Our First Chill of Autumn

With an apology to our legion of summer lovers, many who want 12 months of summer, we look at our first chill of autumn. (as far as I am concerned, Autumn begins on September 1)

We compile these lows from number of sources. We get more than one report from some communities.

FINAL UPDATE 10:45 AM TO ADD 21 NEW REPORTS

41 Fort Payne
42 Hamilton, Vigo
43 Grantley, Valley Head
44 Scrougeout
45 Crossville, Munford
46 Hanceville, Owens Crossroads, Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Meridianville, Cullman Airport, Pinson, Cottondale, Millport, Russellville, Gaylesville
47 Moulton, Russellville Cave, Decatur, Anniston, Concord/Hueytown, Lincoln, McCalla, Hartselle, Townley, Ashland, Camp Hill
48 Union Grove, Albertville, Bankhead National Forest, Huntsville, Muscle Shoals, Sylacauga,
49 Coker, Birmingham, Springville/Simmons Mountain, Argo, Centreville, Jasper,
50 Tuscaloosa, Hayden, NE Huntsville, Alabaster/Navajo Pines, Jemison, Alexander City, Clanton, Childersburg, Blue Pond, Wadley
51 Montgomery/Dannelly Field, Bessemer, Shelby County Airport (NWS Office)
52 Auburn, Troy, Livingston
54 Evergreen
55 Thomasville, Atmore, Brewton
56 Jackson
57 Selma
59 Fairhope
60 Florala
61 Mobile
63 Coden
67 Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport)
71 Dauphin Island

REGIONAL
25 Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains NP
31 atop Mt. Leconte
45 Gatlinburg
36 Beech Mountain and Grandfather Mountain, N.C
31 Mt. Mitchell, N.C

USA EXTREMES
109 Monday at Imperial and Death Valley, Calif., and Bullhead City and Gila Bend, Ariz. (pronounced Hela Bend)
28 this morning at Lakeview, Ore.
3 above zero at Arctic Village Alaska

NOTE ABOUT THE M&M MAN
He loved M&Ms so much that he used to keep a large pack of them on his desk at the NWS Forecast Office at 11 West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham when he was the MIC (Meteorologist in Charge). He was also the person on national TV that used to do a 15-minute morning national weather briefing on PBS. I only got to work with him as my boss a short time before I retired but I really enjoyed it. His name is Gary Petti. He and his family now live just north of Tampa and he reports 76 this morning but they expect 60s the next two mornings! I mentioned on Twitter this morning that it has to be be below freezing before I reach for a jacket. He answered “You lie” and that he had seen me with no jacket in sub-freezing weather. Wonder where he heard that now famous expression recently? He loved M&Ms more than I did frosted brown sugar-cinnamon pop tarts and banana moon pies!

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