Author Archives: AWXVTEC FEED
Freezing Rain?
(Current wet bulb temperature) James has been talking this week about the possibility of some freezing rain, or rain that freezes on contact, late tonight and early tomorrow. Rain will be moving in and developing, and the timing of that … Continue reading
A New Toy to Test
ABC 33/40 is testing a new online, interactive radar application, and we want your help! It’s called StormAlert Interactive, it’s free, and if we get good reviews we will probably make it a permanent part of abc3340.com. StormAlert Interactive Link … Continue reading
Very windy night continues
It continues to be windy and rainy out there tonight, with numerous thunderstorms, some of them producing over an inch of rain per hour, and gravity waves moving NE at 90-100 mph, producing winds of 40-60 mph, downing some trees … Continue reading
Strong storms, high winds
The storms that may have produced a tornado over Tuscaloosa County earlier have weakened somewhat in the slightly more stable air over Jefferson and Walker Counties, but with high wind shear we will still have to watch out for isolated … Continue reading
Dangerous storms
Tornado warnings continue in west Alabama…see below. The storm-relative helicity is 900 in central Alabama, about as high as it ever gets, meaning rotation will continue to be strong with storms as they move out of MS into AL. As … Continue reading
Severe weather situation – 8 pm
This map, with the colors showing dewpoint, shows a sharp warm front moving NE through central Alabama tonight. Dewpoints are already in the low 60s in central AL, with upper 60s in south MS moving this way. The flow is … Continue reading
Gravity waves bringing high winds
***We still expect a severe weather event tonight in Alabama.**** This is not the main event of severe weather…that is expected later this evening and tonight. Please scroll down for an update on the current weather from JB, and in-depth … Continue reading
Severe weather threat
SPC Probability of tornado within 25 miles of a point A severe weather threat is developing across Mississippi and Alabama this afternoon and tonight, as a strong low pressure area moves through the Ohio River Valley and a cold front … Continue reading
Radar loop of the snow
This is a radar loop from NWS Birmingham from 630 pm to 630 am. Total snow here in Trussville about 0.5″, on elevated surfaces and grassy areas, etc. Some reports of up to 1″ at higher elevations. View around 7 … Continue reading
Snowflakes
(Actual photo of snowflake, USDA) A quick note…these big snowflakes falling tonight, associated with temperatures right at or just below freezing (that’s what we have from the ground up to 2,000 or 3,000 feet), are actually hundreds or even thousands … Continue reading
