The dates and locations for the ninth annual Storm Alert tour are now finalized. We begin the road tour on Thursday, February 3 at Ashville in St. Clair county (at Ashville High School), and wind up in the Birmingham metro area on Wednesday March 2 at Mountaintop Community Church in Vestavia. Along the way we have other stops in Northport, Hanceville, and Oxford.
I have always wanted to do some kind of weather tour like this, and when I came to ABC 33/40 in 1996 management here loved the idea, and we hit the road in 1997. The crowds have been fantastic, and we have shared many Alabama weather stories and lots of good safety information over the years in an effort to get the public ready for the spring tornado season. We have seen crowds as large as 2,500, and been to dozens of communities across the northern half of Alabama.
This year, we are loaded with great Alabama storm stories. Brian Peters will share his experience with Hurricane Ivan; he visited that major tropical system in a hurricane hunter aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico before landfall, and then he covered it on the ground as it slammed into the Alabama Gulf coast. No doubt that was the big story of the year for Alabama in 2004. Also, see some fascinating video and stories from the November 24 tornado outbreak, when 16 twisters ripped through central Alabama during the early morning hours. Our associate Bill Murray will share pictures and video from his wild day in the southern Plains when he saw seven tornadoes in May 29, 2004. And, we traveled to Holly Pond up in Cullman county to get the real scoop on our new meteorologist, Jason Simpson. Of course, the entire ABC 33/40 weather team will be at each stop and we look forward to seeing you there. All of the shows begin at 7:00, but plan on getting there early for a good seat!
I have always wanted to do some kind of weather tour like this, and when I came to ABC 33/40 in 1996 management here loved the idea, and we hit the road in 1997. The crowds have been fantastic, and we have shared many Alabama weather stories and lots of good safety information over the years in an effort to get the public ready for the spring tornado season. We have seen crowds as large as 2,500, and been to dozens of communities across the northern half of Alabama.
This year, we are loaded with great Alabama storm stories. Brian Peters will share his experience with Hurricane Ivan; he visited that major tropical system in a hurricane hunter aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico before landfall, and then he covered it on the ground as it slammed into the Alabama Gulf coast. No doubt that was the big story of the year for Alabama in 2004. Also, see some fascinating video and stories from the November 24 tornado outbreak, when 16 twisters ripped through central Alabama during the early morning hours. Our associate Bill Murray will share pictures and video from his wild day in the southern Plains when he saw seven tornadoes in May 29, 2004. And, we traveled to Holly Pond up in Cullman county to get the real scoop on our new meteorologist, Jason Simpson. Of course, the entire ABC 33/40 weather team will be at each stop and we look forward to seeing you there. All of the shows begin at 7:00, but plan on getting there early for a good seat!