Alabama Weather Update

Two areas of precipitation across Alabama this afternoon.

A large area of moderate to heavy rain covers the southeastern third of Alabama. It extends from Clay and Randolph Counties south and southwestward through the Montgomery area along and just east of I-65 into the Florida Panhandle. Some pretty good storms are over southern Randolph and northern Chambers Counties between Wedowee and Lafayette. Another good storm is over Lee and southeastern Macon County south and east of Opelika. Good bit of lightning with these storms.

Back to the west, a large area of rain covered the eastern half of Mississippi ahead of a cold front that was approaching I-55. The main area extends into Pickens, Lamar, Marion, and western Franklin Counties.

Ahead of the main area, two bands of heavier showers have formed. One extends from Decatur to just west of Cullman to just east of Jasper.

The second extends just behind the other, from Double Springs in Winston County to near Tuscaloosa and into Greene and Sumter Counties. The temperature at Tuscaloosa had risen to 75F.

The cell just west of Eutaw in Greene County had intensified and looked like it might be on its way to becoming a storm.

The temperature at Memphis is down to 42F behind the front. There is a lot of drizzle and light rain over southeastern Arkansas.

Snow at Vicksburg? That was the case according to the 10 a.m. Mississippi Hourly Weather Roundup this morning. Obviously, the equipment was not working properly.

MISSISSIPPI HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

NOTE: “FAIR: INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

MSZ001>002-007>008-010>013-018>021-025>028-034>036-151700-
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
GREENWOOD RAIN 46 43 87 NW17G30 29.93R
GREENVILLE RAIN 45 43 93 NE7 29.87S FOG
$$

MSZ003>006-009-014>017-022>024-029>033-037>039-151700-
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
TUPELO CLOUDY 54 48 80 SE13 29.87F
COLUMBUS AFB CLOUDY 57 51 80 S6 29.91F
GOLDEN TRIANGL CLOUDY 55 52 88 S12 29.90F FOG
$$

MSZ040-058-151700-
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
JACKSON INTL CLOUDY 65 60 84 S13G21 29.87F
JACKSON HAWKNS CLOUDY 66 61 84 S14G25 29.86F
MERIDIAN KEY CLOUDY 62 59 90 S12 29.92F FOG
MERIDIAN NAS CLOUDY 59 55 88 VRB6 29.91F FOG
VICKSBURG SNOW 28 28 100 NE8 30.18R VSB 1/4 WCI 20
$$

MSZ059>079-151700-
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
HATTIESBURG CLOUDY 61 59 93 CALM 29.93F FOG
MCCOMB CLOUDY 64 63 96 S15 29.89F
PINE BELT CLOUDY 61 59 94 SE7 29.92F
NATCHEZ CLOUDY 66 61 82 S14G21 29.86S
$$

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