Author Archives: Ryan Stinnet
Risk for Severe Weather for Parts of NW Alabama
The SPC maintains a risk for severe weather across much of the Lower Mississippi Valley today. The risk area does come as far east as Alabama and includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, which has been outlined … Continue reading
Update on Birmingham NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter Outage
Yesterday, Brian posted about the Birmingham NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter being off the air. Today we received an update from Jim Stefkovich, the Meteorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service in Birmingham. Jim believes it is important for everyone … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Update
Another fascinating look at the storm system to our southeast today. The surface low and upper-level low are both located on the Georgia/Florida line this afternoon. Clouds and rain continue to fall in many areas to our east with this … Continue reading
A Mix of Sun and Clouds
Many areas of Alabama are seeing a mix of sun and clouds late this morning thanks to the upper-level low that is currently over Georgia. There is quite a bit of sunshine across much of Central Alabama this morning as … Continue reading
Lots of Moisture across the State
An interesting looking radar across Central Alabama this morning. With an area of low pressure over the north-central Gulf of Mexico, we are seeing moisture move north from the Gulf in all levels of the atmosphere. The upper-level flow over … Continue reading
Your Weekly U.S. Drought Monitor Update
Little change in the drought situation across the West. We continue to see a lot of dry areas across the Plains, Texas, the Southwest, and along the West Coast, with those exceptional drought conditions persisting in portions of California, Nevada, … Continue reading
Freeze Warning Tonight
Here comes the late season freeze. A very cold night is ahead, as all of Alabama will fall into the the 30s tonight, and that includes areas along the Gulf Coast. Across much of Central Alabama, most locations will go … Continue reading
Skies are Clearing
A very chilly, windy, and cloudy day is ongoing across Alabama. The winds will continue the rest of today as they help advect a much colder and drier air mass into the state. As the dry air moves in, we … Continue reading
Another Look at the Radar
Moderate to heavy rain is moving into western portions of state. The rain will continue to spread east across the state the next few hours. No storms are currently severe in Mississippi, and we are not expecting severe weather in … Continue reading
Early Evening Radar Check
We continue to have scattered light rain across much of the state this evening. This rain will continue the next few hours. We are watching activity to our west over Central Mississippi in and around the Jackson area, where some … Continue reading
