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Snow Gone – Snow Coming

| February 13, 2010 @ 7:31 am | 17 Replies

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The winter of 2010 continues to be an unusual one for Central Alabama. We’ve just gotten a good dose of snow and another one could be just over the horizon! Well, well, how often do we see back-to-back snows in the Southeast? Thats snow-wons – back-to-back snows!!! Okay, on to the weather.

Keep in mind this morning that icy roads are still an issue. I’d suggest delaying whatever travel you may have planned until we can get the temperatures above freezing. Some of that sun will help to warm the asphalt, too.

One weather system is headed out into the Atlantic while another one is taking shape upstream. For today, though, we will be dry although a little low level moisture could produce a few flurries. But it will be downright cold today with highs only reaching the lower 40s at best. Those values are a good 12 degrees below where we ought to be this time of year.

We should see clouds increasing tonight and early Sunday ahead of the next system. This one is referred to as a clipper, so it is different from the system we just experienced, but it has it’s own set of uncertainties. Clippers are usually fast moving systems with limited moisture, so we don’t typically get large snow events from them. There is some concern as to how much moisture this next system will be able to tap, both the moisture coming with it as well as a slim potential that it might ingest some Gulf moisture. The main snow threat at this time appears to be from Jefferson and Shelby counties northward, so the Tennessee Valley should see some snow with this one. Snowfall is likely to be in the 1 to 2 inch category with higher amounts possible as you go north into Tennessee. This system could certainly have a serious impact on the Monday morning commute.

The time frame appears to be some rain possibility for Sunday afternoon and evening with the precipitation changing over to snow in the 9 pm to midnight time period. And Monday is going to be another one of those cloudy, raw days with temperatures holding in the 30s.

The clipper system passes by quickly so that we dry out by Monday afternoon as that system brings more snow to the East Coast. And we should stay cold and dry through the end of the week. By Thursday and Friday we should warm enough to see highs climb into the 50s – that’s only back to average for this time of year but it will feel quite warm. There is a possibility for clouds and a little light rain at the end of the week into early Saturday, but we should be warm enough to stay liquid.

The longer range GFS has some interesting looks. There appears to be a brief warmup possible around the 25th before the atmosphere lowers the hammer on the Central US. Watch the video to see what the GFS is suggesting.

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I don’t know about you, but I loved the snow yesterday. It is so rare for us to have a snow event that comes during the daylight. I had to stop at every window and gaze out at the falling snow. It was so beautiful. Thanks for staying tuned to the Weather Xtreme Video. I expect to have the next one posted by 8 am Sunday morning. Stay safe, enjoy the day, and Godspeed.

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Brian Peters is one of the television meteorologists at ABC3340 in Birmingham and a retired NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist. He handles the weekend Weather Xtreme Videos and forecast discussion and is the Webmaster for the popular WeatherBrains podcast.

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