Author Archives: murray
Cloudless Sunday
You can’t find a cloud anyway across the state on this Sunday. If you travel southwestward, you would find a few clouds along the Louisiana coast, but you wouldn’t find heavier clouds until the Beaumont area. To the north, you … Continue reading
Remembering the 1982 Ice Storm
A powerful cold front moved through on Saturday, January 9, 1982, sending temperatures plummeting. The high on Saturday was 49F, but it was down to 27F by midnight and the mercury was in a free fall like I had never … Continue reading
Tornado Near Panama City
The NWS in Tallahassee has issued a tornado warning for Bay County till 9:30 AM CST …AT 902 AM CST…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR GULF LAGOON BEACH…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. Doppler Radar indicates a well defined hook … Continue reading
An Update; Two Counties Removed from the Watch; Rapid Clearing Occurring
A sharp and deep upper level trough has its axis lined up from Duluth MN to Des Moines to Kansas City to Dallas this morning. Strong winds over 130 mph are howling on both sides of the trough. It would … Continue reading
Severe Storms Over East Alabama
Several trees were blown down around Alexander City by this morning’s severe thunderstorms just before 7 a.m. Some of them landed on homes. Trees were are reported down around New Site in northern Tallapoosa County at 6:55 a.m. Severe thunderstorm … Continue reading
Two Main Areas of Hail; Radar Update
Here are our two main storms producing hail this morning. The image is of the Vertically Integrated Liquid product from the NWS-88D Doppler radar out of Atlanta. One is crossing I-20 between Lincoln and Anniston. It produce quarter sized hail … Continue reading
Loud Thunder, Heavy Rain
Some loud thunderstorms are prancing eastward across Central Alabama this morning. They extend from the Jacksonville and Weaver areas to Pell City to Calera and on to Marion at 5:15. Very heavy rain is along the leading edge of this … Continue reading
Rain/Storms March East
Well, our band of rain and thunderstorms has really come together tonight over Mississippi and it is pushing into Alabama. The leading edge now extends from Hamilton in Marion County, Alabama to West Point, MS to Canton, MS. There is … Continue reading
Warnings Issued Out of Memphis
The NWS in Memphis has issued severe thunderstorm warnings tonight for counties in northwestern Mississippi and southwestern Tennessee. There have been some reports of pea sized and marble sized hail, which are not severe in and around the Memphis area. … Continue reading
Egads, the CADS
Today’s clouds, mist and cool temperatures have been compliments of a fascinating pattern called a cold air damming setup (CADS). In this scenario, high pressure centered over the Mid-Atlantic states pushes cold air back up against the Appalachian Mountains, which … Continue reading
