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Archive for February 23rd, 2010

9:00 News

9:00 News

| February 23, 2010 @ 9:24 pm | 2 Replies

Just a few quick notes from the Weather Center tonight… *The rain over in Jackson (MS) is now mixed with sleet, and an occasional snow flakes according to reports from local meteorologists. *The 00Z NAM has come in pretty dry, showing no accumulated precipitation for Birmingham, meaning we won’t need to change our forecast for […]

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From The Birmingham NWS

From The Birmingham NWS

| February 23, 2010 @ 5:00 pm | 11 Replies

WWUS84 KBMX 232258 SPSBMX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 458 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010 …BRIEF PERIOD OF WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY… LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALABAMA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD JUST AHEAD OF A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS. AS TEMPERATURES COOL DURING THE […]

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The Name Game

The Name Game

| February 23, 2010 @ 3:37 pm | 16 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. In my usual early morning sleepless state, I made up a name for the next four short waves that will impact Alabama’s weather. Guess I […]

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Texas Snow

Texas Snow

| February 23, 2010 @ 12:38 pm | 2 Replies

A nice little snow storm is unfolding across parts of Texas… some reports from Twitter: *Snow beginning to accumulate downtown Tyler. 1/2 mile vis in Jacksonville w/heavy snow. *It’s snowing in Austin and all the locals are freaking out about the snow that isn’t even staying on the ground *1.25 in Corsicana, TX *5 inches […]

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The Arctic Oscillation and Alabama’s Cold Weather

The Arctic Oscillation and Alabama’s Cold Weather

| February 23, 2010 @ 12:03 pm | 8 Replies

(December and January temperature departure from normal) James and I have talked about the Arctic Oscillation, or AO, quite a bit this winter. It has been negative for most of Dec, Jan, and Feb, and it looks like it will stay that way for another week or two. Typically, a negative AO means cold air […]

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Interesting Times Are Ahead

Interesting Times Are Ahead

| February 23, 2010 @ 6:09 am | 46 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. “May you live in interesting times”… I have heard that phrase mentioned as a “Chinese curse”. Whatever it is, we certainly are living in interesting […]

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