The Tuesday morning map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
I posted the Tuscaloosa tornado coverage (when the tornado was on our towercam) on our that same video page yesterday if you want to watch. I did a horrible job on the air during the live towercam video of the tornado; I was having to serve as director, producer, and trying to get a camera operator in place (the controls are on the other side of the buiilding), and simply was not able to think about what I was saying. You would think I would be a better multi-tasker since I do that pretty much all day every day. But, the video was the story anyway.
We have something very exciting in the works that will do away with the towercam operator problem in the near future... details on that coming up very soon.
Let me also plug our annual SKYWARN training event called Storm Alert XTREME on Saturday October 15 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church. Brian Peters will conduct a basic and an advanced severe storm session, and Jeff Craven will be over from the NWS in Jackson to speak. Jeff is one of the best severe weather experts in the world. I get the idea we will have a packed house this year; see the agenda here:
http://beta.abc3340.com/external.hrb?p=stormalert&w=1
TODAY: With sunshine back in full force we head for the upper 80s. But, hope is high for cool weather fans.
A cool front will pass through late tomorrow night into Thursday morning. This might squeeze out a few widely scattered showers (rain, if any, should be light and spotty), but will knock temperatures down quite a bit by the end of the week. The latest MOS products from the GFS show a high of 78 here on Thursday, and a refreshing low of 54 by Friday morning. Doesn't that sound great.
THE WEEKEND: Temperatures will moderate over the weekend, and looks like highs will be in the 80 to 85 degree range. The latest GFS shows a little increase in moisture, but hardly any chance of rain. A short wave over the southern plains on Saturday moves north of us and dampens out on Sunday. So, for now, things are looking pretty good for race weekend at Talladega.
LONG RANGE: No sign of any really chilly weather for the next 10 to 15 days. Temperatures will probably average above normal across the board. There is an interesting feature in the October 11-13 time frame that might try to buckle the upper air flow and put us in a position to turn sharply colder toward mid-month.
TROPICS: The wave in the central Caribbean is moving to the west. The GFS takes it almost due west, across the Yucatan peninsula and into Mexico early next week. Some tropical models take it into the Gulf of Mexico. Another nice wave is out in the central Atlantic around 10N/39W.
Busy day today... speaking to a big group of real estate folks this morning, and then headed over to Southminister School in Vestavia for a weather program. One thing is for sure... I have plenty of video and pictures to show them! Will be back in the studio for the afternoon video and discussion by 3:30....
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
I posted the Tuscaloosa tornado coverage (when the tornado was on our towercam) on our that same video page yesterday if you want to watch. I did a horrible job on the air during the live towercam video of the tornado; I was having to serve as director, producer, and trying to get a camera operator in place (the controls are on the other side of the buiilding), and simply was not able to think about what I was saying. You would think I would be a better multi-tasker since I do that pretty much all day every day. But, the video was the story anyway.
We have something very exciting in the works that will do away with the towercam operator problem in the near future... details on that coming up very soon.
Let me also plug our annual SKYWARN training event called Storm Alert XTREME on Saturday October 15 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church. Brian Peters will conduct a basic and an advanced severe storm session, and Jeff Craven will be over from the NWS in Jackson to speak. Jeff is one of the best severe weather experts in the world. I get the idea we will have a packed house this year; see the agenda here:
http://beta.abc3340.com/external.hrb?p=stormalert&w=1
TODAY: With sunshine back in full force we head for the upper 80s. But, hope is high for cool weather fans.
A cool front will pass through late tomorrow night into Thursday morning. This might squeeze out a few widely scattered showers (rain, if any, should be light and spotty), but will knock temperatures down quite a bit by the end of the week. The latest MOS products from the GFS show a high of 78 here on Thursday, and a refreshing low of 54 by Friday morning. Doesn't that sound great.
THE WEEKEND: Temperatures will moderate over the weekend, and looks like highs will be in the 80 to 85 degree range. The latest GFS shows a little increase in moisture, but hardly any chance of rain. A short wave over the southern plains on Saturday moves north of us and dampens out on Sunday. So, for now, things are looking pretty good for race weekend at Talladega.
LONG RANGE: No sign of any really chilly weather for the next 10 to 15 days. Temperatures will probably average above normal across the board. There is an interesting feature in the October 11-13 time frame that might try to buckle the upper air flow and put us in a position to turn sharply colder toward mid-month.
TROPICS: The wave in the central Caribbean is moving to the west. The GFS takes it almost due west, across the Yucatan peninsula and into Mexico early next week. Some tropical models take it into the Gulf of Mexico. Another nice wave is out in the central Atlantic around 10N/39W.
Busy day today... speaking to a big group of real estate folks this morning, and then headed over to Southminister School in Vestavia for a weather program. One thing is for sure... I have plenty of video and pictures to show them! Will be back in the studio for the afternoon video and discussion by 3:30....
on September 27, 2005, 7:16 am
lol I was so funny cause i was going turn it left, turn it right go up go up i cant see go up. It was like I was playing my sons video game you know when you move your body side to side lol. My husband was like give him a min. I had so many feelings running through me at that time, i was so excited and in the same feeling i was like omg i hope nobody lives there.
James let me tell you this true story and what you did for my family Sunday. My husband just joined a new hunting club in Tuscalloosa between Samanatha and the other place north of there. Now we know nothing about this area other than a few land marks like that church that we've past going down there and the highway number 69 which is what highway their hunting club is on. Cell phones dont work really well in that area either. Sunday when I turned you on and all the storm action was in the area just below them i called and called my husband finnally got him and told him and my son to get out of there. Now I know it is back woods and there are no tornado warning system out there so how was he to know other than you via me. Had you not been on TV in long coverage I might not have a husband or a son today so for this I thank you very much. I betcha this much, I bet I send a weather radio with a warning system with them from now on.
And yes I did hear what you said on live TV and I laughed cause everyone is human and it was nice to see you are too.
James you are the man buddy you are the man.
Kim
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