Christmas Cold Wave Update (Sunday Evening)
A bitterly cold, Arctic airmass will invade the Deep South Thursday night, and will persist through the Christmas weekend.
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Christmas Cold Wave – Sunday Morning Update
CHRISTMAS COLD WAVE: A bitterly cold, Arctic airmass will invade the Deep South Thursday night, and will persist through the Christmas weekend. Here are some important points as of Sunday morning: *Ahead of the Arctic front, some light rain is possible late Thursday afternoon. As cold air rushes into the state, the rain will likely […]
A Look At The Coming Christmas Weekend Cold Wave
CHRISTMAS COLD WAVE: A bitterly cold, Arctic airmass will invade the Deep South Thursday night and Friday, and will persist through the Christmas weekend. Here are some important points… *Ahead of the Arctic front, some light rain is possible Thursday afternoon. As cold air rushes into the state, the rain will likely change to light […]
Christmas Warmth – Update
Here are the top ten warmest Christmas Days since 1900 at Birmingham… DECEMBER 25 RECORDED HIGHS AT BIRMINGHAM 74 1987 73 1982, 1942 72 1964 71 1926, 1922 70 1901 69 1971 68 1974, 1904 As you can see, we have exceeded 70 degrees on Christmas Day six times… 1987, 1982, 1942, 1964, 1926, and […]
Alabama Weather At Christmas
There are some that believe it has always been cold, and should be cold at Christmas in Alabama, and something is wrong this year since we are projecting temperatures, generally speaking, above average through the rest of the month. Let me say up front, there is no such thing as “normal” weather. The chaotic state […]
Midday Notes….
We are still looking at the potential for a dangerous, high impact severe weather event across Alabama late this afternoon and tonight. SPC notes they are considering upgrading a part of the moderate risk to a “high risk” at mid-afternoon. After a review of surface, upper air, and model data… here are some important notes… […]
Dangerous Severe Weather Threat Later Today/Tonight
Merry Christmas! I wish we had better news, but parameters are still coming together for the potential for a significant severe weather outbreak across Alabama and the Deep South later today and tonight. This is a long post, but like recent days, I encourage you to read all of this, and be sure and share […]
Christmas Eve Update
I hope you and your family are enjoying a peaceful Christmas Eve. Parameters are still coming together for a high impact severe weather threat for Alabama tomorrow… You can watch Brian’s morning Weather Xtreme video for a meteorological discussion of tomorrow’s threat. Below are the SPC severe weather outlook maps for tomorrow and tomorrow night… […]
Major Severe Weather Threat Begins Tomorrow Afternoon
Unfortunately not many changes in our forecast for Christmas. A dynamic storm system will bring a chance of severe thunderstorms to all of Alabama, with potential for large hail, damaging wind, and tornadoes. Please take a few minutes to see the maps here and read through the post; it will answer all of your questions […]
Update on Christmas Weather
Some new model data is rolling in tonight, and quite frankly I don’t see any reason to change our thinking for the weather in Alabama for Christmas. Still, unfortunately, a significant severe weather threat. If there is any shift in thinking, the event might be a tad later in getting here. But, not by much. […]
Significant Severe Weather Risk Christmas Afternoon/Night
Brian will be along in a bit with his discussion and a new Weather Xtreme video. Unfortunately parameters are still in place for the potential for a major severe weather threat for the Deep South Tuesday into Tuesday night. If you are reading this, I am not worried about you and your family being aware […]
Christmas Weather Woes
With so many people traveling and being out of pocket at Christmas, we encourage you to “stay in the loop” with weather information as we get closer since we have a potential high impact weather event for much of the Deep South. A deep surface low will move from near Jackson, MS to Knoxville, TN, […]
A Christmas Story
Many of us in the professional weather community here have struggled since the generational tornado outbreak of April 27 this year, which killed 252 Alabamians and injured countless others. I never dreamed of having this kind of loss of life on my watch. But, on the other side, there are miracles. You might recall the […]
Almost Midnight On Christmas Eve
All good boys and girls should be nestled all snug in their beds, you know… but weather weenies can’t sleep with the potential for our first “white Christmas” on record here. Check out the 03Z RPM accumulated snow output for the next 24 hours… Shows a nice blanket of 1″ north of a line from […]
