Author Archives: AWXVTEC FEED
Analysis – 814 pm
Snow/ice/freezing rain cover most of north and central Alabama. The precipitation has changed over to snow farther south now, over much of Jefferson, Walker, and St. Clair counties, as additional evaporation of water and melting of ice aloft cooled the atmosphere more. … Continue reading
Analysis 445 pm
…EMERGENCY SITUATION IN BIRMINGHAM METRO AND ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…DO NOT DRIVE… Initial wave of precipitation, associated with an upper-level disturbance out ahead of the main system, has caused big problems in central Alabama this afternoon. Wrecks all over the place. … Continue reading
Afternoon weather extreme video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bibyUocNd9k …MAJOR WINTER STORM COMING…MAKE ANY LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS IMMEDIATELY IN BIRMINGHAM… The afternoon weather extreme video is in. Watch the video for all the details, especially concerning the potential for more ice than we previously thought in Birmingham, Anniston, … Continue reading
Winter storm analysis – 1200 pm
Major winter storm already coming together to our west. An upper level disturbance is moving out ahead of the main storm, creating the early band of precipitation across central MS and moving into central AL. Even though some of this precip … Continue reading
Surface Temperatures & Air Temperatures
There have been a lot of questions revolving around if the ground is frozen and how cold air temperatures will be for this event. Here is a map of soil temperatures (not pavement or building temps): Via www.greencastonline.com So, soil … Continue reading
The latest information – 1205 am
Latest NAM and GFS suggest that the warm nose at 850 mb will be a little stronger than we might have thought, especially given how quickly the cold air is coming in tonight (already in the teens in parts of … Continue reading
Afternoon weather extreme video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaJPaVi2sxg The alabamawx.com afternoon weather extreme video is up. You will see some minor adjustments, and we can’t stress enough the possibility of a big ice storm somewhere in central or south Alabama. Sorry for the delay…I had a youtube … Continue reading
Video update on the way
I will post an updated weather extreme video around 300 pm or so. See Jason’s post below for the rapidly changing situation.
Ice and Snow Possibilities
Over the past few hours, you have seen changes to the forecast. Heavier snow positioned to the north, icy conditions to the south. We still have not seen the development of a surface low over Texas yet. That happens tomorrow … Continue reading
Model Changes
Brian Peters will have the Weather Xtreme video posted soon! We are about 36 hours away from the beginning of a winter storm in Alabama, and while the details will have to change as we adjust and “now-cast” the situation, … Continue reading
