picture not taken at Falkville. This was on the...
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Video from the storms that rolled through southern Morgan County, Thursday March 15, 2012. This video includes still shots of the lightning that I took as well as actual audio video clips....
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Oklahoma Twisters
Today, I am going to talk a little about the weather this weekend out on the Plains of Oklahoma. Six people were killed in Woodward, Oklahoma Saturday night during a tornado. This was one of 135...
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Responsible Storm Chasing
To some, that title is an oxymoron. But it doesn’t have to be that way. News reports from the Plains since Saturday’s tornado outbreak indicate that in some areas at least, storm chasing has gotten out...
View ArticleRadar Training
I was invited, along with several ABC 33/40 Skywatchers, to attend a radar seminar at the National Weather Service in Birmingham on Saturday June 23, 2012. Meteorologist Kevin Laws, Science Operations...
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20th Anniversary of Blizzard of 1993
Updated to include videos of coverage by James Spann, Kevin Collins, and Dan Satterfield on WBRC 6 in Birmingham. Scroll down to the bottom of the post.None of us who are old enough to remember the...
View ArticleStorm Chasing - The Best and Worst
Severe weather brings out the best and worst of storm spotters and storm chasers. If you are doing it for notoriety or money, you are probably doing it for the wrong reasons. If your primary motivation...
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Causes of the Birmingham Snow and Ice Shutdown on 1/28/14
There has been much debate among Alabamians as to who or what was to blame for the chaos of thousands of motorists being stranded on Birmingham area roads Tuesday January 28, 2014 for, in some cases,...
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Third Biggest Snow on Record in Huntsville, Alabama
On January 9-10, 2011, Huntsville, Alabama officially recorded 8.9" of snow, which is the third highest storm total snowfall on record. The highest was Jan. 1, 1964 with 17.1" and second was January...
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2/23/1975 Tuscaloosa F4 Tornado (Scottish Inn Tornado)
Forty nine people were injured and one was killed in a late winter F4 tornado that moved through Tuscaloosa County, Alabama on Sunday February 23, 1975. The tornado touched down around 12:35 in the...
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Lauderdale County Killer Tornado 3/9/64
From NOAA Storm Data Publication53 years ago today an F3 tornado killed two and injured five people in Lauderdale County.According to the NWS, "a concrete block cafe was demolished along Highway 72. At...
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Georgia Dome Tornado - 3/14/2008
As my sons David, Joe, Matt and I were watching the Alabama versus Mississippi State basketball game during the SEC Tournament a tornado struck the Georgia Dome during overtime.The first thing I...
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April 20, 1920 Tornado Outbreak
Three tornadoes, all considered to be consistent with F4 intensity, struck northwestern and north-central portions of Alabama on Tuesday morning and early afternoon April 20, 1920, killing 92 and...
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May Day Tornadoes in Alabama, May 1, 1953
Chicago Tribune, 5/2/1953At least four tornadoes occurred in Alabama on this date in 1953, including two that are thought to have been of F4 intensity. Nine people were killed and 17 were injured in...
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Alabama Hail Storm May 2, 2003
On this date in 2003 some of the largest hail ever recorded in Alabama fell, with numerous reports of hail as large as baseballs and softballs. Below is a list from the NOAA Storm Data publication for...
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May 3, 1984 Tornado Outbreak in Alabama
On this date in 1984, 17 tornadoes occurred in Alabama. The most significant tornado occurred in Montgomery, where five people were killed and 37 injured in an F3 tornado which touched down just before...
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Killer Tornadoes of May 5, 1933
Two devastating tornadoes were responsible for 25 deaths and 227 injuries in Central Alabama in the predawn hours of May 5, 1933. The first was an F3 tornado which touched down at 12:20 a.m. and moved...
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Northeast Alabama Tornadoes May 19, 1973
Source: Florence Times-Daily, May 19, 1973On Saturday May 19, 1973, the number one song in the U.S. was “You are the Sunshine of My Life” by Stevie Wonder. If you went to the movies you probably saw...
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Nashville Tornado - 7/26/10 - "Being Chased"
On July 26, 2010 I had the opportunity to attend my seventh (7th - you heard right) Paul McCartney concert. This one was at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. With me were my son Matthew and my...
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