Author Archives: murray
And Storms Too…
I don’t have to remind you that our dynamic storm system has a warm sector, given the highs in the 70s across Alabama. It was 76F in Birmingham, 77F in Tuscaloosa and 79F in Montgomery. The surface low tonight is … Continue reading
Notes to our North and West
A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT AND MONDAY The NWS in Birmingham was posted a freezing rain advisory for the northwestern parts of Central Alabama from 4-9 a.m. tomorrow morning for … Continue reading
Punching the Core
As we are traveling south from Nashville to Birmingham this afternoon, the vehicle’s thermometer has been clicking upward almost as fast as the odometer! We left Nashville at 37F but by US-64 near Pulaski, it was 49F. We are punching … Continue reading
On This Date in 2012
Back on this date in 2012, Alabama was included in a Moderate Risk severe weather outlook from the Storm Prediction Center. Parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and southern Indiana were in a rare high risk, as JB noted in this morning … Continue reading
Cold Not Far Away
We are dealing with a very sharp cold front not very far to our north. Look at these temperature contrasts at 9 a.m.: 61F in Tupelo, 37F in Memphis (90 miles) 64F in Nashville, 34F in Hopkinsville KY (55 miles) … Continue reading
New York City Snowfall Notes
New York City’s Central Park has only experienced four winter seasons with 60 or more inches of snow. It was on this date in 1996 that the station established a new single season snowfall record when 4.6 inches of snow … Continue reading
Birmingham’s Longest Snowless Streak
March came in like a lion across the South on this date in 2009 as a strong upper low spread snow across Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. After dumping over a foot of snow on western Tennessee on Saturday night, … Continue reading
Welcome to March!
Photograph by Kathy Bell, owner of kbella photography. March marks the start of both meteorological and astronomical spring. This year, the season will turn to spring on Mach 22nd. The third month is definitely a time of transition in Alabama. … Continue reading
On This Date in 2007
March roared in like a lion on this date in 2007 across the Deep South as a powerful storm system triggered an outbreak of 56 tornadoes from Missouri and Illinois into Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and northern Florida. A total of … Continue reading
Showers Moving Out to the East
After a pretty nice Friday afternoon across Central Alabama, which saw highs top out near 60F, showers have been moving across the state tonight. Rainfall amounts have been light, generally less than one tenth of an inch. The showers are … Continue reading
