Jordan West

United States

Meteorologist at WVTM-TV (Birmingham, AL)

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Once the rain clear, spring break looks beautiful in Alabama

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

OTHER PARTS. PORTIONS OF ALABAMA. BUT HERE’S WHAT’S ON THE TABLE. HEAVY RAIN, THE POSSIBILITY OF WIND GUSTS OVER 50MPH, AND EVEN SOME QUARTER SIZED HAIL. YOU CAN SEE THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLINED SOME LEVEL OF RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. AND THAT’S WHY TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING HAVE BEEN DECLARED IMPACT DAYS. AND THAT JUST MEANS THERE’S A HIGHER CHANCE THE WEATHER WILL IMPACT YOUR NORMAL ROUTINE. THIS GREEN COLOR HERE IS A LEVEL ONE OF FIVE ON THE SCALE, AND YOU HAVE THE YELLOW COLOR. THERE.
Seeing the storm first: How the WVTM 13 Live Doppler Radar works

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

SHELTERS. YOU CAN GO TO IF NEEDED. WELL, JASON TAYLOR AND THE REST OF OUR WEATHER TEAM WILL BE USING EVERY TOOL AT THEIR DISPOSAL TO GIVE YOU UP TO THE MINUTE INFORMATION. IT INCLUDES OUR LIVE DOPPLER, GIVING YOU A THREE MINUTE ADVANTAGE WHEN STORMS ARE HEADING YOUR WAY. METEOROLOGIST JORDAN WEST BREAKS DOWN HOW IT WORKS. SEVERE WEATHER IS ON THE WAY, AND THE WVTM 13 WEATHER TEAM HAS YOU COVERED. WE’RE THE ONLY STATION IN THE AREA WITH OUR OWN PERSONAL LIVE DOPPLER.
Lunar Eclipse: The Blood Worm Moon will shine across Alabama

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

SPECIAL THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WILL BE A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE. YEAH, SO THE FIRST IN NEARLY THREE YEARS TO BE VISIBLE ACROSS THE U.S. THIS FRIDAY, THE MOON WILL LOOK LIKE A STRIKING RED COLOR. WVTM 13 METEOROLOGIST JORDAN WEST JOINING US IN STUDIO NOW. JORDAN, WHEN WILL THE ECLIPSE BEGIN IN ALABAMA? WELL, IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD SET YOUR ALARMS TO 1 A.M. FRIDAY MORNING. SO IT TECHNICALLY STARTS AROUND JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY MORNING. 12:09 A.M. THEN WE START TO SEE THE FULL COVERAGE.
Impact Day: Storms return to Alabama's weather forecast next Saturday

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

MOST PEOPLE ARE ASLEEP BY THAT TIME, BUT WE ARE PICKING UP ON SOME NEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THIS IS THE LIVINGSTON AREA. THE WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER SHOWING SOME SHOWERS RIGHT THERE ALONG STATE ROAD 17 NEAR BRAGGSVILLE UP TOWARDS BOLIGEE SOMERVILLE. YOU GUYS ARE GETTING READY TO SEE SOME RAIN, BUT ZOOMING OUT A LITTLE BIT IN SUMTER COUNTY, YOU CAN SEE THE THUNDERSTORM COMING IN FROM THE WEST RIGHT THERE ALONG MERIDIAN AND UPWARDS THROUGH I-20.
High winds rip roof off Pine Mountain home, leaving trail of damage

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

WE’VE GOTTEN A LOT OF DAMAGE REPORTS. THERE. OUR METEOROLOGIST, METEOROLOGIST JORDAN WEST, WENT OUT THERE THIS EVENING AND HE JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THAT. JORDAN. THAT’S RIGHT. LISA I MEAN, THE WIND GUSTS ARE JUST POWERFUL LAST NIGHT AS A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS JUST SWEPT ACROSS THE STATE. BUT I’M ON THE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN BLOUNT AND SINCLAIR COUNTY. AND I MEAN, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE DAMAGE HERE ON THE GROUND.
Severe storms return to Alabama Tuesday night, bringing powerful winds

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

YES. YESTERDAY WAS JUST FANTASTIC. BUT IT IS COOLER TODAY. WE’RE ALL HOVERING NEAR 40 DEGREES THIS MORNING. BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKY EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, BUT YOU DEFINITELY NEED A JACKET IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR SOON, TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY COME UP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND WE’RE KIND OF ON A ROLLER COASTER WITH TEMPERATURES. YOU’LL SEE THAT IN THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST, TOO. IT’S CHILLY SUNDAY. TOMORROW SHOULD BE NICE. WE’LL MAKE IT INTO THE MID 60S.
When will the bugs return for spring?

1 month ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

HASN’T TO RECONSIDER. AS WE ENJOY THE CURRENT TEMPERATURES, IT’S A REMINDER THAT SPRING IS ON THE WAY. AND WITH THAT, WE’LL SOON START TO SEE SOME BUGS AND UNPLEASANT CREATURES RETURN. WVTM 13 METEOROLOGIST JORDAN WEST FOUND OUT WHY THEY TEND TO HIDE OUT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. PEOPLE SHOULD LOVE BUGS. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE. YOU KNOW, NOT PLEASANT. YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE ROACHES OR MOSQUITOES. BUT MOST INSECTS ARE FANTASTIC. RESOURCE. WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO SURVIVE WITHOUT THEM.
NWS confirms four tornadoes so far in Alabama Saturday night

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least four tornadoes touched down across Alabama late Saturday night. Tuscumbia Tornado: EF-1 Damage Survey The survey confirms an EF-1 tornado touched down between 11:12 PM and 11:13 PM, causing damage consistent with winds estimated at 105 mph. The tornado, with a maximum width of 215 yards, traveled 2.1 miles and thankfully resulted in no injuries or fatalities.
Impact Weather: Flood threat stretches across Alabama starting Tuesday

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

STORMS SO YOU’LL KNOW. FIRST, THIS IS WVTM 13 WEATHER. WE HAVE SOME IMPACT WEATHER IN THE FORECAST NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. TO BE SPECIFIC WHERE THOSE IMPACTS MULTIPLE WAVES OF RAIN, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SPECIFICALLY ON WEDNESDAY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING THAT HIGHER RISK WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20. ALL IMPACT DAY MEANS IS THAT THERE’S A HIGHER CHANCE THAT THE WEATHER WILL IMPACT YOUR NORMAL ROUTINE.
How Accurate are Groundhog Weather Predictions?

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Jordan West

WELCOME BACK. HEY, WHEN YOU THINK OF GROUNDHOG DAY, WHAT COMES TO MIND? THE ANIMALS, THE ICONIC MOVIE FROM THE 90S. REMEMBER THAT ONE? THE DAY OFTEN PUTS A FOCUS ON THE MOST FAMOUS HERALD OF THEM ALL, PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL. YEAH, SO RIGHTFULLY SO. THE DAY ACTUALLY ORIGINATED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND IN PUNXSUTAWNEY. GROUNDHOG DAY ISN’T JUST ONE DAY FOR THE CITY’S GROUNDHOG CLUB. IT’S MARKED BY A MULTI DAY CELEBRATION THAT EVEN INCLUDES A GROUNDHOG BALL.