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Mid-Evening Update on Alabama’s Weather
Tonight, a frontal system extends all the way from Maine through the Great Lakes and Midwest to a surface low near Little Rock and on into Texas. At about 5,000 feet, a low level jet was developing tonight from eastern … Continue reading
Socked In…Still
Alabama has been socked in with a thick deck of gray, stratus clouds on this mid-December Sunday, but take heart, that bright yellow orb will be returning to a sky near you soon. WHO DO WE THANK? Being facetious of … Continue reading
Late Report
Local Storm Report by NWS Memphis: Tupelo [Lee Co, MS] emergency mngr reports FREEZING RAIN of E0.00 INCH at 09:41 PM CST — Itawamba County emergency management reports icy brideges and over passes in Itawamba…Lee…and Pontotoc counties…emergency vehicles having trouble … Continue reading
Reports from Mississippi/Tennessee
Monitoring reports from western Tennessee and northern Mississippi tonight. Here is a rundown: …7:30 p.m. Bridges icing at I-55/U.S. 78 in DeSoto County MS near Hernando. …7:49 p.m. Sleet in midtown Memphis, mixing with freezing rain …7:40 p.m. Sleet in … Continue reading
Wintry Precip Overnight?
Temperatures are a little colder than expected tonight across Central Alabama. We had expected afternoon readings to get into the 40s, but readings have remained in the 30s over the northwestern half of the area. The mercury is already near … Continue reading
Late Morning Update
A rather miserable Saturday is in progress across Central Alabama. Lows were near freezing over North Alabama, and in the middle and upper 30s to near forty degrees across the middle of the state. The entire state is socked in … Continue reading
National Notes
The graphic is a nod to my hero, Weather Historian David Ludlum, who founded and edited Weatherwise Magazine for years. His simple monthly weather and annual weather highlights with historical events typed on slips and pasted on the maps are … Continue reading
Showers, One Strong Storm
A post frontal band of showers is progressing across Alabama tonight, with a thin line of heavy showers just ahead of it along the actual cold front. There is one heavy thunderstorm approaching Marion in Perry County with frequent lightning … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Airmasses
It is a tale of two airmasses across Central Alabama at this hour. Our frontal system is basically stationary in the I-59 corridor. It is 61F at the Birmingham Airport and 76F at Calera. 77F at Anniston, and 52F at … Continue reading
A Decent Day, Then Get the Rain Gear Ready
It looks like it might be time to buy stock in a rain gear company if you are looking at the forecast for Central Alabama over the next 7-14 days. But the consolation prize is that much of the work … Continue reading
