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Following the storms in Birmingham online

If there’s nothing that we’ve learned in the last two years, its the impact that online access has had on the coverage of severe storms. Here’s a guide to how to track severe weather here in Birmingham, AL. We’ll add more as needed (and suggested).

Twitter:
@ewarn – severe weather updates via ABC 33/40
@CBS42 – The folks are tweeting for Prater (one day he’ll have his own – though we don’t know if the 1-word forecast would move…)
@richardjacks – NBC 13 meteorologist sharing (also @NBC13) 

Online:
Fox 6 – My Fox Storm coverage
NBC 13 – Live stream carries digital weather stream
CBS 42 – Their live stream connection carrying TV coverage 
ABC 33/40 – live video coverage streamed on AL.com (RealPlayer required)