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Some Confusion On Winter Storm Watch

Some Confusion On Winter Storm Watch

| January 4, 2017 @ 11:26 pm

As I watched a little television with my family tonight, I noticed something about what the local stations were informing us on the upcoming Winter Storm Watch. These stations were already showing a watch/warning graphic in the corner of the screen, and accompanying that was the informative crawl. The one station that I started with, […]

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Winter Storm Watch For Friday

Winter Storm Watch For Friday

| January 4, 2017 @ 3:28 pm

COLD TODAY, MUCH COLDER FRIDAY: The one thing for sure is that the weather in Alabama will be very cold Friday through the weekend. Most North Alabama communities are only in the 40s this afternoon, and the second phase of the big chill arrives Friday; many places across North Alabama will stay below freezing all […]

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Winter Storm Watch Is In Effect For Parts Of Central Alabama

Winter Storm Watch Is In Effect For Parts Of Central Alabama

| January 4, 2017 @ 3:25 pm

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Walker, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay, and Bibb counties valid for 6AM Friday morning through 9AM Saturday morning. A Strong cold front is expected to dive southward early on Friday morning bringing temperatures in the […]

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Mostly Cloudy, Cool, & Quite Breezy At Midday Across Central Alabama

Mostly Cloudy, Cool, & Quite Breezy At Midday Across Central Alabama

| January 4, 2017 @ 12:48 pm

May Need To Grab A Windbreaker It is a cool and windy midday across Central Alabama, and for much of the area, the sun is being filtered out by cloud cover. The fortunate few who are actually seeing some sunshine is up in the extreme northwestern parts of the area, and down into the extreme […]

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Late Morning Update

Late Morning Update

| January 4, 2017 @ 11:15 am

The new 12Z model set is coming in a little more aggressive with snow potential for the I-20 corridor Friday and Friday night… We will have a collaboration chat with the NWS Birmingham early this afternoon, and then present our first accumulation potential/placement graphic this afternoon. Stay tuned…

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WeatherBrains 572:  Two Doctors and a SOO!!

WeatherBrains 572: Two Doctors and a SOO!!

| January 4, 2017 @ 9:42 am

WeatherBrains Episode 572 is now online (January 3, 2017). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Tonight’s GuestPanelist needs no introduction to our audience. He is a former President of the AMS and the host of The Weather Channel’s WxGeeks show. Dr. Marshall Shepherd, welcome to WeatherBrains! And […]

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Very Cold Air By Friday; Wintry Precipitation??

Very Cold Air By Friday; Wintry Precipitation??

| January 4, 2017 @ 6:32 am

TRENDING COLDER: The first surge of colder air moves into Alabama today; temperatures will hover around 50 degrees much of the day with a sky featuring more clouds than sun. No rain expected. Tomorrow will be dry and cool with a partly sunny sky and a high between 52 and 55 degrees for most places. […]

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