Author Archives: AWXVTEC FEED
Snow notes, pictures
Snow totals from yesterday are now in. A few from NWS include Calera 3.5″, Billingsley 2″, Double Springs 1.5″, Hamilton 1.5″, Center Point 2″, MGM 0.5″, Wetumpka 3″, Beauregard (Lee County) 4″, Trussville 2.5″. The Trussville report is at my … Continue reading
Wrapup, satellite picture, roads
Nice snow event today, overall! It came in, made things very pretty, and is already rapidly melting. Here is the visible satellite image from a little earlier this afternoon. It shows the clouds to the east, and areas of snow … Continue reading
Snow, blowing snow, road icing
Isn’t this great? Snow will slowly taper off in the BHM metro area over next 2 hours, from north to south. The upper-level low is now centered near Columbus, GA, and the upper-level forcing is moving south and east. This … Continue reading
Snow Dynamics – Update 550 am
As mentioned earlier, the two main processes in the atmosphere that cause upward motion, and therefore precipitation like snow, are: 1. Warm air moving into the area and replacing cold air. That’s why it often stops raining as the cold … Continue reading
Snow dynamics
The two main processes in the atmosphere that cause upward motion, and therefore precipitation like snow, are: 1. Warm air moving into the area and replacing cold air. That’s why it often stops raining as the cold air arrives. 2. … Continue reading
00 UTC NAM
On the way back from SeCAPS, an annual coastal and svr wx conference hosted by Univ. South Ala. Good conference. Looked at new NAM…looks like it is handling precip fairly well in western TN, and NAM indicates northern half of … Continue reading
Severe Weather, then Snow
While our severe weather threat seems to be winding down somewhat in Central Alabama, it continues for the Montgomery-Auburn-Dothan-Troy region for the rest of this morning. Our attention is now turning to two different issues: flooding and snow. Flood warnings … Continue reading
Flooding, snow?
Another big-time rain event over Alabama, similar in some ways to the one in early January, continues early this morning. A few 6″ totals are likely by morning. 3.86″ so far here in Trussville, 3.93″ in Tuscaloosa. Area rivers are … Continue reading
Flooding, snow
**Dangerous tornadic storms continue over parts of central and south Alabama. Please scroll down for details on that.** This email addresses flooding, the main concern along I-20 tonight, and the possible snow tomorrow night. Below is the radar-estimated rainfall so … Continue reading
Gravity waves interacting with storms
Tornado warnings for Perry, Hale, Pickens and Tuscaloosa counties. Two gravity waves have or are in the process of interacting with the tornadic storms over west-central Alabama. The first one interacted with the storm over Tuscaloosa, and the second one … Continue reading
