Author Archives: spann
Forecast For Tonight/Tomorrow
Time to get down to business now that our upper level low is knocking on the door. I believe it is safe to forecast 1 to 2 inches of snow for most of Alabama along and north of a line … Continue reading
Memphis Snow
Snow has moved into Memphis… See traffic cams in Memphis here. See the Beale Street cam here.
Snow Forecast Update
Below is the output of the high resolution RPM model, which is exclusive to us through our weather graphics vendor, WSI. This is valid through 12:00 noon tomorrow: This model is not as aggressive with snow amounts here. However, look … Continue reading
Salem Tornado Damage
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Morgan Wheeler, and Joseph Salmi for these images. Morgan writes: “Hey James, I just got back from viewing the damage in Salem. I have never seen anything like it with my own eyes. Trees, and … Continue reading
12Z GFS Accumulated Snow
Here is a look at the 12Z GFS accumulated snow chart… Again, as stated below, this is simply model output, not a forecast. With any snow event in Alabama, some will be delighted with the snow, others will be severely … Continue reading
Snow Potential For Alabama
Here is the 12Z NAM accumulated snow chart for Alabama… Before you hyperventilate, remember, this is model output only. I do believe somebody could see 5 inches of snow across a very narrow area, but I maintain we won’t know … Continue reading
Lee County Tornado Damage
Thanks to Brian Brown for these images… he writes: “Hi James – I just posted some pictures on facebook of the damage in Auburn. It was on the north side of Auburn on 280. Very isolated damage on this side … Continue reading
Snow, Or No Snow?
As I have stated here many times in recent days, there is little skill in forecasting snow under a cold core upper low in Alabama. I don’t care who you are, or how long you have been doing this. We … Continue reading
Chelsea Weather Damage
Thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatchers Nathan and Lori Jones for these images… they write: I noticed on our Level Two (right before I lost my power, I live off of hwy 11 in Pelham ) that a TVS was showing … Continue reading
