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From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WWUS84 KBMX 151354
SPSBMX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
755 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005
ALZ011>015-017>050-152200-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
755 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005
...SEVERE WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTHWARD FROM THE
MIDWEST TOWARD THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY. THE FRONT WILL
TRIGGER SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.
AS THE COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN RESULTING IN SURFACE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEE BHMNPWBMX FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WARM, MOIST, AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL PUSH STRONGLY NORTHWARD
TODAY...FAVORING SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON, AND
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE THIS AFTERNOON. SUPERCELLS
OFTEN PRODUCE TORNADOES, LARGE HAIL, AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE SQUALL
LINE IS EXPECTED MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND 9 PM.
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE GREATEST RISK FOR
SEVERE WEATHER IS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE
FORECAST AREA...INCLUDING PICKENS...LAMAR...FAYETTE...MARION...AND
WINSTON COUNTIES...AND THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF SUMTER...
GREENE...TUSCALOOSA...AND WALKER COUNTIES. TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE MODERATE RISK AREA, TO JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85
CORRIDOR...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE PRIMARY
THREAT IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.
REMEMBER...THIS IS FALL SEVERE WEATHER SEASON AND THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER HAS HISTORICALLY EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAKS OF
SEVERE WEATHER. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER AFFECTING YOUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BE
SURE TO HAVE A RELIABLE SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION. MOST
ELECTRONICS DEPARTMENTS IN RETAIL STORES CARRY NOAA WEATHER RADIOS,
AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...INCLUDING AREA
SPECIFIC WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
AFTER PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...MUCH COLDER...DRIER AIR WILL PUSH
INTO THE REGION AND A FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
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From a Hole in the Sky
13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
The Alabama Weather Blog
A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
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