Winter storm watches blanket the area from southeast Texas across southern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and Alabama, central Georgia, South Carolina and southwestern North Carolina. Just a couple of notes late tonight as I pore over model data. GFS …The GFS has now actually shows more precipitation into North Central Alabama. It shows snow breaking out […]
On the morning of January 26, 1940, Alabama and the Deep South were in the deep freeze and had been for over a week. Headlines on the Birmingham Age-Herald were dominated by the cold and additional snow that had fallen the day before. But there were also disturbing news from Europe, where the Nazis were […]
A very nice January day is in progress across Central Alabama. Temperatures in the 50s feel like an absolute heat wave. At 1 p.m., it was 56F in Birmingham, 59F at Tuscaloosa and 57F at Aniston. In Muscle Shoals, it was 60F, and it was as well at Calera. Skies were variably cloudy, with a […]
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee, FL, has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and portions of the Florida Peninsula for Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. Rather than summarize it here, I have posted the message just below. Let the winter forecasts begin!! I do expect to see additional watches, warnings, […]
Here is a look at the solutions offered by our various model suites from this morning’s runs. GFS Scenario A few sprinkles or light showers tonight ahead of the cold front. Sleet breaks out in the cold air over Southeast Texas Monday night. Wintry precip will increase in coverage from southeastern Texas through Central Louisiana […]
An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. The scenario shaping up for us over the next four to five days is a complicated one that could […]
Brian will be along in a bit with the regular morning forecast discussion and a new Weather Xtreme video. This is a look at the potential for snow/ice over South Alabama Tuesday into Wednesday morning. COLD AIR RETURNS: Arctic cold returns to Alabama and the Deep South tomorrow night. We will be in the deep […]
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