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Archive for May 1st, 2016

40 Laps To Go

40 Laps To Go

| May 1, 2016 @ 2:44 pm

RACE UPDATE Well, they have avoided the rain successfully throughout the race at Talladega today. Hopefully, the race will be finished before it arrives. Right now, there is less than 50 laps to go and the nearest shower looks like it will miss the track. Heavy will not arrive until after 4 30 p.m. unless […]

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Welcome to May!

Welcome to May!

| May 1, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

The fifth month of the year is one of my favorites in Central Alabama. We see some of the finest weather of the year, with runs of fine, warm and sunshine filled days. It reminds me a lot of October, its closest cousin, but generally warmer and somewhat stormier. The average percentage of possible sunshine […]

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Turning Wet for West Alabama

Turning Wet for West Alabama

| May 1, 2016 @ 1:29 pm

There is a lot of weather and events going on across Alabama, so plenty to talk about at 1:25 pm. First, Talladega. Looks like the GEICO 500 got off to a good start and they are really living right at the super speedway. Showers have developed just to the west and southwest of the speedway. […]

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Storms Heating Up around Birmingham, Heads Up Lamar and Pickens

Storms Heating Up around Birmingham, Heads Up Lamar and Pickens

| May 1, 2016 @ 12:34 pm

An area of rain and storms is pushing northeastward across East Central Mississippi early this afternoon. Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and Winston Counties in eastern Mississippi. No reports of damage so far, and the NWS Birmingham is not planning on issuing severe thunderstorm warnings unless they intensify. Tons of […]

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Weather Update at 11:05 am

Weather Update at 11:05 am

| May 1, 2016 @ 11:03 am

The weather continued to be wet for some and dry for others this morning. The Columbus, MS, Doppler radar continued to show thunderstorms moving into Alabama across portions of Lamar, Pickens, Fayette, Walker, and Marion counties. The motion of the storms was toward the northeast at 20 to 25 mph. For those at the Talladega […]

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Showers Developing

Showers Developing

| May 1, 2016 @ 9:37 am

The air mass over Alabama remains unstable and quite moist as evidenced by dew points running in the upper 60s in Central Alabama and middle 60s in North Alabama. The morning sounding at the Shelby County Airport this morning showed precipitable water values around 1.30 inches. Radar as seen below showed a small cluster of […]

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Talladega Race Update

Talladega Race Update

| May 1, 2016 @ 7:39 am

No doubt there could be a rain delay at the Talladega Superspeedway… this is high resolution model (HRRR) output valid at 4pm… But I do think there is a good chance they get the GEICO 500 in today. Expect spotty showers this morning and early this afternoon, the more widespread showers will come after 3 […]

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Unsettled Weather Continues Today and Monday

Unsettled Weather Continues Today and Monday

| May 1, 2016 @ 7:15 am

If you are looking for the weather to settle down, you’ll have to wait a couple more days. The main player was a surface low in southern Illinois with a cold front trailing back into Southeast Texas. That along with a moist southwesterly flow aloft will help to keep the weather unsettled across much of […]

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