Wally Coker, our 33/40 Skywatcher for Clay/Deerfoot, posed that question this morning. He has always wanted to know where that brass monkey term came from. He first heard it years ago on an episode of M.A.S.H. Wally, I used to … Continue reading →

. . . several times in fact, people have asked for the latest forecast for Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. So, here we go: Bitter cold tonight with low temperatures from 5 above to 10 below zero … Continue reading →

BASED ON 11 PM CST INFORMATION The dreaded arctic front, as midnight approached, had entered Extreme NW Alabama with the colder air spreading into the Florence, Red Bay Russellville area. It was 37 with north winds gusting to 28 mph … Continue reading →

NOTE: Scroll down and look at the interesting forecast for Chicago, posted by Brian. COLD FRONT BASED ON 9 PM REPORTS Our much advertised cold front extended from South Arkansas northeastward across NW Mississippi and Tennessee. The front has still … Continue reading →

BASED ON 6 O’CLOCK OBSERVATIONS The front extends from near Cincinnati across NW Tennessee, approaching Nashville and also closing in on Jackson and Memphis in West Tennessee and then into Central Arkansas. Not moving real fast but you will know … Continue reading →

At 12 noon, the cold front, the leading edge of bitter cold air was draped across Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri to near Oklahoma City. Moving steadily toward the SE. Brisk winds on both sides of the front. Noon temperatures … Continue reading →

Skipping around to a lot of places: GATLINBURG Low of 8 below to 6 above expected Friday morning with the coldest in the high country. Wind chill as low as -20 Friday! In the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the … Continue reading →

Here is a quick look at some before the crack of dawn temperatures (4 am reports) Wonder why we say “crack of dawn” because I have never heard a cracking sound. 18 Decatur 19 Haleyville 20 Muscle Shoals 23 Gadsden … Continue reading →

BASED ON 11 AM CST DATA * Front moving through Birmingham as I type this report. We have continuous communication (IM Network) with NWS offices in Birmingham, Huntsville, Jackson, Memphis, to name a few. We see no reports of any … Continue reading →

* Minnesota is in a deep freeze today. It was 43 below zero at Embarrass in the Vermillon Iron Range in NE Minnesota far from the nearest interstate highway. By the way, the town was not named that to reflect … Continue reading →