A tsunami Warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Cape Decision, Alaska (85 miles SE of Sitka). Event details: Preliminary magnitude 7.1 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 52.863, Lon: -131.942 at 2012-10-28T03:04:11Z Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami […]
Cold air came into Alabama on the heels of a cold front which moved through the area last night. The temperature changed very little today as you can see from the temperature trace below. In fact, nearly all of the reporting stations in Central Alabama observed their high temperatures for the day at 12:01 am. […]
As we head into the overnight hours temperatures will continue to drop across the state. Below is the forecast temperature map for early Sunday morning. Much of central Alabama will have overnight lows in the low 40s, with north Alabama getting down into the mid-to-upper 30s. Temperatures will not go as low as they could […]
Hurricane Sandy continues pushing northeast this afternoon. It is expected to maintain hurricane force winds until it makes landfall, which is forecast to occur after midnight Monday night. It will make the transition to a non-tropical low sometime on Monday. FAST FACTS AT 4 ———————————————- LOCATION…30.2N 75.2W ABOUT 335 MI…540 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH […]
Very often as strong storm systems head up the East Coast of the United States, they will influence the weather of Alabama. Last night a strong cold front moved across the state, which is typical for this time of year. Usually temperatures will remain cold for 2 or 3 days and then begin to moderate. […]
Sandy is still a hurricane early this afternoon. It definitely has a warm core, with a temperature inside the eye of 24C, vs 17C outside the eye. The plane found maximum flight level winds of 82 mph in the southwestern quadrant just after 11 a.m., with a 91 knot report earlier. They maintain Sandy as […]
As we look at the latest satellite image, the clouds are hanging around Alabama, clearing line is in northwest Mississippi and is slowly working it ways towards us. Parts of northwest Alabama could see some peeks of sunshine later this afternoon, but for the rest of us, it is going to be a struggle to […]
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Sandy was downgraded to a tropical storm earlier this morning, but an Air Force plane has once again found hurricane force winds and it has been upgraded back to hurricane. These small distinctions don’t matter, as it is a function of just a few mph in an observation from a small part of a big […]
Our long time friend, mentor, and charter Weather Factory member, J.B. Elliott, passed away on May 11, 2015. Click HERE to read James' tribute.
