Author Archives: murray
Big Blizzard Warning…
On January 25, 1978, Meteorologist Bert Reeves was concerned as he studied the weather charts for the day of the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. It had been a snowy winter across much of Indiana, including South Bend, where 50 … Continue reading
The 1950 January Thaw
The January thaw is a weather singularity. A singularity is an event that occurs more often than one would expect with chance. The January thaw is a period of above normal warmth that frequently occurs in mid-Winter in the northeastern … Continue reading
The Harpersville Tornado…January 24, 1964
There was no warning. Little lightning and thunder. People in Shelby County, Alabama paid little attention to the thunderstorm that rolled in around 7 p.m. Suddenly, a funnel dipped from the thundercloud just to the southwest of Harpersville. It roared … Continue reading
The Food World Tornado
On the morning of Friday, January 24, 1997, a warm, relatively moist airmass covered Central Alabama. Temperatures were in the lower 60s early that winter morning. Dewpoints were right around 60F. A warm front was over Louisiana, from near New … Continue reading
South Florida Snow!
On January 19, 1977, the virtually unthinkable happened. It snowed in Miami. Actual snowflakes flying in the air at Miami Beach and as far south as the northern Florida Keys for the first time in recorded history. Homestead FL recorded … Continue reading
Today in Weather History…January 18th
On this date in 1857…The Great Cold Storm had much of the eastern U.S. in its grip. Eight inches of snow fell in Athens, Georgia. Two feet fell in Washington, D.C. New York City was cut off from rail traffic … Continue reading
Amazing Photos from the Pacific Northwest
JB received this slide show of amazing flooding that has been going on in the Pacific Northwest. Here is a recap of the amazing winter so far from the NWS Spokane.
Update on Wintry Weather
Thanks to JB for watching the blog while we had a nice dinner in New Orleans at Felix’s. Updating the Alabama weather situation at 9:25 p.m… The NWS Huntsville maintains a freezing rain advisory for DeKalb nd Jackson Counties in … Continue reading
Alabama Weather Update…5 p.m.
Light rain continues over East Central and South Central Alabama late this afternoon. They are heaviest from Clay and Randolph Counties through Coosa, Tallpossa and Chamber Counties itnto Elmore, Autauga, Montgomery and Lowndes Counties. Temperatures are edging upward. They range … Continue reading
Kyrill
Major European windstorms are named by the UK Met Office, just like hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones around the world. The powerful storm named Kyrill formed near Newfoundland on January 15, 2007. It crossed the Atlantic and slammed into northern Europe … Continue reading
