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Storm Chasing 11/8/89 in Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama
George H.W. Bush was President of the United States. Power ballads such as "When I See You Smile" by Bad English were topping the charts. Jerome Walton of the Chicago Cubs won the NL Rookie of the Year...
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Veterans Day Tornado Outbreak - 11/10/2002
Eighty three tornadoes were confirmed by National Weather Service offices in 17 states, mostly east of the Mississippi River between November 9 and November 11, 2002. Most of the tornadoes occurred...
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December 16, 2000 Tuscaloosa F4 Tornado
Photo by Michael E. Palmer, Tuscaloosa News Michael Harris carries an unconscious Whitney Crowder, 6, through the Bear Creek Trailer Park, 12/16/2000Saturday morning December 16, 2000 was a pleasant...
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Harpersville F4 Tornado - 1/24/64
Photo by Shelby County ReporterTen people were killed and six more were injured when a brief, relatively small, yet powerful tornado hit Harpersville in Shelby County, Alabama at 7 p.m. on Friday...
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Coldest Temperature Recorded in Alabama - 1/30/1966
January 1966 was one of the coldest months in Alabama history and the last week of January 1966 was particularly brutal with temperatures 18-21 degrees below average. The NOAA Monthly Weather Review...
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North Alabama Ice Storm February 1-2, 1985
View of Huntsville from Bankhead Parkway on Monte SanoHuntsville Times February 2, 1985The worst ice storm in decades in North Alabama, if not the worst in recorded history, began in Northwest Alabama...
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Alabama Heavy Snow - February 15, 1958
Credit: NOAAOne of the heaviest snows in Alabama history occurred on February 15,1958. Huntsville received 8.0" of snow, which was the highest February snow total on record until 8.1" was recorded on...
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Severe Hail Event - 4/25/2003
NWS Birmingham Map of Severe Hail Event - 4/25/2003 Severe weather, especially in the form of large hail, affected much of Central Alabama Friday April 25, 2003. Fortunately there were no injuries nor...
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May Day Tornado Outbreak - 5/1/1953
1953 was a bad year for killer tornadoes in the United States and Alabama was not immune. The nationwide death toll in 1953 was 519 and in Alabama it was 24. Tornadoes killed one Alabamian on February...
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Anderson Hills F4 Tornado - 5/18/1995
Photo by Crandall McKey, via NWS HuntsvilleOn May 18, 1995, an F4 tornado struck Limestone and Madison counties in the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama.To see storm survey data, photos, storm reports,...
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My Encounter with Hurricane Michael - 10/10/2018
NOTE: This blog post will be updated with additional photos and videos during the upcoming days.I left my friend's house in Alabaster, Alabama at 10:08 a.m. on Tuesday 10/9/2018. I had been watching...
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