Weatherwise, it had been a quiet year nationally. A hurricane and a tropical storm struck Texas while a hurricane and a tropical storm hit Florida. It was a short hurricane season, lasting only 37 days. Much of the country was … Continue reading →

A few light precipitation returns are showing up on radar this morning across the Tennessee Valley. They are associated with a fairly potent disturbance swinging southeastward in the upper flow. The disturbance doesn’t have much to work with in the … Continue reading →

The year 1953 is far and away the most deadly for tornadoes in the United States since 1950, when reliable tornado statistics began. A total of 519 people were killed across the country that year. On March 13th, an F4 … Continue reading →

It feels like so many nights that I spent as an anxious snow loving kid in the 70s, dying for the first sign of a snowflake. So far, a few flakes and a little light rain across the rain. NWS … Continue reading →

Finishing our summary of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season… Ike. A name that you will never see again on an Atlantic hurricane name list. Ike became a tropical depression on September 1 near the Cape Verde Islands. Ike got its … Continue reading →

A large area of precipitation is moving across North Central Alabama tonight… The precipitation covers parts of Lamar… Pickens… Fayette… Walker… Tuscaloosa… southern Winston and western Jefferson Counties. It is expanding as it spreads east. It will affect areas from … Continue reading →

Just encountered a nice shower of graupel in Trussville. Graupel is snow pellets. It generally forms when snowflakes encounter supercooled water in a convective environment. So they are more like hail than sleet and are indicative of really cold air … Continue reading →

Convective showers have formed over western Alabama this afternoon as colder air aloft moves over the state. Sunshine broke out across much of the state for a short period as drier air aloft moved across. This allowed temperatures to rise … Continue reading →

The weather system affecting Alabama right now is very interesting. It is a very dynamic system. Brian will be along in a little while with his interpretation and analysis…but here is a short synopsis… Cold front just east of Huntsville … Continue reading →

A southwest to northeast oriented warm front extends across Central Alabama tonight. It extends from roughly Grove Hill to Thorsby to Alex City to Carrollton GA. Moderate rain is south of the boundary. To the north of the boundary, the … Continue reading →