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Snow Increasing Across the Area

Snow Increasing Across the Area

| February 12, 2010 @ 10:33 am | Reply

Snow continues to increase across the state at this hour. It is a beautiful scene in many spots with light to moderate snow coming down. It has been snowing steadily at my location in Trussville for a 30 minutes. Other reports… …Melba Pierce reports snow really coming down in Hanceville and Blount Springs. She also […]

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There’s still a good chance…

There’s still a good chance…

| February 12, 2010 @ 10:00 am | Reply

The snowfall has increased quite a bit in the BHM area over the past 30 minutes…indicating that the dry air in the lower-levels of the atmosphere may finally be eroding. Take a look at the balloon data chart from this morning at Calera. The red line is the temperature profile with height, and the green […]

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Seeing Some Snow in North Central Alabama…

Seeing Some Snow in North Central Alabama…

| February 12, 2010 @ 9:33 am | Reply

Heavy snow continues in the I-20 corridor in Central Mississippi. Heavy snow this hour at Vicksburg and Jackson. This activity is along the northern edge of a disturbance moving across southern Mississippi. This heavier snow will track into Sumter, Greene, Hale, Marengo and Choctaw Counties then eastward. Accumulations will reach Snow flurries are being reported […]

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At Mid-Morning

At Mid-Morning

| February 12, 2010 @ 9:12 am | Reply

Still below Montgomery watching the snow fall. Simply beautiful… you can see my live stream in the upper left part of the blog. About 1/2 inch on the ground here, about 2 inches down the road from here in Greenville. *Snow is increasing over West Alabama, counties like Tuscaloosa, Greene, Marengo, Sumter, and Hale. Snow […]

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Big Time Snow In Dallas

Big Time Snow In Dallas

| February 12, 2010 @ 8:32 am | 1 Reply

Thanks to Kevin Lefebvre for these images… he writes: “We received 13.3 during a 24 hour period at our house in North Richland Hills, TX. The largest total I have see is 14.5 at Alliance Airport in North Fort Worth and 12.5 at DFW International. ”

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Just Before 8

Just Before 8

| February 12, 2010 @ 7:56 am | 22 Replies

FROM SUMTER COUNTY Cuba…law enforcement reports SNOW of E1.5 INCH at 06:37 AM CST — up to 1.5 inches of snow on grassy surfaces. as much as one inch of slush on secondary bridges. traveling on secondary roads and bridges is becoming difficult. Ground is white in Livingston. SOUTH ALABAMA Light snow covers much of […]

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From Montgomery County

From Montgomery County

| February 12, 2010 @ 7:39 am | 3 Replies

For those of you that can’t view the live streams (Flash)… here is a snapshot I just took here near the Hyundai plant south of Montgomery. Snow getting heavier with accumulation beginning… Look for snow to begin along the I-20 corridor within the next hour or two.

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Reports to the West of Alabama

Reports to the West of Alabama

| February 12, 2010 @ 7:21 am | 20 Replies

NWS MEMPHIS Nothing going on in their region. All advisories dropped. NWS JACKSON …1/2 mile visibility, moderate snow at the Jackson Airport …4 inches of snow at Brookhaven…Brookhaven is on I-55 at US-84 south of Jackson …1 inch of snow just ENE of Meridian…Light snow at both Meridian official reporting stations …3 inches at Hazelhurst […]

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On The Road

On The Road

| February 12, 2010 @ 7:03 am | 8 Replies

I am in our Storm Chaser van this morning doing some live streaming video from just below Montgomery; you can see the stream in the upper left part of the blog. A nice steady, light snow is falling here with no accumulation so far. I have a break between radio stations for a few minutes… […]

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Alabama Weather Update 6:45 a.m.

Alabama Weather Update 6:45 a.m.

| February 12, 2010 @ 6:49 am | 10 Replies

Not a lot happening across Central Alabama at this hour. We can see precipitation on radar, but much of it is not reaching the ground now from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Gadsden and Anniston. No traffic problems this morning. Dry air still is in place across Central Alabama, were dewpoints are in the lower 20s. […]

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On The Road–Checking on Snow

On The Road–Checking on Snow

| February 12, 2010 @ 5:45 am | 50 Replies

LIVINGSTON/DEMOPOLIS Snowing in both cities. Ground white in Livingston MOBILE 36 with heavy rain at 5 am but a Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 6pm. Snow is expected to accumulate up to two inches today. Wind gusts to 35 mph. A very raw day. GADSDEN AND ANNISTON 34, cloudy in both cities at […]

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Historic South Alabama Snow Possible

Historic South Alabama Snow Possible

| February 12, 2010 @ 5:15 am | 11 Replies

**No Weather Xtreme video this morning** I am on the road this morning, and won’t be able to produce a video… After a review of weather data this morning… I don’t see much reason to change our snow accumulation forecast for today… We are not as aggressive as the NWS; they are still projecting 2 […]

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New Warnings + an Advisory

New Warnings + an Advisory

| February 12, 2010 @ 3:47 am | 13 Replies

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 310 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 ..WINTER STORM EXPECTED FRIDAY BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…CENTRE 310 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 ..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM […]

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2 am on Friday in Alabama

2 am on Friday in Alabama

| February 12, 2010 @ 2:11 am | 68 Replies

Not much change in the weather across Alabama for the last several hours. Very little precipitation reported at the regular hourly reporting stations. A lot of the precipitation shown on radar is not reaching the ground No change in the advisories or warnings. A winter Weather Advisory for counties north of Birmingham. A Winter Storm […]

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