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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Northern Cullman Co.
We continue to track a potentially severe thunderstorm early this Saturday morning mow moving over northern Cullman County. The NWS Huntsville has extended the warning eastward to include northern Culman county, as well and Morgan and southern Lawrence Counties. It … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Winston/Marion
Severe thunderstorm warning til 545 a.m for northeastern Marion and northern Winston Counties. Dangerous storm near Hackleburg with another core near Bear Creek shows good indications of hail to the size of golf balls. It is moving just north of … Continue reading
Why is the wind so gusty?
It is a windy day across Alabama, due to the fairly large pressure gradient in place between high pressure to our south and low pressure to our north. But, why does the wind gust? Since the pressure gradient force is … Continue reading
Physics of Earthquake, Tsunami Part 2
This is part 2 of a blog I started on the physics of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. A HREF=”https://www.alabamawx.com/?p=41853″>You can read part 1 here. The above map (from USGS) shows the ground shaking intensity at the peak of … Continue reading
Interesting debate
As untimely as it is (part of my problem with this to begin with), there is now a “debate” going on between me and Dan Satterfield regarding a post he made about Japan’s nuclear disaster where he brought up global … Continue reading
Clouds and Sunshine
We have had a few hours of sunshine this morning, but more clouds are set to move in soon from Mississippi. An upper-air low centered over western Kentucky is flanked to the southwest by an expansive deck of low clouds … Continue reading
Rain Ending Soon
This is one of those weeks where a lot more folks than normal are sleeping in; however, there are quite a lot of people leaving for long trips in the wee hours of the morning, so I thought I’d put … Continue reading
Physics of Japan earthquake, tsunami – Part 1
First of all, we must not forget the human tragedy that has occurred in Japan. However, there is a lot of science to be examined, not only with the earthquake, but also with the tsunami. (USGS) In summary, a magnitude … Continue reading
Slight Risk Expanded
The Storm Prediction Center has added parts of west-central Alabama to the “slight” risk area for this evening. A line of showers and storms along a cold front will move into the western edge of Alabama between 2 PM and … Continue reading
Earthquake and Tsunami Physics Summary
You have probably heard a lot of things about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Friday. Some of them are probably true. Japan did move several feet, even locations in the U.S. moved a little bit. The earth’s rotation … Continue reading
