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New Tornado Watch To Our West
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a new tornado watch for areas to the west and northwest of Alabama. It goes until 10 p.m. CST. Only one severe weather report so far today: a 1 inch hail report near Muskogee … Continue reading
Eyebrow Clouds
Friend of the blog Jenny Ellison sent me this really neat picture of three cloud formations near Liberty Park. Awesome Jenny!
Tornado Watch #13
Here is our first tornado watch of the day as promised by SPC. It goes until 5 p.m. CST. It also includes parts of northern Louisiana and much of Arkansas as well as eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas. Note the … Continue reading
Tornado Watch Soon for Oklahoma and Texas
Click the above image for expanded view. We are monitoring a developing severe weather situation across the Southern Plains this morning that will move into Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama later today and tonight. The SPC warns they will … Continue reading
The 1971 Mississippi Delta Tornado Outbreak
Upper air pattern on the morning of Sunday, February 21, 1971 showing large trough moving into the Plains states. On the morning of Sunday, February 21, 1971, a surface low was over Central Texas near Waco. The low had caused … Continue reading
Airmass Tug of War
An interesting situation across Alabama on this Sunday. Remember looking at those low dew points over the Tennessee Valley? They signified some really dry air behind a cold front that drifted down into the state Friday night. Well, that dry … Continue reading
This Week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama
February 20-26 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama. All week long, the National Weather Service will be highlighting the variety of threats posed by severe weather. THUNDERSTORMS Thunderstorms are a familiar occurrence in Alabama. In Birmingham, we average 57 … Continue reading
Central Alabama Records Set Today
The current warm spell across the area resulted in several new records today. The high of 76F at the Shuttlesworth Birmingham International Airport tied the record for the date, set in 1939, 1971, 1986. Anniston registered a high of 76F, … Continue reading
The First Official U.S. Weather Forecast
Click image to view larger image. On this date in 1871, the War Department’s Signal Service issued the first official weather forecast for the nation. Synopsis of Weather Report for the last twenty-four hours The storm of the 18th, which … Continue reading
Spring Preview Continues
Click to view full size image Temperatures have risen into the 70s across Central Alabama early this afternoon. As the top left panel in the SimuAwips image above indicates, a weak cold front stretches across North Central Alabama. The large … Continue reading
