BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM PALOMA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 700 AM EST THU NOV 06 2008 …PALOMA BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD… A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUERTO … Continue reading →

Tis an ordinary leaf. Under a sycamore tree. Possibly its final resting place unless blown about by the wind or raked into a pile and burned. It did not have a long life but it was attractive while at its … Continue reading →

‘Tis the most beautiful time of the year as far as I am concerned. I know lots of other folks like summer and other seasons better and I fully respect that. I have been watching this teenage tree at the … Continue reading →

Waited until most or all of the reports were in to avoid so many updates. Quite a variation in the lows because of a temperature inversion: 41 Deerfoot-Clay but 31 in Pinson only about 5 air miles to the NW … Continue reading →

Here is a quick look at Alabama lows so far this morning in no particular order: 20 Grantley…North Cleburne County in NE Alabama…post card beautiful area 28 Helena from Brian Peters (Did U know he is the official NWS co-op … Continue reading →

UPDATED 2:30 PM TO ADD STILL MORE Quite a bit of frost this morning, mainly in the valleys. But a lot of folks got none. Another cold night tonight with a better chance of frost. Here is a roundup of … Continue reading →

Dry as a bone across Alabama this afternoon. Little or no chance of rain for quite some time. Instead, we have the lowest temperatures so far this season. In fact, at noon, it was only 49 in Huntsville and 48 … Continue reading →

(* Formally called “Weather By The Numbers” but the new title will broaden the scope) * IN SEARCH OF COLD AIR: And we do not have to look very far–it is pouring south. Late this morning, it was only in … Continue reading →

Rain was diminishing across Alabama early this afternoon, although it persists in some areas, especially over the north and central areas. . The heavy rain that was over the SE corner of the state has moved NE into South Georgia. … Continue reading →

UPDATED 11 AM FOR STILL MORE REPORTS (Thanks to RO (Rain Officer) Michelle Miklik for helping assemble these amounts. She is a 33/40 Skywatcher in Weaver) Big contrast in rain amounts across Alabama. Some folks got more than they wanted; … Continue reading →