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The First Tornado Forecast
Before a man in the Signal Corps named John Park Finley came along, the tornadoes that occurred on the American Plains were considered to be unforecastable. Finley was allowed to investigate the destructive storms by his superiors. He was assigned … Continue reading
Dewey Defeats Truman…
Just as that famous headline was wrong back in 1948, my blog post yesterday was similarly premature about the snowless streak. Yesterday, after chatting with the meteorologists at the National Weather Service Birmingham who reported that a trace of snowfall … Continue reading
Favorite Weather RSS Feeds
Please share your favorite RSS feeds about the weather. Here are mine. ABC3340 Weather Blog https://feeds.feedburner.com/Weathertalk AccuWeather Community Blog https://rss.accuweather.com/rss/blog_rss.asp?blog=community Barometer Bob Show https://www.barometerbobshow.com/podcast/podcast.php Bob Brookens does a two hour long weather show each week from a weather enthusiasts standpoint. … Continue reading
Our Snowless Streak Continues
Our streak of days without measurable snow at the Birmingham Airport still remains intact. Only a trace was measured at the Airport today according to the National Weather Service. It now stands at 2,962 days since our last measurable snow … Continue reading
Snow Advisory Expanded…
The NWS has expanded the snow advisory for parts of Central Alabama. The Snow Advisory has been extended to Chambers, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon and Tallapoosa Counties till 10:00 AM CST and continued for Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, … Continue reading
Please Slow Down…
Roads are slippery in spots across parts of Central Alabama this morning. Several accidents have been reported, especially around Tuscaloosa and on the interstates in the Birmingham area. A late report from Blount EMA says 911 reports that the Spout … Continue reading
At 6:35…
An upper level low is moving through eastern Alabama this morning. Light snow covers the eastern half of Central Alabama. The back edge now extends from Cullman County down through Walker, eastern Tuscaloosa into Bibb and Perry Counties. Accumulations are … Continue reading
A Late Evening Update
Snow was increasing over Northwest Alabama tonight. At 11 p.m., light snow was over Colbert, Franklin, Lamar, Fayette and Marion Counties. Slightly heavier snow was north of Hamilton moving into Fayette County. 31F at Haleyville in Winston County with light … Continue reading
Today in Weather History…March 8…The Ash Wednesday Storm
March 7, 1962 was Ash Wednesday, the high holy day signifying the beginning of the Lenten period. An unusual series of factors were coming together to create an especially bad situation along the U.S. East Coast. There was a new … Continue reading
Reports From All Over…
Here is a sampling of weather reports from our storm system… …A blizzard warning is in effect for parts of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio…here is the forecast for Cincinnati… INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>096-OHZ077-078-080915- RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON- CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-HAMILTON-CLERMONT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…VERSAILLES…LAWRENCEBURG… RISING SUN…VEVAY…CARROLLTON…WARSAW…BURLINGTON… INDEPENDENCE…ALEXANDRIA…OWENTON…WILLIAMSTOWN…FALMOUTH… CINCINNATI…MILFORD … Continue reading
