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The warmup continues
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WARMER WEATHER: We’re starting … Continue reading
Major Pattern Change
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. We are going through … Continue reading
Icicles a Plenty
Thanks to our Skywatcher in Coker, Ronald Hughes, for this shot of some icicles on a cold February morning. The biggest one measures about 18 inches! The sun and warmer temperatures will ensure that those icicles are not long for … Continue reading
Alabama at 2 AM
The snow is really winding down except for some light and occasionally moderate snow showers near and south of I-59 from Jefferson County up to Gadsden and Centre (yes, I know I-59 doesn’t run through Centre, but it’s “near” for … Continue reading
Snow, travel update
As of 1110 pm, the snow is ending from SW to NE across Alabama. The snow will end in most of BHM metro by midnight, but may continue in Montgomery and Anniston until 1 am and Auburn until 2 am. Some … Continue reading
Snow update – 831 pm
Snow continues in the zone of dynamic lift from central Mississippi into north and central Alabama. The thunderstorms that were developing along the Gulf Coast earlier, that we had some concern would soak up moisture and weaken the snow, have … Continue reading
Snow analysis – 550 pm
As we mentioned earlier, this storm was stronger than the models anticipated, just like the last one. A weak upper-level trough is located over Arkansas, and as air that is slowed down in that trough speeds up, divergence will occur aloft, … Continue reading
Snow analysis – 408 pm
Snow is moving quickly across Mississippi and into Alabama this afternoon, with reports of light snow as far east as Jasper. Some of the snow along the leading edge is not reaching the ground (see explanation below), but once snow … Continue reading
Snow analysis – 145 pm
All of the 12Z models are in now. No real big changes…an upper level disturbance will move into the SE US tomorrow, and a weak surface low will develop in the Gulf tomorrow night. This will produce precipitation over most … Continue reading
