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Archive for February 23rd, 2015

New Model Data Rolling In

New Model Data Rolling In

| February 23, 2015 @ 9:19 pm

We are still working two winter weather events for Alabama… the first is tonight and tomorrow morning due to a “wintry mix”, especially freezing rain. NEXT 15 HOURS: We still expect icy travel late tonight into tomorrow morning. The HRRR continues to show a mixed bag of snow, sleet, and freezing rain tomorrow (map below […]

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Evening Update

Evening Update

| February 23, 2015 @ 6:45 pm

A winter weather advisory is in effect tonight for much of North/Central Alabama for the potential for light freezing rain/sleet. TEMPERATURES: They are below freezing now over parts of North and Northwest Alabama… Counties like Marion, Winston, Franklin, Lawrence, Cullman, Fayette, and Lamar can expect icy travel anytime tonight and early tomorrow morning. The freeze […]

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Icy Travel Tonight; Snow Wednesday

Icy Travel Tonight; Snow Wednesday

| February 23, 2015 @ 3:45 pm

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. COMPLEX WINTER WEATHER PATTERN: With two events coming up over the next 3 days, including a possible high impact […]

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Late Morning Update

Late Morning Update

| February 23, 2015 @ 10:58 am

Understand we have TWO winter weather issues ahead… one tonight and tomorrow morning, and another on Wednesday. Both will have an impact… TONIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING: A band of precipitation will move into Alabama tonight. Cold air is now in place… Initially, freezing rain and maybe some light snow will bring the risk of icy travel to […]

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Significant Snow Event Wednesday?

Significant Snow Event Wednesday?

| February 23, 2015 @ 6:11 am

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. NO DULL DAYS IN THE WEATHER OFFICE: We have three issues on the plate this week, and the third […]

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Pre-Dawn Monday Update

Pre-Dawn Monday Update

| February 23, 2015 @ 4:22 am

NWS Birmingham has dropped the winter advisories for Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, where temperatures remain above freezing… And, precipitation is moving rapidly to the east, with just some freezing drizzle remaining over the northern third of the state, where the surface temperatures are below 32… Just be aware icy patches are possible along and north of […]

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Late Night Look at Alabama’s Weather

Late Night Look at Alabama’s Weather

| February 23, 2015 @ 12:48 am

Mixed precipitation is spreading across North and North Central Alabama tonight ahead of an approaching upper level disturbance even as colder air is slowly filtering into the state from the north. North of a line from Russellville to Moulton to Athens, the precipitation is mixed freezing rain and rain. South of the line, the precip […]

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