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WEEKEND RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT: Still looks like the main window for light rain will be from about 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m…. amounts will be under 1/4 inch, and perhaps even under one-tenth of an inch. There just isn’t much moisture available. And, yes, there could be a few snow flakes mixed in before the light rain ends, but you will probably need a spotlight and magnifying glass to see them.
Otherwise, tomorrow will be a pretty decent day with morning sun, followed by increasing afternoon clouds. The high tomorrow will be very close to 60 degrees. Sunday will be sunny, breezy, and colder with a high in the upper 40s.
NEXT WEEK: The first half of the week will be dry with a warming trend; by Thursday and Friday will see afternoon highs up in the low 70s, which is appropriate since March will be only a few or two away by then. Watch the Weather Xtreme video and you can see that the 12Z GFS does push a cold front through at the end of next week, with a decent chance of showers and storms one week from today (Friday 2/27). But, the better dynamic lift this time will be well to the north, and this setup doesn’t favor a severe weather threat.
VOODOO LAND: No sign of any seriously cold air moving into Alabama during the first week of March. But remember, we always have late season cold snaps in March and April.
STORM ALERT 2009: Our annual severe weather awareness tour across Alabama wraps up next week with a stop at Cullman. We will be at the Cullman Civic Center Thursday night at 7:00… we hope to see you there. We have enjoyed some great crowds this year.
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THANKS: I just peeked at the ratings from Wednesday’s severe weather event; ABC 33/40, as usual, was the overwhelming choice of Alabama viewers through the outbreak, and I truly appreciate the confidence you show in our team. We take the responsibility seriously. Our coverage numbers peaked at 6:30, when we had a 17.4 rating and 25.1 share. That means one out of every four television sets (that were turned on) were tuned in to ABC 33/40’s severe weather coverage. With today’s diverse world of choice in the TV world, and considering the storms at that time were rather isolated and not impacting major cities, that is pretty remarkable. Thanks again.
I had a wonderful time this morning speaking to a group of golf course superintendents this morning at Black Creek Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was a great day for a fun drive into a beautiful part of the Southeast U.S. Brian Peters will have the video updates over the weekend; my next video will be posted bright and early Monday morning at 7:00. Enjoy the weekend!
