It now includes all of North Alabama… Scroll down for complete details on what to expect… ALABAMA POWER IS READY, ARE YOU? Our friends at Alabama Power are monitoring the forecast closely, ready to deploy people and assets to quickly address any outages that might occur. Read a special message from Ike Piggot about their […]
This discussion concerns potential travel issues for tomorrow morning; Brian will be along shortly with the regular discussion and a new Weather Xtreme video. The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for freezing rain advisory for parts of North/Central Alabama for late tonight and tomorrow morning… TIMING: As temperatures fall to freezing, a “wintry […]
The new GFS run still shows good potential for yet another “wintry mix” across Central Alabama late tomorrow night into Monday morning. Highest risk of ice accumulation will be near the I-20 corridor, and this could have a significant impact on travel Monday morning. We will have a more specific update later today, but this […]
Significant icing issues have developed north and east of Birmingham. I-65 northbound is shut down near Morris due to an overturned tanker containing formaldehyde. I am totally sure this is related to ice, but it most likely is. Old Springville Road between Chalkville and Springville is very icy, and parts of the road have been […]
Light snow/sleet/graupel is seen on dual pol radar this morning over parts of Central and West Alabama… We also note freezing rain over parts of South Mississippi; NWS offices in Jackson and Mobile have issued freezing rain advisories for some of their counties due to icing on bridges and some roads. Here is a look […]
Here is the text of a “civil emergency message” issued by the NWS Birmingham and the state of Alabama EMA: BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE ALABAMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY CLANTON ALABAMA RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 948 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE […]
Temperatures are falling into the sub-freezing rain over parts of far West and Northwest Alabama… The freeze line will move steadily to the southeast during the next few hours. The temperature will be below freezing at Tuscaloosa and Gadsden by 9 p.m… Birmingham by 10 p.m… and Anniston by 10-11 p.m. Before the rain ends […]
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. RADAR CHECK: Widespread rain is falling across North and Central Alabama this afternoon; a few strong storms are even […]
The NWS Huntsville has issued a winter storm warning for Colbert and Lauderdale Counties (including Florence and Muscle Shoals), where higher ice accumulation is likely due to freezing rain. A winter weather advisory remains in effect for the rest of the Tennessee Valley… TEMPERATURES: They have slowly been warming since midnight, but they are still […]
I will be on ABC 33/40 News tonight at 10:00… hope you can join us. Not much change in the overall thinking for tomorrow (since this morning)… New guidance rolling still suggests the main threat of icy travel will be well to the north of Birmingham, mainly over the Tennessee Valley. We can’t rule out […]
The 12Z model set confirms our revised forecast from early this morning… PLACEMENT: The greatest risk of freezing rain and bridge/road icing tomorrow morning will be north of a line from Vernon to Jasper to Oxford. This boundary between a cold rain and freezing rain is the hardest part of the forecast; it could change […]
I will have a more detailed discussion early this afternoon, but a quick note that the new model runs (12Z) confirm the forecast change. Best chance of freezing rain will be north of the Birmingham metro… Main threat of freezing rain will be north of a line from Vernon to Warrior to Jacksonville. Most of […]
Brian will be along shortly with a new Weather Xtreme video; this is a look at the winter storm potential for North Alabama tomorrow… MODELS TREND WARMER: Bad news for snow lovers in Alabama, but good news for those that don’t like ice storms (and I really don’t know anyone who does). There has been […]
Just a few notes; my next full discussion will be posted around 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. *The new 00Z model data is rolling in. The NAM has come in a bit warmer, suggesting the freeze line will be north of Birmingham Monday morning as precipitation moves in. Let me caution you that at this phase of […]
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