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Drought Conditions Continue to Intensify
RADAR CHECK: Just a few sprinkles over far Northeast Alabama this afternoon; the rest of the state is dry, and the low levels are very dry with dewpoints only in the 30s and 40s. You just can’t get any rain … Continue reading
A Little Rain For West Alabama
RADAR CHECK: We actually have some rain on radar over West Alabama early this morning… Unfortunately it will tend to dry up as it moves east, but some communities in counties like Lamar, Pickens, Greene, and Sumter have received over … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 564: Kevin Is Smoking Something
WeatherBrains Episode 564 is now online (November 7, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain #1 is currently a forecaster for the National Weather Service at Blacksburg, VA. His … Continue reading
Drought Emergency Now Statewide
ALL 67 COUNTIES: This afternoon Alabama Governor Robert Bentley expanded the “drought emergency” to include all 67 counties. Here is some information from the afternoon news release… “Although 46 counties in North Alabama were already under the No Burn Order, … Continue reading
Drought Conditions Continue To Intensity
LOOKING FOR RAIN: The last measurable rain at Birmingham was on September 18 with 0.32?. The last time we had over one inch in a 24 hour period came on July 30, when the total was 1.33?. No rain has … Continue reading
Drought Update – November 6
Here is a Sunday morning update on the Alabama drought situation with updated information… There are two type of droughts… short term droughts last for weeks and months (which we are in now), and long term, which last for several … Continue reading
Pleasant Days, Cool Nights
A FEW SPOTS DID GET RAIN: A few rain totals from very early this morning (between midnight and 6:00 a.m.)… Windham Springs (Tuscaloosa County) 0.17″ Jacksonville 0.11″ Concord 0.02″ Black Creek (just northeast of Gadsden) 0.02″ Decatur 0.02″ Coker 0.01″ … Continue reading
Drought Update – November 4
This is an update to the post I wrote this past Sunday with updated information… Not much good to say about a drought. Did you know there are two types? Short term droughts last for weeks and months (which we … Continue reading
Cooler Air Today; Rain Next Week?
RADAR CHECK: Nice to see a few showers on radar early this morning ahead of the cold front pushing through Alabama… but they are fading fast as I write this just before sunrise. Our Skywatcher at Concord, in the western … Continue reading
A Few Showers Along The Front Tonight
NO DROUGHT RELIEF: New drought monitor data this morning shows an expanding area of exceptional/severe drought across Alabama… Let’s make it perfectly clear… if we do see a few showers along tonight’s cold front over North Alabama, it will be … Continue reading
