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SPC Adjusts Enhanced Risk Area Southward to Include Tuscaloosa and Birmingham
The SPC adjusted its Day One Severe Weather Outlook to include more of North Central Alabama in the Enhanced Risk area. The severe weather threat is increasing over North and Central Alabama. The airmass is becoming more unstable and there … Continue reading
Expect a Tornado Watch for North and North Central Alabama by Noon
The SPC has just issued a mesoscale discussion that includes much of North Central and all of North Alabama warning that a new tornado watch will be required by noon for the area. Here is the text of the product: … Continue reading
A Few Showers Have Formed Over Central Alabama; Timing Thoughts on the Line of Storms
A few showers have formed over North Central Alabama over the past 90 minutes. They extend from New Hope in Marshall County to near Falkville in Morgan County to Double Springs in Winston County to Vernon in Lamar County. They … Continue reading
March Roars In Like a Lion
The old weather adage says, “In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb.” That is often the case, as weather patterns are usually active as the beginning of March, but calming by the end of the month somewhat. And we … Continue reading
Should Private Weather Companies Issue Their Own Weather Alerts to the Public?
Should anyone be issuing severe weather warnings for the public beside the National Weather Service? One company, MetLoop, is going to this year. This Northwest Florida based company, comprised mainly of retired Air Force meteorologists, purports a 95% +/- forecast … Continue reading
Sunny Sunday, Rain Tomorrow, Warm Tuesday, Severe Storms Wednesday
Tweaking the forecast early on this Sunday afternoon. JB would call it “severe clear” today in describing the weather across all of Alabama this afternoon. The closest clouds are over eastern Texas, Arkansas and extreme northwesterly Louisiana. Showers are already … Continue reading
Chilly Night Ahead for Central Alabama
It was a cool and breezy day across North and Central Alabama behind an early morning cold front. Across the Tennessee Valley, highs were in the lower 50s. The I-20 Corridor checked in fairly uniformly around 60F. Winds were breezy … Continue reading
The Historic February 25, 2015 North Central Alabama Snowstorm
February 20`5 was a cold month across Alabama with average temperatures for the month running some 8-10 degrees below normal. With all that cold, snow lovers would be licking their chops all month for that one really big snow. In … Continue reading
