A Few Notes

Hurricane Katrina was moving northward through East Central Mississippi late this afternoon.

At 4 pm, a wind gust of 81 mph was reported at Meridian Airport. Power is out through parts of the city and county.

While it is windy over most of Alabama, the highest winds are yet to come for the West and Central part of the state. Especially in places like Demopolis, Greensboro, Vernon, Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham (to name a few)

Another Tornado warning was issued for macon County.

Spiral bands continue to swirl northward all the way from the Gulf of Mexico into North Alabama. In these bands is where small tornadoes sometime form and dissipate quickly.

We have the unusual situation where all 67 Alabama counties are under a Tornado Watch.
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on August 29, 2005, 4:03 pm
Thanks for all the updates all day. It is nice to have a resource that keeps things concise and easy to access.

Incidentally, I would love it if the weather in Bham stayed nice and boring all night long. Boring is good when it comes to hurricane-related weather.

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on August 29, 2005, 4:06 pm
JB - Any thoughts on sustained winds and gusts on the ridge tops like Shades Mtn? Thanks and you guys are doing an outstanding job as always. Wouldn't want anybody but the ABC3340 team during severe weather.

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on August 29, 2005, 4:13 pm
hey jb ---- please keep reminding people that this is NOT over. I think people are too comfortable - getting out and about. I have had a few people tell me that they think the worst of it has already passed.

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Posted by  
on August 29, 2005, 4:13 pm
hey jb ---- please keep reminding people that this is NOT over. I think people are too comfortable - getting out and about. I have had a few people tell me that they think the worst of it has already passed.

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Posted by   www
on August 29, 2005, 4:14 pm
You guys are the best and your coverage is very appreciated.

We just lost electric power out here in Eutaw and the cable is out. I am running our backup pc off our generator and will be relying on your blog for info. Thanks again

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on August 29, 2005, 4:27 pm
Anyone have any info on Gulfport, Bay St Louis and Pass Christian MS? Im only getting national news coverage on those areas.

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Posted by   www
on August 29, 2005, 5:07 pm
The weather forum at www.wwltv.com in New Orleans is active this evening and people are posting a lot of info as it becomes available. I will search it to see if there anything about the places you mentioned, you may want to check it out too.

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