Do you remember when the National Weather Service used to issue a radar narrative from its WSR-57 radar stations?
Let’s harken back to a simpler time…
RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
SAT AUG 23 2008
At 1:35 PM CDT…RADAR INDICATED LIGHT RAIN COVERING MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA…GENERALLY SOUTH OF US-278. SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO CLANTON TO LAFAYETTE…RAIN WAS MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES IN THIS REGION ARE GENERALLY BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH.
HEAVIER RAIN WAS ENTERING SOUTHEAST ALABAMA, CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10-20 INCHES ARE BEING RECEIVED FROM SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA.
ALL ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE WEST.
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WAS INCREASING.
On second thought…let’s don’t harken…let’s keep what we have…
