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Scroll down to read the results of the NWS storm surveys so far today… we are very fortunate those tornadoes yesterday did not touch down in a densely populated area. The warning system was working effectively, and there was only one minor injury despite all of that damage. After any event like yesterday, the e-mail inbox is crammed, and I will try to post a “from the mailbag” segment tonight with some viewer response. Thanks again to everyone for your support… our TV and web ratings were sky high. Our live stream and the blog continue to become very important in our package of products.
THE WEEKEND: I would not be shocked to see a few snow flurries or sprinkles around here tomorrow night. We will have very strong upward forcing from an upper air impulse, but there simply isn’t much moisture available. A wave will form on the front in the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow night, and will move rapidly northward on Sunday. Our sky should become mostly sunny on Sunday with a new surge of cooler and drier dropping into the state. We will be below freezing by Monday morning.
NEXT WEEK: The 12Z GFS advertises a mid-week Gulf storm that should bring some rain to the southern two-thirds of Alabama on Wednesday. Then, a stronger Gulf storm on Friday will bring rain to the state, and just maybe some snow to places like Little Rock and Memphis. The model does hint at a change to snow for North Alabama late Friday night into Saturday morning, but those kind of things rarely produce major winter weather problems (a quick change to snow on the back side of a departing storm). It will be very interesting to watch this in coming days.
VOODOO LAND: The GFS continue to hint at a split flow pattern over the nation in the January 18-26 time frame; a northern branch delivering very cold air, and a southern branch spinning up storms on the southern edge of that cold air. Could be some fun and games in there somewhere for parts of the Deep South.
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