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Archive for March 30th, 2012

Storms Die Down This Evening

Storms Die Down This Evening

| March 30, 2012 @ 3:53 pm

No Weather Xtreme video this afternoon… I am in Des Moines for a weather conference this weekend… Listening now to a fascinating talk on the Joplin, MO tornado by Mike Davis of the NWS in Springfield. I will speak tomorrow on the April 27 event. BIG DOWNPOURS: Strong storms are producing heavy rain in scattered […]

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Storms Increase

Storms Increase

| March 30, 2012 @ 1:04 pm

NWS Huntsville issues a severe thunderstorm warning for Lawrence County in Northwest Alabama… mainly due to the possibility of large hail. Dime to nickel sized hail has bee reported in the storm. Elsewhere, showers and storms continue to increase statewide. Widespread severe weather is not expected. Some point about weather we expect for the next […]

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Wet Friday Shaping Up

Wet Friday Shaping Up

| March 30, 2012 @ 9:07 am

Please note that there will not be a video this morning. I am currently handling weather operations for the Honda Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park, and the environment is definitely not favorable for audio due to the loudness of the cars even in the Race Control Building. Looks like a wet and cloudy […]

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Discussion Update

Discussion Update

| March 30, 2012 @ 7:56 am

While James is traveling to Iowa, I am traveling locally. I am setting up weather operations for the Honda Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park in the Leeds, AL, area. Rain gauge is currently set on the roof of the control building in anticipation of rain later today. I will be posting a discussion […]

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Wet Friday

Wet Friday

| March 30, 2012 @ 6:15 am

I am traveling this morning to Iowa for a weather conference; Brian Peters will be along shortly with a more detailed discussion.., WET AT TIMES: Not much change in the overall thinking today; we expect scattered to numerous showers and storms thanks to a well defined disturbance to the west. Rain amounts of around 1/2 […]

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