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Just After Midnight
Here are temperatures across the area at midnight: Here is the radar: There will still be reports of light snow flurries through the overnight that are too light to be easily detected on radar. And more snow showers will form … Continue reading
Good News
The Winter Weather Advisory has been cancelled since the precipitation is ending before temperatures get to critical levels and roads seem to be drying nicely. Having said that, there will still be places with standing water on roadways overnight that … Continue reading
8:35 p.m. Quick Notes
Light snow sticking to grassy areas in Winston Co according to Michael G as of 8:30. This snow will probably work into Cullman County where we have seen a report of 32F. Richard Viola in Lake View reports 42F with … Continue reading
Winds Gust to 45 mph at BHM
Winds gusted to 45 mph at the Birmingham Airport at around 7:42 p.m. as the front arrived. There have been a few isolated reports of trees down as the high winds passed. Be alert to that possibility. John Talbot reports … Continue reading
Quick Reports
Our front has passed Jasper and Tuscaloosa as of 6:45. Ryan Stinnett reports that he just had FROPA at 7:02 (fancy meteorologist talk for frontal passage) with intense wind and rain burst followed by howling winds. He is located near … Continue reading
Checking on our Front
It’s not hard to find our cold front this afternoon. It has crossed over the Mississippi River in western Mississippi. It has passed Greenwood and is approaching Tupelo at this hour. It is now about 60 miles west of Marion … Continue reading
This Week in Weather History: Back in 2009…
With all the talk about the upcoming wintry weather event, I thought we might shift gears for a moment and look back at some weather history that doesn’t involve cold and that happened on this date. Back in 2009, heavy … Continue reading
A Few National Notes On Our Storm
You know it’s bad when your graphic doesn’t have a color for the temperatures being experienced over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. All that area colored in black represents temperatures less than -10F. Our winter storm is affecting a … Continue reading
No Change in the Thinking
Wow. The blog has taken it’s biggest pounding in terms of viewership since the April 27th outbreak today. It should stay stable the remainder of the event in this high traffic mode. No real changes in the forecast based on … Continue reading
A Late Night Forecast Update
Not much change in thinking tonight based on the evening model runs. I have posted the new 7 day package here, but will reprint the main part below. SUNDAY SHOWERS: Our arctic front is to the northwest of us over … Continue reading
