Big Winter Storm for the East Coast Early Next Week
A major winter storm is expected to develop Monday and wallop the Northeast U.S. with major snowfall.
Category: Winter Weather
Travel Problems to the North Tonight
Travel problems are expected tonight across areas to the north of Alabama as a wintry mix forms along the northern side of a precipitation shield.
Where Did the Cold Come From?
Ever wonder where the air in your location actually came from? Well, using the NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) HYSPLIT model, you can do just that. The HYSPLIT model is a complete system for computing simple air parcel trajectories as well as complex transport, dispersion, chemical transformation, and deposition simulations. HYSPLIT continues to be […]
Roads Still Icy in Spots; Many Churches Canceling or Delaying Services
Saturday was still a mess across the Birmingham metro area as well as almost all of I-20 east of the city. The sun tried very hard to fix things, working in conjunction with plenty of dry air was sublimation. But shade and temperatures that never reached freezing conspired against the process. Problems continued through the […]
Coldest Since When?
If you have been following the weather, you know it has been and is going to be cold. When temperatures drop below 20 degrees, I think most people would agree with calling it “brutally cold.” So I was curious. The GFS MOS guidance forecast low tonight is 14 degrees. So, when was the last time […]
I-20 Near I-459 Closed (as of 2:00 PM)
Alabama State Troopers say all lanes of I-20 are now closed near I-459. No timeframe for reopening. Even though some travel issues are clearing up with the sun slowly melting the ice, there are still many issues near the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. Please use caution if you have to drive. If you don’t have to […]
Hard Freeze Warning Issued for Tonight and Sunday Morning for Central Alabama
The NWS in Birmingham has issued a Hard Freeze Warning for all of Central Alabama. The NWS Mobile has a similar product all the way to the Gulf Coast. This graphic shows the warnings issued by BMX and adjacent offices and the minimum temperatures expected tonight. Temperatures are expected to drop to near 10F in […]
Conditions Slowly Improving; Please Don’t Drive
LATE NOTE 1131 Highway 280 East is completely blocked at Lakeshore Parkway. 65 SB is completely blocked at Alford Avenue. Northbound traffic is crawling. ORIGINAL POST Sun is doing its job this morning, melting the ice on area roads, but many are still icy or slushy. Hills and shady areas are still a huge problem. […]
The Screaming Message: Stay Off the Roads
Roads are a mess across much of Central Alabama this morning. Please stay off the roads until at least noon. The Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport is open but many flights have been canceled or delayed. Here is a list from their website:
Stay Off Birmingham Roads Until At Least Noon
Hub Harvey from Shelby County EMA is begging people to stay off 280 between Chelsea and the Cahaba River. There should be no travel in Shelby County north of Calera to Chelsea to Columbiana. ORIGINAL POST This is the scene at I-65 at Montgomery Highway in Vestavia where there are multiple trucks wrecked and jack-knifed. […]
Good Morning from the Frozen Tundra
LIVE BLOG UPDATES 809 AM… Several jackknifed tractor trailer trucks on I-459 at Liberty Park. Wreckers dispatched. … I-20 is shut down at Bass Pro Shops in Leeds … There are multiple accidents on I-20 from Leeds through Moody, Pell City, Riverside and Lincoln … I-65 is completely blocked by a jack-knifed tractor trailer at […]
Coldest Readings Since February 2015 In Store for BHM
The precipitation is over tonight, but the roads are in terrible shape across much of the area. Most oft he wrecks have been cleared, but the roads are, especially the bridges, are impassable across the area. Do not travel tonight or in the morning anywhere in Central Alabama. Temperatures are crashing across the area. It […]
Dang Warm Nose
The warm nose that was evident all day on the upper air sounding from the NWS at the Shelby County Airport was very stubborn and never relented. Here is the 6 p.m. Skew-T diagram that interprets the data. Hence snow falling from aloft melted at about 2.5 miles above the earth and then refroze in […]
Screaming Message: Do Not Drive Across Central Alabama Tonight or Saturday Morning
A winter storm warning and winter weather advisory continues tonight for all of the counties across Central Alabama. In fact, warnings and advisories cover all of the state except for the far North and coastal Mobile and Baldwin counties. A plethora of winter alerts cover the areas from Louisiana to the Mid-Atlantic. A blizzard warning […]
Snow and Sleet Beginning to Taper Off; Roads Very Dangerous Across Much of Area
Our precipitation shield has changed to all dry snow and sleet tonight. The radar shows reflectivity on the left and precipitation type on the right. The light blue is dry snow and the peach color is sleet. Temperatures are falling as the colder air finally begins to work easy. It is down to 25F at […]
