A serious situation is occurring in the Tuscaloosa/Northport area when numerous roads are flooded or impassable. The Tuscaloosa County EMA asks that residents stay home and do not drive.
**This was written in May 2010… but still ranks as my favorite route to the Alabama coast. Enjoy** What a wonderful time of the year. School is out; time to load the kids in the car and head south to the beautiful Gulf Coast. Sure, I know many of you enjoy the Florida panhandle, but […]
Image by Kathy Bell Welcome to November! “November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year.” Louisa May Alcott November is the transition month to winter across much of the country, and Alabama is no exception. The days are approaching their shortest of the year, and the heat budget is becoming increasingly negative, so […]
Already out on a half-mile walk around the walking track this morning, well before sunrise. I enjoyed it even in my short-sleeved shirt. It was 39 degrees. Just me and a little 8-pound puppy and three birds Immediately out the door a bird with a deep base voice objected. He was hidden deep into a […]
I have probably had over 100 e-mails today from people telling that their browser was alerting them to the fact that the blog here had “malicious code”. Here is the deal… which involves getting pretty high on the “geek meter”… First off, rest assured there is no malicious code now on the blog, and you […]
As a throwback to the famed weather historian, David Ludlum, I mocked up this National Weather Highlights graphic that mimics the simple images he used to create with a typewriter for Weatherwise Magazine. Hats off to you, Mr. Ludlum!
Still trying out some ideas that may be part of the relaunched AlabamaWx.com in a couple of weeks. Thanks by the way to everyone who participated in the survey. We will be busily implementing your ideas as well. Look for a beautiful Hunter’s moon tonight, rising about 6:14 p.m. CDT, looking huge in the eastern […]
Did you catch the rising moon tonight? It was so beautiful! If you got a good picture, send it to pictures@abc3340.com. The full moon nearest the Autumnal Equinox is known as the Hunter’s Moon. It is so called because hunters in northern Europe were able to use its bright light to shoot migrating birds at […]
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Oklahoma Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but officials said no significant damage or injuries had been reported It was centered near Norman.
Legend said that Burnett’s Mound would always protect the city of Topeka, Kansas from a tornado. The large mound, located southwest of the city was said to have been blessed by an Indian chief. It turns out that the legend was likely more of a ploy by City leaders to minimize the negative perception that […]
Photo credit: Kathy Bell, kbella photography October is arguably the nicest month for weather in Central Alabama. Of course, a slow day-long soaking rain probably sounds good about now. October ranks as the driest month in Birmingham with an average 3.23 inches of rainfall in the month. 11.90 inches fell in October 1995, thanks to […]
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All 67 counties in the state of Alabama continue under a Fire Alert. Although the rain of the past weekend was welcome, it was not enough to significantly decrease the wildfire danger. While under this Fire Alert, outdoor burning is restricted. In the last 30 days, 535 wildfires have occurred in Alabama burning approximately 5,877 […]
Lots of hail falling from the storms over East Alabama this afternoon due to the cold air aloft. This video is from Brunda Revanna:
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
