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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL121 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHCENTRAL GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY....THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EASTWARDACROSS THE…

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Winter Storm Warning - Central Alabama

Winter Storm Warning - Central Alabama

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL151 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010...WINTER STORM EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...CALHOUN-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANNISTON...HEFLIN..…

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Winter Storm Watch - NWS Mobile, Alabama

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL525 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAYNIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA....THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EASTWARDACROSS THE…

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Models Pull Low to the North

Models Pull Low to the North

Last night I posted a forecast map for the potential snow in Alabama for Thursday night and Friday. I intentionally placed the area of higher accumulations further north than the models showed. I believed that the GFS and NAM models' initial bias were to shunt the low pressure t…

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

URGENT - MILK AND BREAD WATCH

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGEBAMAWX.COM ALABAMA 2:35 PM CST WED FEB 10 2010 ...MILK AND BREAD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... MILK AND BREAD PURCHASES ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THURSDAY. THE PURCHASES WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...AND WILL BECOME HE…

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

More Madison County Snow Pictures

More Madison County Snow Pictures

Thanks to my friend Sharon Saunders for sharing these beautiful snow scenes from yesterday's snow in northern Madison County, Alabama....

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Snow in Alabama Friday?

Snow in Alabama Friday?

That is the question on the minds of many Alabamians as we approach mid-week. There is some disagreement among the models. One thing they all seem to have in common is that if Alabama gets a significant snow, it will likely be south of Birmingham. Some models keep the bulk of th…

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Monday, February 8, 2010

Snowfall Accumulations - Updated

Snowfall Accumulations - Updated

I plotted these reports on this map. Click to enlarge.Snowfall accumulation reports documented by NWS Huntsville Meteorologist Andy Kula:...JACKSON COUNTY...TRENTON 1.0...LAUDERDALE COUNTY...WATERLOO 3.0ZIP CITY 4.5GREEN HILL 4.5CENTER STAR 4.0KILLEN 3.0LEXINGTON 2.0ANDERSON 3.0…

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