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Update 915 pm
Storms continue to develop over central AL…we’ve seen quite a lightning show here at Warrior River in Walker County so far (some of the pink lightning far off coming through rain, and close, bright lightning and house-shaking thunder). Rain right … Continue reading
Severe weather analysis – 710 pm
(Dewpoint) Right now, a cold front is approaching the MS River, and warm air has moved across AL. It is 68 degrees in BHM…more like an October evening than December. But the humid air required for widespread severe wx, is … Continue reading
Big rain event coming, review of cold December
1. Heavy rain Saturday We should start out the year 2011 with a big-time rain event. It’s not the system you see spreading rain out to our west now (in AR, LA, and KY), but another, stronger storm that will push … Continue reading
Snow showers continue
Check out the very unique look to the satellite and radar pictures this afternoon. As we mentioned yesterday, very cold air would move in overnight around 5,000 feet, making the air unstable near the ground like it is in Summer. … Continue reading
Snow showers continue
Very light snow showers will continue over much of north and central Alabama early this morning, due to very unstable, moist air near the surface. Additional accumulations will be very light, but it may keep some of the ice from … Continue reading
Icy roads, more snow
…Icy road emergency developing… (See Bill’s post below) The main area of snow has pushed into Georgia and SE Alabama (places like MGM, AUB, and Troy may still see more steady snow). However, the atmosphere has cooled greatly, especially just … Continue reading
Snow and road ice analysis
…Major travel problems developing already…see Bill’s post below… …Lots of snow pictures from around Alabana…see James Spann’s post below… The main area of snow is moving east of BHM now. Unofficially, the BHM airport had about 1″ of snow…it won’t be … Continue reading
Wow! And it may snow more tonight and tomorrow morning!
The first White Christmas in BHM history. This is great! Weather guys can act like little boys, too! I was offline and had not looked at any models since 12Z Thursday, when all except the European showed a dusting or maybe … Continue reading
What is an “upper-level disturbance” anyway?
First of all, the consensus of the models indicates that the main southern stream disturbance we’ve been talking about is going to be too far south for any significant snow on Christmas in north and central Alabama. Maybe a little … Continue reading
White Christmas Update
After looking at the models, all except for the Euro (which forms a strong surface low near Panama City) show either the precipitation too far south, or not enough cold air in BHM in time for significant snow accumulation. The … Continue reading
