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The 6.22.18 Cullman County Tornado

The 6.22.18 Cullman County Tornado

| June 25, 2018 @ 6:00 am

I was on vacation Friday night, June 22, but weather never stops or sleeps. I worked the severe thunderstorm event that night on social media; Charles Daniel did a wonderful job on ABC 33/40 over on the TV side in my absence. And, there were frequent updates right here on the blog as always. Without […]

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Tuesday’s Warning Process

Tuesday’s Warning Process

| March 2, 2016 @ 5:52 pm

I thought I would go back and look at how the severe weather warning process worked yesterday in the case of the McCalla tornado, rated EF-2 by the NWS Birmingham. Four were injured, no fatalities. When I worked for KDFW-TV in Dallas back in the 1980s, I loved hearing Al Moller speak; he was a […]

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Concerning Last Night…

Concerning Last Night…

| July 15, 2015 @ 7:03 am

Some thoughts about the fast moving line of thunderstorms that brought countless downed trees and power lines across North Alabama, and one weather related fatality in Cullman County due to a falling tree. It was a well forecast event with excellent and timely severe weather watches and warnings, but over and over last night I […]

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