Alabama at High Noon

(Sorry, but I have had some access problems to the blog this morning)

Almost no showers in progress over the north half of Alabama at noon. However, down south, numerous showers and thunderstorms were coming onshore from the Gulf. Scattered showers and thunderstorms now occurring over about the south half of Alabama and moving northward.

SAMPLE OF ALABAMA NOON TEMPERATURES
88 Huntsville, Tuscaloosa and Birmingham
79 Montgomery (a shower)
86 Anniston
78 Mobile (cloud cover)
73 Evergreen, light rain
75 Ozark, heavy rain

MID-DAY STATEMENT ABOUT DON FROM NWS HOUSTON/GALVESTON
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DON LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1146 AM CDT THU JUL 28 2011

…TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST…

.NEW INFORMATION…
TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SAN LUIS PASS WESTWARD.
UPDATED WIND…RAINFALL…AND TIDE FORECASTS.

.AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LAND
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE UPPER
TEXAS BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
JACKSON…MATAGORDA AND BRAZORIA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TEXAS BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION…
AT 11 AM CDT…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.1N…LONGITUDE 90.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MATAGORDA TX…OR ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FREEPORT TX. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW…
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS…DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.

THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY
RAINFALL. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN CONFINED TO
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL AREA. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA MAINLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
TO SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER JACKSON AND MATAGORDA COUNTIES.
THE SMALL SIZE AND FAST MOVEMENT OF THE STORM ALONG WITH THE
ONGOING SEVERE DROUGHT WILL RESULT IN A LOW RISK OF FLOODING.

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA ESPECIALLY
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF
MATAGORDA AND JACKSON COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OVER 40
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF MATAGORDA BAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING…NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO
COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS…DOCKS…AND MARINAS…URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT…MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING…SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION…
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Tropical