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Late look
…SNOW STORM IN NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA…POSSIBLE ICE STORM IN MONTGOMERY AND AUBURN… With all 4 models in, about the same regarding north and central Alabama…4″ in most places, up to 8″ in isolated locations, especially in higher terrain of east Alabama. This … Continue reading
Quick update – 1030 pm
Latest NAM unchanged…sweet spot right through I-20, with 4-8″ of snow and maybe a little ice in TCL/BHM/ANB, a little less snow in HSV, and freezing rain and snow mixed from Clanton south. The areas around Montgomery, Troy, and Auburn … Continue reading
Morning update on snow storm
Looking at all 12Z models now. The NAM has come in with some very impressive snowfall amounts (see James’ post below), and the models have generally trended toward a surface low a little farther south, meaning a colder atmosphere overall, … Continue reading
Evening Update on Storm – Updated 1220 am
NEW: All models in at 1220 am…it’s starting to look more like a snow event than an ice event in this model run, but that could be a temporary swing in the models. It will all depend on the depth … Continue reading
Evening Update
I will be posting an evening update around 1005 pm or so…but, as James has been saying, models can flip-flop some and we won’t be changing the forecast constantly with every model run, and we shouldn’t put too much confidence … Continue reading
Quick wintry update – 1050 am
…Large uncertainty with possible winter storm Sunday and Monday… …Ice storm possible… Cold, dry air will start moving into Alabama at low levels Saturday afternoon, as north winds pick up. Temperatures by Sunday morning will likely be in the mid to upper … Continue reading
2010 – A wild ride for temperatures in Alabama
1. Cold winter The year 2010 was a wild one in Alabama when it came to temperature extremes. The abpve chart shows the high (orange) and low (light blue) temperature as a dot for every day of the year, along … Continue reading
Morning Issues
Scattered light to moderate showers moved into Central Alabama overnight, and as they did, the temperature in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa actually rose about 2-3 degrees. That is good news, but the bad news is that spots over north and east … Continue reading
Spoke Too Soon…
I spoke too soon about there being no warnings. That was only a temporary respite. JB will keep you updated while I take a New Years power nap.
Analysis 455 am
Given that the storms seem to have developed into a line, and have now reached TCL and the dewpoint is only 61 (dewpoint here at Bluff Creek on Warrior River is 60), and given that the storms that were tornadic earlier … Continue reading
