Michael Clemmer sent a picture of his barometer, which is as low as you will ever see in Alabama without a landfalling hurricane. The needle is in the “Stormy” category. You think?!?!
The barometer bottomed out at 29.25 at 1:10 p.m. at Birmingham. 29.14 inches at Alex City is the lowest I have seen so far overall.
The all time record for Birmingham is 29.16 on January 11, 1918.
During Hurricane Ivan, the barometer bottomed out at 29.22 inches at Birmingham.
A category one hurricane is usually around 29.00 inches.
Look at the PRES readings in the 2 p.m. State Weather Roundup:
