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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Severe Weather Awareness - Lightning!

Severe Weather Awareness - Lightning!

Summer 2009 - Huntsville, AlabamaAccording to the National Weather Service, 129 people have been injured and 23 have been killed in Alabama due to lightning since 1995. This illustrates why lightning is known as the "underrated killer".The best safety measure to take with lightn…

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Monday, February 22, 2010

2010 Severe Weather Awareness Week

Governor Bob Riley has declared February 22-February 26 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama. The National Weather Service Offices that serve Alabama (Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile, and Tallahassee) will have information about severe weather safety on their web sites. Ea…

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Severe Thunderstorms & Damaging Winds

Severe Thunderstorms & Damaging Winds

Day one of Severe Weather Awareness Week focuses on Severe Thunderstorms and Damaging Winds. Please visit those links from the NWS for more information.May 13, 2008 Cullman County2/18/09, Perry County, Alabama Severe ThunderstormApril 2006, Vinemont, Alabama...

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Historic 2/12/10 South Alabama Snow

Historic 2/12/10 South Alabama Snow

Due to family priorities, I was unable to experience the historic South Alabama snow of February 12, 2010 first-hand (even though I expected it days in advance). Fortunately some of my weather friends were able to cover it well, allowing me to enjoy it vicariously. Here are some…

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Monday, February 15, 2010

Accumulations

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARYNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL556 AM CST MON FEB 15 2010..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON.....DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS..0230 AM SNOW IDER 34.70N 85.67W02/15/2010 M2.0 IN…

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Monday, February 15, 2010

NWS Huntsville Discussion

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSIONNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL217 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010.DISCUSSION...NICE CONVECTIVE BANDS SHOWING UP ON AREA RADARS THISAFTERNOON AS SNOW SHOWERS BEGIN TO MOVE EWD ACROSS WRN TN/NRNMS. MUCH OF THIS AXIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LINGERING VORT LOBERO…

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Monday, February 15, 2010

NWS Huntsville Public Info Statement

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL220 PM CST MON FEB 15 2010...SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THE WINTER WEATHER EVENT OF FEBRUARY 14TH AND 15TH...A WINTER STORM BROUGHT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14TH AND …

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Heavy Snow - Mesoscale Discussion by SPC

Heavy Snow - Mesoscale Discussion by SPC

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0129 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0942 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 AREAS AFFECTED...FOR PARTS OF NRN AL...SRN MIDDLE AND SERN TN...AND FAR NWRN GA CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW VALID 150342Z - 150845Z SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING AND/OR LOCALLY REACHING 1 INCH/H…

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Morning Snow in Huntsville

Morning Snow in Huntsville

We had a quick burst of moderate snow this morning in Huntsville. It didn't take long to melt but it was pretty while it lasted. It was a nice preview to tonight's expected snow. Most of Madison County received less than an inch but 1.5" was reported in New Market....

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL1203 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-150000-/O.CON.KHUN.WS.W.0004.100215T0300Z-100215T1800Z/MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...G…

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