Author Archives: AWXVTEC FEED
The Rickwood Classic
The Rickwood Classic game, featuring the Birmingham Barons and the Jacksonville Suns, will begin at 12:35 pm today at Historic Rickwood Field. The weather forecast is a difficult one, since the area of rain moving down from the NW overnight … Continue reading
Heat Burst This Morning – Oklahoma
Some weather events are fascinating. Last night, there were several reports of “heat bursts” in Oklahoma. Near thunderstorms, downdrafts of air make it to the ground, sometimes causing wind damage. As air descends in the atmosphere, the pressure on it … Continue reading
Views of the storms from the ground and space
Looking northeast from the Jasper skycam around 6 pm. And, looking at the high-resolution visible satellite (provided by NASA Huntsville). Notice the shadows starting to form on the southeast side of the storms in Georgia.
Storms next hour or so
The line of storms, which extends from near Piedmont, to Gadsden, to Cullman, to Double Springs at 6 pm, is not moving too fast, especially on the western end. There is really no northerly flow anywhere in the atmosphere to … Continue reading
Gravity Waves – Part 1
Over the past few months, I have had many people ask for an explanation of gravity waves. What they are, what causes them to form, etc. Since atmospheric waves, and their effects on the weather, are my main research area … Continue reading
Gravity Wave Watch
There are some indications that a gravity wave has developed on the back edge of the precipitation area, and is now moving through western Jefferson County, and maybe parts of Blount, Shelby, and Bibb Counties. Pressures have fallen about 2 … Continue reading
Gravity Wave Developing?
Tim Coleman is our gravity wave expert, but based on observations over in western Mississippi and reports from the National Weather Service in Jackson, Miss., it sure looks like a gravity wave has developed on the back edge of the … Continue reading
Pleasant temperatures, drought going away
After lows Monday morning near 50, it’s another chilly morning across Alabama. Temperatures at 2 am were mainly in the upper 40s to mid 50s, with Hartselle already reporting 44 degrees. It was in the 40s as far south as … Continue reading
Double Springs Storm Survey
Brian reported yesterday that the NWS surveyed a long-track EF-1 tornado through northern Marion County, but even though the same storm hit Double Springs shortly after that tornado dissipated, the damage near Double Springs Elementary School was caused by an … Continue reading
Severe Weather
I think we have avoided storms most of the day today due to a small layer of warm air near 3,000 feet, called a cap. In the sounding below, the temperature is the red line, the dewpoint is green, and … Continue reading
