Author Archives: Ryan Stinnet
Midday Update
It is a cloudy and cool day for much of Alabama. A few rays of sunshine making it through the clouds in the Tennessee Valley, but for the most part, most locations remain gray and overcast. There is a very … Continue reading
Your Weekly U.S. Drought Monitor Update
Not much change in the drought conditions across the majority of the U.S. The West, especially California, remain in exceptional drought conditions. This takes into account the heavy rains and storms that affected the area last week, and shows just … Continue reading
Cold, Cloudy, Showers Moving into Alabama
It remains a cold and cloudy day across Alabama as well as much of the Southeast, and it certainly looks and feels like winter out there. With such a dense cloud field in place today, it will be hard for … Continue reading
Current U.S. Snow Cover
As of this morning, 53.9% of the U.S. had the white stuff on the ground. A year ago on this date, only 41.2% of the country was covered in snow. There are just a few states with little to no … Continue reading
March 2-8, 2014 is National Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Though the state of Alabama has already had its own Severe Weather Awareness Week, February 16-21, 2014, there is never a time when you can have too much preparedness for severe weather. This week, March 2-8, 2014, is the annual … Continue reading
February Precipitation Totals
After a January of well below average rainfall totals across Alabama, we picked up some very beneficial precip during the month of February. We had a range across the state from 3.22 inches along the Dallas/Autauga County line to 9.35 … Continue reading
Freezing Rain Advisory Updated
…FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA… .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING…AND WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DECREASE QUICKLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. AS THE TEMPERATURES … Continue reading
Quick Morning Update
The showers continue to race off to the east this morning. The are confined to areas along the cold front and are staying ahead of the freezing line this morning. The is keeping any winter weather issues from developing this … Continue reading
Gusty Winds and Rapid Temperature Drops along Front
The front has made into the Birmingham metro. We are seeing the temperature drop quickly and we had a peak wind gust at the airport of 48 mph. The intense gusts of wind has lead the National Weather Service to … Continue reading
Significant Weather Advisory until 4:45 AM
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TALLADEGA…SOUTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR AND CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 AM CST… AT 356 AM CST…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG WINDS NEAR RIVERSIDE…OR 7 MILES NORTH OF PELL CITY…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND … Continue reading
