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Mama Mia, That’s Some Fast Clearing!
Do you remember the old commercial, “Mama Mia, that’s a spicy meatball!”? It could be applied to the clearing behind today’s front. Well, not the meatball part, but you get the idea. A strong Arctic front was passing quickly through … Continue reading
January Almanac
Now we are ready to turn the page and move into 2012. Let’s take a look at January in Birmingham from a climate standpoint. January represents the depths of winter in Central Alabama. He days are growing longer, but you … Continue reading
The Alabama Weather Year in Review
I usually write a review of the top U.S. and Alabama weather events for each year. But my heart just hasn’t been in it since April 27th. There were a few interesting events during the year, including a couple of … Continue reading
A Gorgeous Last Day of 2011
A picture is worth a thousand words as we look at the Birmingham Skycam just after noon on this last day of 2011. A gorgeous New Year’s Eve day is in progress across Central Alabama. Skies are crystal clear with … Continue reading
Dense Fog in Spots
Some dense fog out there across Central Alabama this morning is reducing visibilities to less than 1/2 mile in spots. 33/40 Skycams this morning show dense fog at Gadsden, Montevallo and Clanton. The visibility at the Shelby County Airport was … Continue reading
A Couple of Thunderclaps
I promised a couple of thunderclaps on my radio forecasts this morning, and tonight, I am proud to say that we have doubled what we promised. There have been four lightning strikes in the past 30 minutes over Northwest Alabama. … Continue reading
Late Morning Update: Rain on the Way
Click to enlarge image. If you are lucky, you got some sunshine this morning, but clouds have already thickened ahead of our next system. Highs this afternoon will reach into the 50s across the area today. Rain was really building … Continue reading
It’s Foggy Out There in Spots!
It’s good that Santa got in here last night, cause if he had to fly tonight, he would definitely be on instruments! In many spots across North and Central Alabama, it is quite foggy right now. Visibilities are down to … Continue reading
Variable Clouds, More Rain Ahead
Last minute Christmas shoppers are finding pretty good going, at least weatherwise across Central Alabama on this Christmas Eve. Sky conditions are variable, ranging from low clouds and fog at Montevallo to mottled sunshine at Clanton, to fairly bright conditions … Continue reading
Damage Reports
An active severe weather day across Alabama thanks to a vigorous low pressure system moving along a sharp boundary. Fortunately, no significant damage was reported. I don’t think that there have been any tornado reports either. 000 NWUS54 KBMX 222128 … Continue reading
