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Birmingham NWS Statement

Birmingham NWS Statement

| February 28, 2010 @ 10:10 pm | 18 Replies

WWUS84 KBMX 010410 SPSBMX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1009 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 ALZ011>015-017>038-011400- BIBB-BLOUNT-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA- ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-JEFFERSON-LAMAR-MARION-PERRY-PICKENS- RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA- WALKER-WINSTON- 1009 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 …WINTER PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY… A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO MONDAY AND MOVE INTO […]

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Sunday Evening Notes

Sunday Evening Notes

| February 28, 2010 @ 8:21 pm | 42 Replies

I will be up and at ’em before the sun comes up tomorrow to prepare the regular Monday morning weather discussion and Weather Xtreme video, which will be posted by 6:15 a.m. Just a few notes on the coming weather event… *This remains a challenging event to forecast, as slight differences in thermal fields and […]

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March Arrives Tomorrow

March Arrives Tomorrow

| February 28, 2010 @ 10:30 am | 38 Replies

March arrives tomorrow. March marks the start of both meteorological and astronomical spring. It is definitely a time of transition in Alabama. As the days lengthen and the sun moves higher in the sky, average temperatures start to climb. The average high in Birmingham at the start of the month is 62F. By month’s end, […]

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Snow analysis – 930 am

Snow analysis – 930 am

| February 28, 2010 @ 9:28 am | 8 Replies

Dynamically, the setup over the next 48 to 60 hours looks *almost* classic for snow here in central Alabama. An upper level disturbance will come in from the west, and interact with a thermal boundary near the Gulf Coast, producing a low pressure area due to divergence aloft lowering the surface pressure, and the warm […]

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Another Nice Day

Another Nice Day

| February 28, 2010 @ 8:02 am | 18 Replies

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme Video on iTunes by clicking here. After a beautiful day yesterday, Central Alabama is going to experience another gorgeous day with sunshine and temperatures in the middle 50s. Those temperatures are about […]

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Saturday Afternoon Thoughts

Saturday Afternoon Thoughts

| February 27, 2010 @ 4:56 pm | 58 Replies

I am generally off the grid on weekends; many of you know I do actually have other responsibilities… husband, father, children’s ministry guy, youth baseball coach, health care industry volunteer, etc… but being a true weather geek I couldn’t resist taking a peek at some data this afternoon. I won’t go into deep detail here, […]

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Quick look

Quick look

| February 27, 2010 @ 10:26 am | 22 Replies

GFS Monday 6 pm NAM total precipitation The storm system coming through Monday night and Tuesday is very interesting. The NAM and GFS show that a low pressure area will develop in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and be on or just slightly SE of the classic track for snowfall in central Alabama. However, the […]

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New York City’s Top Snowstorms…

New York City’s Top Snowstorms…

| February 27, 2010 @ 10:10 am | 1 Reply

New York City’s greatest snowstorms all have a story… 6. February 16-17, 2003: The Presidents’ Day Blizzard dumped a total of 19.8 inches of snow on the Big Apple. Mayor Michael Bloomberg complained that the snowstorm would cost one million dollars per inch to remove. 5. January 7-8, 1996: New York City kids got their […]

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Live Tsunami Coverage from Hawaii

Live Tsunami Coverage from Hawaii

| February 27, 2010 @ 8:37 am | 8 Replies

It is a beautiful morning in Hawaii, clear and warm. But there is a bevy of activity in the islands as residents prepare for a tsunami. The series of waves is propagating outward from the epicenter of the earthquake, which struck off the coast of Chile across the Pacific late last night. Police, fire and […]

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Nice Weekend But Cool-ish

Nice Weekend But Cool-ish

| February 27, 2010 @ 7:46 am | 12 Replies

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme Video on iTunes by clicking here. A weak surface low moving across the northern Gulf has created a deck of clouds across much of Central Alabama as well as some light rain […]

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Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami

Chilean Earthquake and Tsunami

| February 27, 2010 @ 7:17 am | 7 Replies

A massive earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile just after midnight Central Time. It has caused catastrophic destruction. It has generated a tsunami in the Pacific. A Pacific wide tsunami warning has been issued, including Hawaii. The tsunami will reach Hawaii this afternoon. Sirens will begin sounding there later this morning and evacuations have […]

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Calm Weekend; Potential Winter Storm Tuesday

Calm Weekend; Potential Winter Storm Tuesday

| February 26, 2010 @ 3:28 pm | 29 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. RIGHT NOW: Lots of sunshine this afternoon across the northern two-thirds of Alabama, with temperatures generally in the 50 to 55 degree range. The wave […]

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New York Snow

New York Snow

| February 26, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | 3 Replies

Thanks to Steve Klein for these images… he writes: “Here are two pictures from my sister in Manhattan. Nearly 2 feet of snow fell in many areas.”

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Not A Good Travel Day NE USA

Not A Good Travel Day NE USA

| February 26, 2010 @ 11:09 am | Reply

We have so many reports out of the NE part of the country, that we could make this post 10-feet long. We will not do that, of course, but here are some highlights. Just a bit of good news, the intense storm is beginning to relax it’s grip, at least partially, on the northeast. * […]

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