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Christmas Weather Woes

Christmas Weather Woes

| December 22, 2012 @ 8:07 am

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, […]

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A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

| December 24, 2011 @ 6:18 pm

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 […]

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Almost Midnight On Christmas Eve

Almost Midnight On Christmas Eve

| December 24, 2010 @ 11:27 pm | 130 Replies

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 […]

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Snow FAQ

Snow FAQ

| December 24, 2010 @ 9:53 pm | 52 Replies

*We are now projecting 1/2 to 1 inch of snow for much of North-Central Alabama, with isolated amounts to two inches. *Morning rain should change to snow during the midday hours. The main window for snow will be from 12:00 noon Christmas Day through 12:00 noon Sunday. *Surface temperatures should remain in the mid 30s […]

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NWS Goes With Advisory

NWS Goes With Advisory

| December 24, 2010 @ 9:44 pm | 23 Replies

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 936 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2010 …A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY… .A SURFACE LOW WILL RIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND LIFT FOR LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. HIGHER […]

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Twas The Night Before Christmas…

Twas The Night Before Christmas…

| December 24, 2010 @ 8:40 pm | 38 Replies

And all through the weather office, only a few creatures are stirring, staring at 00Z model data… See the 00Z RPM output valid at 11:00 p.m. tomorrow… Wow… that suggests snow flakes as far south as Mobile and Baldwin Counties… almost to the Gulf Coast. Will this be a Christmas to remember? The 00Z data […]

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Watching The Radar

Watching The Radar

| December 24, 2010 @ 6:09 pm | 65 Replies

Snow is now falling over the northwest corner of Tennessee, and the rain-snow line is dropping slowly to the south. Rain will begin over Northwest Alabama later tonight as our Christmas winter weather event seems to be unfolding as expected. Below is the latest accumulated snow output from the 21Z RPM through the weekend… Still […]

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Some Snow On Christmas Day…

Some Snow On Christmas Day…

| December 24, 2010 @ 2:25 pm | 60 Replies

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video… we are on a holiday schedule, with only one video per day through New Year’s weekend** STORM SYSTEM GETTING CLOSER: Rain is widespread across Texas this afternoon, with snow to the north over parts of the Midwest. Clouds will move into Alabama tonight, and we will deal with some rain […]

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Santa’s On His Way!

Santa’s On His Way!

| December 24, 2010 @ 10:07 am | 2 Replies

Track Santa’s progress all day using the sophisticated radars and tracking systems at NORAD. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the entire team at AlabamaWX.com!

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The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

| December 24, 2010 @ 6:58 am | 55 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. YES IT IS…. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle-belling And everyone telling you […]

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Late Night Peek

Late Night Peek

| December 23, 2010 @ 9:44 pm | 62 Replies

Here is the output of the 00Z run of the RPM model, valid at 6:00 p.m. Saturday… Remember, this model performed with excellence during the recent ice situation across Alabama a couple of weeks ago, and continues to suggest the possibility of a dusting to 1/2 inch of snow Christmas evening, primarily from the forcing […]

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Christmas Time Is Here

Christmas Time Is Here

| December 23, 2010 @ 3:22 pm | 63 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. Gotta love ole Charlie Brown and the gang… “Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer Fun for all That […]

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Midday Peek

Midday Peek

| December 23, 2010 @ 12:31 pm | 37 Replies

Here is the output of the 15Z RPM valid Saturday evening at 8:00… Still looks like nothing more than a dusting to 1/2 inch for much of North-Central Alabama… snow will be a little later that initially forecast, with the change coming later in the afternoon into Saturday night after rain during morning. Most of […]

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Some Snow on Christmas, But How Much?

Some Snow on Christmas, But How Much?

| December 23, 2010 @ 6:15 am | 87 Replies

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. COLD MORNING: Much colder this morning, with most communities below freezing at 5:00 a.m. Look for ample sunshine today […]

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