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Tomas Is Bye-Bye, and Florida Is Still Shivering
Midafternoon readings across the Southeast. MORE RECORD COOL IN FLORIDA: The Sunshine State was shivering a bit on Sunday again. Record cool highs for the date included 71F at Key West and 68F at Melbourne. This morning, the low was … Continue reading
In Search of Clouds
Skies are completely clear across the entire state of Alabama early on this Sunday afternoon. On the weather maps, every station in the state has an empty circle at the center of its observational plot, indicating clear skies. If you … Continue reading
Tomas Back to Hurricane Status
Tomas made a comeback to regain hurricane status again this evening as Air Force recon found 80 mph winds. It had been downgraded to tropical storm status early in the day. Tomas will begin to weaken on Sunday.
South Florida Breaks Out the Sweaters
UPDATE: 67F at Miami and West Palm Beach today, both are record low maximums for November 6th. Yesterday’s high at Fort Lauderdale was only 72. This was the coldest high temperature ever on the date. SXUS72 KMFL 061400 RERFLL RECORD … Continue reading
Chilly Saturday
BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON: If you went west from Alabama this afternoon, you wouldn’t even find any clouds until you got to New Mexico. But even with the full sunshine, high temperatures are still going to only make the middle 50s at … Continue reading
Tomas Moving Into Open Atlantic
Rescue workers and emergency managers are breathing a sigh of relief that Tomas didn’t cause huge problems in earthquake ravaged Haiti. Heavy rains soaked the country and waves battered seaside towns, but the refugee camps have apparently escaped relatively unscathed. … Continue reading
Many Spots at Freezing or Below
Birmingham recorded its first freeze of the season this morning, which is nearly right on time according to the long term averages. The average first frost at Birmingham occurs on November 8th. Our earliest first frost occurred on October 18, … Continue reading
Blog Facelift Has Begun!
If you have been looking at the blog late this morning, you have probably noticed some changes happening right before your eyes. A site this large takes some moving around to get everything in place. First, let me say thank … Continue reading
Tomas Weakens Back to Tropical Storm
Tomas has weakened to a tropical storm this evening and hopefully that weakening trend will continue. It is still forecast to restrengthen into a hurricane in about three days, but perhaps not a major hurricane. We can hope. Tomas could … Continue reading
Welcome to November!
Image by Kathy Bell Welcome to November! “November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year.” Louisa May Alcott November is the transition month to winter across much of the country, and Alabama is no exception. The days are … Continue reading
