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First off, looks like a tornado touched down last night in Marion County, Tennessee, just west of Chattanooga. See the story over on our sister site, weatherparty.com… we watched that rotation last night on the radar as it moved through.
A FROSTY NIGHT AHEAD: We still expect lows from 23 to 35 tomorrow morning… the valleys and protected areas, as usual, will be the coldest spots. Everyone should see widespread frost. The weather will stay cool and dry through the weekend with only a slow warming trend.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: Clear but chilly for high school playoff games tomorrow night. Temperatures in the 40s but little or no wind. Louisiana/Monroe will be at Alabama for a 1:30 Saturday kickoff. Mostly sunny with temperatures peaking 68 to 70 during the game. UAB is at Memphis for a 2:30 game. Mostly sunny, 65 at kickoff, 50s in the fourth quarter.
THANKSGIVING WEEK: A major storm system will impact much of the nation next week… the 12Z GFS confirms this and shows the primary rain event for Alabama on Thanksgiving Day, with the rain moving out on Friday followed by the coldest air so far this season. But, the timing could change. We also note that a significant snow event is likely for Denver in the Tuesday-Wednesday time frame, which could mean some big airport delays out there (but great news for skiiers!). Based on the 12Z GFS run, some snow is likely Wednesday all the day from in the general area from Oklahoma City to Des Moines.
Still looks like a really good chance of some beneficial rain for Alabama over the latter half of next week, but we really can’t tell how much rain to expect until we get closer to the event.
IRON BOWL: At first glance, the weather looks dry but very cold for the Alabama-Auburn game on Saturday November 24.
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The fall colors are simply breathtaking right now… nature is putting on a big show despite the drought. I enjoyed speaking to a packed house this morning up in Gardendale at a Youth Worldview Conference. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow…
