Category: Met 101/Weather History

NWS Nashville Offering Free “Weather101” Classes Online

NWS Nashville Offering Free “Weather101” Classes Online

| March 30, 2020 @ 1:30 pm

Weather101 is a series of FREE online classes to help the public learn about meteorology and forecasting.

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James Spann’s Weather School For Kids

James Spann’s Weather School For Kids

| March 19, 2020 @ 6:34 pm

Just in case you missed the live feed on Facebook this morning, or just want to go back and watch it again, we decided to share the video with you.

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First Central AL NWA Chapter Meeting Of 2020 Pushed Back To March 31st

First Central AL NWA Chapter Meeting Of 2020 Pushed Back To March 31st

| March 6, 2020 @ 6:30 pm

The first meeting of the 2020 calendar year will feature a talk by Dr. David Roueche (Auburn University Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering) on the findings of research done on mobile/manufactured homes and other weak-framed housing issues in Alabama when dealing with severe weather.

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Satellite Sheldon Shares Information About Our Excessive Rainfall

Satellite Sheldon Shares Information About Our Excessive Rainfall

| March 4, 2020 @ 10:30 am

Satellite Sheldon is back this morning sharing some great information on where our excessive moisture has come from over the past five months.

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Satellite Sheldon’s Take On The Heavy Rain For Central Alabama This Week

Satellite Sheldon’s Take On The Heavy Rain For Central Alabama This Week

| March 2, 2020 @ 2:15 pm

Satellite Sheldon is back and is showing us where the moisture will be coming from that will increase the chances of heavy rain for mid-week and the potential for some flooding issues.

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On This Date in 2007:  The Enterprise High School Tornado

On This Date in 2007: The Enterprise High School Tornado

| March 1, 2020 @ 9:15 am

Today is the anniversary of a tragic day in Alabama weather history.

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Satellite Sheldon: Fall 2019 Through Winter 2020 Heavy Precipitation Events

Satellite Sheldon: Fall 2019 Through Winter 2020 Heavy Precipitation Events

| February 24, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

I don’t have to tell you how wet Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of the Southeast US have been the last 6 months.

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On This Date In 1950 – Historic November Cold Wave

On This Date In 1950 – Historic November Cold Wave

| November 25, 2019 @ 6:39 am

ON THIS DATE IN 1950: Alabamians paid little attention to the weather forecast on Thanksgiving morning, November 23, 1950. The Birmingham News carried a lead article about the many blessings of the day, including bountiful food, talking about the day’s candied yams, crisp white celery, plump olives and a golden brown roasted turkey. Headlines told […]

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Today is the Anniversary of the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

Today is the Anniversary of the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

| September 2, 2019 @ 5:48 am

The Labor Day Hurricane is the strongest hurricane ever to strike the United States. It devastated the Florida Keys on this date in 1935.

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On This Date in 1945:  Bomber Strikes Empire State Building

On This Date in 1945: Bomber Strikes Empire State Building

| July 28, 2019 @ 9:00 am

On this date in 1945, fog and pilot error caused a horrific crash in New York City.

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Remembering the Candlestick Tornado from March 3, 1966

Remembering the Candlestick Tornado from March 3, 1966

| March 3, 2019 @ 9:00 am

58 people were killed by a violent F5 tornado that struck Mississippi on this date in 1966. It is so named because it killed 12 at the Candlestick Shopping Mall in Jackson.

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The Day the Music Died

The Day the Music Died

| February 3, 2019 @ 9:00 am

What is the greatest song of your generation? The song that made you think, or was an instrument of change? The song that defined a time period? For the era of the fifties and sixties, I would have to argue that it was the 1971 epic Ameican Pie by songwriter and singer Don McLean. It was based on a weather related plane crash that occurred on this date in 1959.

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January 13, 1982:  Alabama Winter Storm and D.C. Plane Crash

January 13, 1982: Alabama Winter Storm and D.C. Plane Crash

| January 13, 2019 @ 2:05 pm

On this date in 1982, Alabama was reeling from one of its worst ice storms ever when the same storm system caused a deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C.

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Central Alabama’s Weather Year In Review

Central Alabama’s Weather Year In Review

| December 20, 2018 @ 3:07 pm

2018 was an active weather year across Central Alabama, and it is still not finished. The year started off with parts of the area in a severe drought, but severe storms, a little snow, and a major destructive hurricane kept us busy throughout the year.

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