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Greetings from NWA Meeting
This week is the National Weather Association Annual Meeting in Norfolk. It will be in Birmingham in 2011. Will blog lots of info all week. Also tweeting @wxhistorian with several folks on hashtag #nwas09.
The 1906 Florida Keys Hurricane
The eighth tropical storm of the 1906 Atlantic hurricane season formed in the far southwestern Caribbean on October 8th, about 500 miles east of the Nicaraguan coast. It would move inland over Nicaragua and move across Honduras over the next … Continue reading
Record Cool High?
The high today at the Birmingham Airport was 51F. The coolest high I can find on any October 17th since 55F in 1943. I am confirming this fact with the NWS now. I will let you know. Thanks to William … Continue reading
Freeze Watch Issued
Sitting in the Atlanta Airport this afternoon heading to Norfolk for the National Weather Association annual meeting. It will be a fun week of learning and networking. Birmingham will host this same event in October 2011, and we can’t wait … Continue reading
Blustery Day
It’s a yucky Saturday across Central Alabama with cloudy skies, some light rain and temperatures in the 40s and lower 50s Light rain is over parts of West Central Alabama from parts of Walker and Fayette Counties down into Tuscaloosa … Continue reading
So Far, No Major Problems
So far so good, with the back edge of the rain now approaching Birmingham just before 2 a.m. Te main line of showers was approaching Anniston. Moderate to heavy rain continues across much of Central Alabama south of I-59. The … Continue reading
Rain Continues
A line of heavy showers extends from Marshall and Blount Counties through eastern Jefferson, northern Shelby, Tuscaloosa. Greene and Sumter Counties. A significant weather alert is in effect for St. Clair and Shelby counties, where the line of showers may … Continue reading
Alabama at 11:30 p.m.
Here’s the latest… Areal flood advisories have been issued for Jefferson and Tuscaloosa Counties. Several roads across Lamar County are flooded tonight because of rainfall tonight and earlier. A flash flood warning continues until 1 a.m. for Lamar County. Heavy … Continue reading
Going Round the Region…
Greetings from The Weather Company’s Western Bureau tonight, in Sacramento, California. I have the privilege of giving the Great American Weather Legend, J.B. Elliott, a little break tonight. The man is a weather machine, running on only coffee, feeding on … Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning Cullman County…
Flash flood warning for Cullman County until 215 a.m. CDT. Doppler radar estimates indicate much of the County has received over one inch of rain since early afternoon with another two to three inches possible over the next several hours. … Continue reading
