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RIGHT NOW: The big blizzard continues across the Dakotas; the community of Spearfish, SD right now is reporting heavy snow, a northwest wind of 32 with gusts to 46 mph; basically a white-out situation. Snow totals of over three feet have been reported in a few spots across the Black Hills… what an early November storm. Makes you wonder what January will be like!
HERE IN ALABAMA: Another beautiful day; and rather warm for November with temperatures well up in the 70s. Birmingham is reporting 75 degrees at 2:00.
Clouds will increase late tonight, and we will maintain a chance of showers tomorrow as the front moves through the state. The NAM is printing 0.17″ for Birmingham, while the GFS shows 0.32″. We figure most communities will see a quarter-inch or less, and most of the showers will come from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
COOLER WEEKEND: A cool, dry weekend is ahead with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s; the colder valleys should be in the 30s at daybreak Sunday. The air will be very dry, and we expect sunshine in full supply both days.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: U. T. Martin travels to Auburn for the Auburn Homecoming game Saturday afternoon. Kick off is 1:30 and for PPV only. Look for sunshine with a temperature around 68 to 70 at kick off and in the 50s by the 4th quarter. Alabama will be playing LSU in Baton Rouge with a 2:30 kick off Saturday on CBS. It should be mostly sunny with about 72 at kick off and 60s in the second half. No significant wind.
NEXT WEEK: Still looks like a rain event on Tuesday, Veteran’s Day, with potential for around one-half inch. The air should be rather stable, so no strong storms are forecast. However, the second system due in here at the end of the week will have some very impressive dynamic support, and that will set the stage for a chance of heavy rain, and strong to severe storms on Friday November 14.
TROPICAL WEATHER: It is a late one but Tropical Storm Paloma was growing stronger this afternoon and it was turning north from a position about 100 miles NE of Cabo Gracias A Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border. It should turn more NE late on Friday or Saturday. Winds had increased to 60 mph. It is forecast to strengthen steadily in the next couple of days. It could become a hurricane tonight or tomorrow. The official track forecast turns it NE passing through the Western Caribbean and right across the center of Cuba. Then it moves out into the open Atlantic toward the Bahamas. It should be a hurricane even before reaching Cuba. That country has really had an overdose of tropical systems this season with disastrous human suffering and property damage. See the Weather Xtreme video for the graphics.
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STORM ALERT XTREME: Want to be trained as a storm spotter? Want to join the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher team? Our annual training event, Storm Alert Xtreme, is coming up on Saturday November 15 at the BJCC during the annual Birmingham International Auto Show. You will be trained by the best SKYWARN trainer in the nation, our own Brian Peters (he has trained over 6,000 Alabama storm spotters over the years), and learn from one of the most brilliant weather researchers in the country, our own Dr. Tim Coleman. We encourage all of our Skywatchers to attend this every year; you simply cannot get enough training. We will begin at 9:30, and be out by 3:30. And, everyone that attends Storm Alert Xtreme gets free admission to the Alabama International Auto Show. There is no admission charge, and no need to register. Just show up, but get there early for a good seat. We had a packed house last year.
I sure enjoyed speaking at the Public Employees Safety Council of Alabama Conference in Gardendale during the lunch hour… I am about to run down to Christmas Village at the BJCC for live weather at 5:00 and 6:00… the next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow….
