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Snow Progressing Eastward
From west to east along I-20… …Snow sticking to grass and cars in Jackson… …Snow increasing in intensity in Madison …Light mix in Newton east of Jackson To the south… …Now all snow in Hattiesburg …2 inches of snow in … Continue reading
Alabama Update
A band of virga (light rain not reaching the ground) and sprinkles extends from Huntsville to east of jasper to Tuscaloosa. The precipitation gets a little heavier (but still just light) along I-59 southwestward through Greene and Sumter Counties. The … Continue reading
Mississippi Reports
Light to moderate snow covers much of southern Mississippi from Natchez to Jackson and Hattiesburg. A winter storm warning is in effect across southern Mississippi. REPORTS …Moderate snow at Metro Center Mall in Jackson. “Coming down real hard.” Picking up … Continue reading
Lousiana Reports
Moderate to occasionally heavy snow continues to fall across much of Central and South Louisiana tonight. The snow extends from Lake Charles to Alexandria into Southwestern Mississippi near Natchez, then back to Lafayette and Lake Charles. Some reports… …1 inch … Continue reading
Historic Snow in Southeast Texas
TEXAS …One inch of snow at Houston/Hobby is a daily snowfall record …A trace at Galveston and College Station…both daily records …The snow at Houston is the earliest snowfall there since records began in the 1880s…the previous record was December … Continue reading
More Notes on the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Some notes on the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season from the Tropical Meteorology Project team at Colorado State University: …It was a late starting season. Ana was the latest “A” storm (August 15) since Andrew (August 17, 1992) …9 named storms … Continue reading
Showers Marching East
Regional radars late on this Sunday morning show a batch of showers sliding eastward across Northern Mississippi and western Tennessee. The showers produced just under a quarter inch of rain at Memphis. At 11 o’clock, it was raining in Greenwood, … Continue reading
Looking Back at the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Atlantic Hurricane Season comes to a close on Monday. The average number of named storms is 9.6, with 5.3 of them becoming hurricanes. On average, there are 2.3 major hurricanes. Back in April before the season started, the folks … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Update – 3:15 p.m.
Clouds have been increasing all day across the state in a southwesterly flow. They have been enhanced somewhat by a weak upper level disturbance, a little trough in the mid level flow up about 10,000 feet. A few radar returns … Continue reading
December Fast Approaching
Where has the year gone? Now we are in the twelfth month of 2009. It has been an interesting year weather wise in Birmingham, with rainfall being the big story. We have already measured 65.04 inches of rain this year, … Continue reading
