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Notes A Little After 9 o’clock
Biggest storm across northern half of the state is approaching the Gadsden/Atalla area in Etowah County. Good bit of lightning and possibly even some small hail with this one. Strong cell between Ragland and Ohatchee moving out of St. Clair … Continue reading
Strong Storms Continue
A marginally unstable airmass and some upper dynamics are conspiring to produce strong storms across North and Central Alabama tonight. We have been without power in Trussville for 30 minutes. Power is out at Jack Wood Stadium where the state … Continue reading
At 11 West Oxmoor
Our very own Alabama Weather Legend J.B. Elliott recently authored a piece on John Brasher’s wesbite about the May 27, 1973 Brent Tornado. John was a photographer at the Centreville Press in 1973. It is a fascinating account of the … Continue reading
Just Before 9 a.m. in Alabama…
A large area of light to occasionally moderate rain continues over the Northwestern part of Alabama this morning. Light rain extends as far east as Madison, Morgan and NW Cullman Counties. The heaviest rain is over parts of Franklin, Marion … Continue reading
The 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard
Monday, November 11, 1940 was Armistice Day, the remembrance of the symbolic end of World War I. On the 22nd anniversary of the end of the war, two of the Allied powers were not at peace. France was under Nazi … Continue reading
Final Installment: NWS Future
This weekend, I have been sharing my notes from the keynote address delivered by National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes at the National Weather Association in Louisville a few weeks back. He outlined some of the accomplishments that have occurred … Continue reading
Morning Update…
Good morning… It is clear and calm across Alabama this morning. Some low clouds are just to our north over Tennessee, but so far they have stayed out of Alabama. Temperatures across Central sections range from 33 at Tuscaloosa to … Continue reading
Jack Hayes: The Future of the NWS
Yesterday, I talked about getting to hear Jack Hayes, National Weather Service Director give the keynote address at the National Weather Association Convention in Louisville in October. He discussed the strides that had been made since the modernization in the … Continue reading
Paloma Makes Landfall
Hurricane Paloma made landfall on the Cuban coast. 167 WTNT62 KNHC 082323 TCUAT2 HURRICANE PALOMA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 620 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 620 PM EST…2320 UTC…HIGH-RESOLUTION GOES SATELLITE … Continue reading
Paloma Second Strongest November Hurricane…Winds 145 mph
035 WTNT32 KNHC 082045 TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE PALOMA ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 400 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008 …EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PALOMA NEARING THE COAST OF CUBA… A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT … Continue reading
