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No real change in our thinking for the next few days… dry weather continues with a slow day to day warming trend. The colder valleys might see another freeze early tomorrow, but most places will wind up in the mid to upper 30s. The afternoon high will be very close to 70 on Saturday and Sunday with ample sunshine both days.
NEXT WEEK: More model madness… not much consistency in the details of our next rain producing system. The 12Z run of the GFS brings in a weaker system with a chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday, but most of the prior runs showed a much stronger trough with potential for strong to severe storms. We will stay the course and highlight showers and storms mainly Tuesday night, ending early Wednesday. One way or another, looks like the system will scoot through rather quickly, so rain totals will probably be in the one-half inch category. Barely a scratch in our big time drought; rain deficits range from 20 to 29 inches across this part of the state.
THANKSGIVING WEEK: The GFS is trending warmer and wetter for Thanksgiving week… stay tuned.
STORM ALERT XTREME: We hope to see you his Saturday (November 10) at the BJCC for our annual severe storm training session. Once again this year, the Alabama International Auto Show is a sponsor of Storm Alert XTREME, and it will be held at the BJCC. This is your chance to learn more about Alabama weather, and to be trained as a storm spotter. ABC 33/40 Meteorologist Brian Peters, long time WCM (Warning Coordination Meteorologist) for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, will teach a basic and advanced course on spotting small scale features within thunderstorms that are very important to meteorologists. Read more about Storm Alert XTREME here. And, remember, if you attend Storm Alert Xtreme, you get free admission into the Alabama International Auto Show!
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I had a wonderful time at the Scott Dawson Senior Adult lunch today… it was great meeting and spending some time with former major league baseball great Bobby Richardson, a star with the New York Yankees from 1955 through 1966. He struck out just 243 times in his entire 12-year career, less than 5% of his plate appearances…. pretty amazing. I am heading down to the Alabama International Auto Show right now… I will be doing the 5:00 and 6:00 weather segments live from the show. The next Weather Xtreme video will be posted here by 7:00 tomorrow morning!
