Category: General Thoughts

Question???

29 August, 2010 (15:14) | General Thoughts | 5 comments

Mainly for our Georgia readers: Does anyone know where to find the current weather data + high/low temperatures and precipitation for Brasstown Bald, Georgia’s highest elevation. There is a U.S. Forest Service presence there but I do not know about weather data. This link is for Blairsville… ….. http://www.griffin.uga.edu/aemn/cgi-bin/AEMN.pl?site=GABL&report=c But want to know Brasstown Bald!

Thanks Chris Brogan!

28 August, 2010 (11:42) | General Thoughts | 2 comments

I have been following Chris Brogan since I read his book Trust Agents. I read his blog daily. Imagine my surprise this morning when the headline on his most recent blog post was “Birmingham Alabama is Magical.” Chris visited the city recently and gave us some rave reviews. I am an even bigger fan this [...]

Another Cool Morning

25 August, 2010 (09:06) | General Thoughts | 1 comment

Here we go with a list of low temperatures this morning and some notes from all over the place: ALABAMA 59 Grantley (lowest since last April 27 61 Valley Head, Crossville 62 Cullman Airport 63 Munford 64 Haleyville, Decatur, Fort Payne Airport 65 Bessemer,Anniston, Pinson, 66 Coker, Muscle Shoals, Huntsville, Gadsden Airport, Troy 67 north [...]

In the Cool, Cool of the Morning

24 August, 2010 (09:31) | General Thoughts | 3 comments

Well, it is not cool enough to throw a street party. However, compared to what we have had recently, this is a most welcome reversal of the ole thermometer. Hope you were out early like I was to breath deeply. On my early half-mile walk with a certain little 9-pound animal, it was the first [...]

In Search of Cool Air . . .

23 August, 2010 (08:29) | General Thoughts, Heat | 9 comments

. . . anywhere I can find it! These semi-puny examples in the last hour or so… …..61 Hot Springs, Va., and Jefferson, N. C. …..60 Boone, N.C. …..58 Jefferson, N. C. …..64 Winchester, Tenn., and Asheville, N.C. …..66 Valley Head and Cullman Airport, Ala. …..and this not so puny example! 31.6 North pole Alaska, [...]

A Tale of Two Cities

18 August, 2010 (08:58) | General Thoughts | 8 comments

The Good Ole USA always has a great contrast in weather and climate. Not to mention weather around the world. It blows my little mind that I can sit at my computer and get instant weather from all parts of the world. The variety is absolutely amazing. Growing up in West Alabama I had to [...]

Weather By The Numbers 8/12

12 August, 2010 (11:33) | General Thoughts | 4 comments

…..5,000 is the number of lightning strokes in the Washington-Baltimore area in only one hour early this morning as unusually severe thunderstorms rolled through the area. Based on lightning detection equipment. The NWS issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Flash Flood Warnings.. …..7.42 inches is the rain deficit this year so far for Tuscaloosa. Yesterday’s high [...]

Alabama July Rain Reports

2 August, 2010 (12:35) | General Thoughts | 1 comment

It is well known in weather circles that heat waves and long dry spells are kin to each other but there are limited exceptions. This July may be an example. Some folks saw decent rain totals while others were high and dry. Trouble with July rain (unless a tropical system is involved) that the big [...]

Just to Cool You Off (Maybe!)

25 July, 2010 (17:03) | General Thoughts | 8 comments

THESE ARE ALL 4 PM REPORTS (ALABAMA TIME) …..30, light snow Alert, Nunavut, wind chill 21* …..99 below zero Vostok, Antartica, wind chill tonight will be 128 below …..46 Mount Washington, NH, in the clouds, wind NW 50, gusts 55** …..22 Summit, Greenland NOW COMPARE THE ABOVE TO THESE …..97 Huntsville, heat index 104 …..97 [...]

When Art Work Rescued Me

19 July, 2010 (10:50) | General Thoughts | 5 comments

Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. This story (a true one) will be in my book, “Scatterbrains and Scattered Showers” if I ever get around to writing it. Looking more and more like I will be as old as Noah in the Bible when he built the ark. It was in the [...]