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Archive for December 12th, 2016

Dense Fog Across Parts of the Area Tonight

Dense Fog Across Parts of the Area Tonight

| December 12, 2016 @ 10:39 pm

Clearing skies are creating the environment for excellent radiational cooling tonight. This cooling has lowered the air temperature near the surface to the dew point and the result is widespread dense fog. The graphic shows the counties affected with visibility values overlaid on the amp. Kudos to Scott Martin for pointing out this possibility in […]

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A Brief Update On Tonight’s Weather

A Brief Update On Tonight’s Weather

| December 12, 2016 @ 9:14 pm

The cold front has reached the southern parts of the state, currently located from just north of Mobile, over to just south of Eufaula. The short wave trough that was associated with this system has now moved out of the area. This has allowed some clearing to occur north of the front, especially north of […]

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Rain At Times Through Tomorrow; Much Colder Thursday

Rain At Times Through Tomorrow; Much Colder Thursday

| December 12, 2016 @ 2:30 pm

RADAR CHECK: Patches of rain are on radar at mid-afternoon, mostly south of a stalled surface front near I-20… Temperatures are in the 50s north of the front, over the northern third of the state, with balmy 70s south of the front down in far South Alabama. The front will slowly lift northward tonight, and […]

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Rain Has Pushed South of Birmingham At Midday, But Clouds Remain

Rain Has Pushed South of Birmingham At Midday, But Clouds Remain

| December 12, 2016 @ 12:00 pm

A Cloudy Midday With Rain Just South Of The Birmingham Area At 11:30 AM, skies across almost all of the Central Alabama coverage area are currently mostly cloudy to completely cloudy, with a broken line of light rain stretching from Cuba and Lisman in Southwest Alabama to Lafayette and Valley in East Alabama. North of […]

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Radar Out of Service

Radar Out of Service

| December 12, 2016 @ 11:26 am

In case you have not noticed, the NWS Doppler radar located adjacent to the Shelby County Airport went offline this morning. The radar is expected to remain offline through Thursday. The reason the radar is down is so work can be done to keep the radar in tip-top condition and in order for the useable […]

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Rain Returns Today; Sharply Colder Thursday

Rain Returns Today; Sharply Colder Thursday

| December 12, 2016 @ 6:21 am

RADAR CHECK: Rain is falling over much of North Alabama this morning with temperatures in the 50s… The rain is ahead of a surface front that will become nearly stationary over Alabama tonight. We should point out this is not an Arctic front; the high today will be close to 60, followed by mid 60s […]

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