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STORM ALERT 2009: Our annual severe weather awareness tour across Alabama rolls along; tonight is our only Birmingham metro show on the tour. We will be at the Trussville Civic Center; the show begins at 7:00, but the doors open at 5:00. I will be there doing the weather live on ABC 33/40 News at 5:00 and 6:00, and you will have a chance to meet our entire weather team. Everyone that comes will get a cool ABC 33/40 Storm Alert mouse pad to take home, and we will also have some NOAA Weather Radio receivers to give away, thanks to our friends at Handy TV. Of course, you will see some great Alabama weather stories, including a pretty funny one about how some politicians are wanting to tax farmers because their cows pass gas and create global warming. We promise a fun time, so bring the whole family. We hope to see you tonight!
FRIGID AIR: Our Skywatcher up in the small outpost of Broomtown, in Cherokee County, is reporting 4 degrees as I write this. Other reports include 8 at Scrougeout, 9 in Sycamore, 11 in Concord, 13 in Wynneville (Blount County), and 15 in Alabaster. The great Alabama weather legend, J.B. Elliott, will have a full rundown of lows this morning a little later.
WARMING UP: We will rise into the mid 40s today with a strong February sun and light wind; which will feel like a tropical heat wave compared to yesterday. Then, we should hit 60 degrees tomorrow, followed by highs in the 65 to 69 degree range over the weekend. Now that will feel good. Dry air means no rain through Sunday as we enjoy the warmer afternoons.
NEXT WEEK: A complex storm over the western U.S. will come out in two phases; the first phase will weaken and pass north of Alabama, so we believe most of the day Monday and Tuesday will be dry, although a few showers could show up, especially on Tuesday over North Alabama. The main system will bring rain and storms by late Wednesday and Wednesday night. Watch the Weather Xtreme video and you can see how the system is negative tilt with very good wind fields, which means we could very well have a threat of severe storms here. Something to keep an eye on. Drier air returns on Thursday and Friday, with relatively mild conditions continuing since the air behind the system is of Pacific origin, and not from the Arctic region.
THE LAND OF VOODOO: The NAO will be negative during the latter half of February; you have to figure generally colder than average conditions are likely, but the weather should be very changeable. Should be quite a weather smorgasbord….
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This morning I will be doing a weather program at Open Door Christian School in Tuscaloosa… I should have time to crank out an afternoon edition of the Weather Xtreme video before we head for tonight’s show in Trussville. Enjoy the day!
