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Warmest Week So Far This Year
VERY MILD AFTERNOONS: We we roll into the second week of meteorological spring, it will sure feel like it with highs up in the 70s this week. Some spots could approach 80 degrees Wednesday afternoon. We stay dry today with … Continue reading
Sunny Weekend Ahead
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video; I am in Mobile for a weather conference at the University of South Alabama** THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds are giving way to sunshine this afternoon… temperatures are mostly in the 50s. We are still forecasting a … Continue reading
Very Nice Weekend Ahead
TODAY: Clouds linger across Alabama this morning with temperatures in the 40s; we project the sky to become partly sunny this afternoon, and temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 50s. The trough that brought the “meteorological bonanza” to … Continue reading
Meteorological Bonanza
EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK: The system moving through Alabama today has clearly over performed… over the past 12 hours we have experienced… RAIN: Amounts have been higher than forecast; looks like many places will go over one inch. The … Continue reading
Wet Thursday For Alabama
RAIN MOVING IN: A large mass of rain is pushing into Northwest Alabama this morning… Expect some sleet as the rain begins due to evaporative cooling; the sleet won’t last long. Needless to say, this will be a wet day … Continue reading
Tuesday’s Warning Process
I thought I would go back and look at how the severe weather warning process worked yesterday in the case of the McCalla tornado, rated EF-2 by the NWS Birmingham. Four were injured, no fatalities. When I worked for KDFW-TV … Continue reading
Rain Returns Tomorrow
SUNNY DAY: Hard to find a cloud in the Alabama sky this afternoon, and as advertised temperatures are much cooler, with low 50s in most spots at mid-afternoon. Tonight will be fair and cold with a low down in the … Continue reading
Auburn Polygon Review
I remember watching the “Auburn Football Review” with Coach Shug Jordan and Phil Snow growing up as a young child… this is the “Auburn Polygon Review”. A tornado warning was issued last night for parts of Lee and Chambers Counties … Continue reading
Cool, Dry Day For Alabama
MCCALLA TORNADO: NWS Birmingham will send a survey team to McCalla this morning to assess the storm damage and rate the tornado that moved through yesterday around 5:45 p.m. Yet another reminder that “when it comes to thunderstorms, expect the … Continue reading
Showers/Storms This Evening, Colder Tonight
RADAR CHECK: The initial band of thunderstorms weakened as it moved into North Alabama this afternoon, and we have no severe weather in progress at mid-afternoon… Quite frankly, with a rather stable airmass in place, the odds of severe storms … Continue reading
