Tag Archives: snow
Winter Storm Warning
**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today; having to spend most of my time dealing with TV!** WINTER STORM WARNING: NWS offices in Birmingham and Huntsville have issued winter storm warnings for much of North and down into Central Alabama. Winter … Continue reading
Mid-Afternoon Update
As you can see from Brian’s post below, the NWS Birmingham has issued a winter storm warning for cities like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, and Gadsden. And, below is our more detailed accumulation projection for tomorrow… Scroll down for posts with … Continue reading
Model Comps
There is actually very good agreement in NWP forecasts concerning the snow event in Alabama tomorrow. Here is a look at them (the 12Z runs)… And, our public forecast is below. YES… this can and will change. Most challenging parts … Continue reading
Midday Look
After a review of the 12Z model data set, here is our public forecast for the event tomorrow. The 75th percentile snow potential forecast from the Weather Prediction Center (a branch of the NWS), is a bit more aggressive… The … Continue reading
Late Morning Update
The 12Z run of the GFS model is in…. I think the 7″ number printed at Birmingham is too aggressive, but not impossible. Someone will probably see 8″ on the high end in a few places, but the strip of … Continue reading
Mid Morning Update
New model data is coming in this morning; it will all be evaluated and a winter storm warning will be needed for much of North, and parts of Central Alabama later today concerning the event tomorrow. Here is the new … Continue reading
Patchy Ice This Morning; Snow Tomorrow
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. Before we dive into … Continue reading
New Model Data Rolling In
We are still working two winter weather events for Alabama… the first is tonight and tomorrow morning due to a “wintry mix”, especially freezing rain. NEXT 15 HOURS: We still expect icy travel late tonight into tomorrow morning. The HRRR … Continue reading
Evening Update
A winter weather advisory is in effect tonight for much of North/Central Alabama for the potential for light freezing rain/sleet. TEMPERATURES: They are below freezing now over parts of North and Northwest Alabama… Counties like Marion, Winston, Franklin, Lawrence, Cullman, … Continue reading
Icy Travel Tonight; Snow Wednesday
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. COMPLEX WINTER WEATHER PATTERN: … Continue reading
