Here is an excerpt from the 11:04 a.m. Area Forecast Discussion by the NWS Huntsville, Alabama:THE MAIN ISSUE FOR THIS AFTN AND EVENING IS SEVERE POTENTIAL.AMPLE HEATING IS ANTICIPATED AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVEACROSS AR WHILE THE STRONG MID LEVEL JET SHOULD INCREASE LAY…
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Slight Risk AreaHighest Tornado Risk AreaExcerpt from SPC Day One Outlook...MID SOUTH ACROSS THE TN VALLEY INTO SRN/CENTRAL APPALACHIANS... POTENT LOW AND MID LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL/NERN AR THIS MORNING WILL PROGRESS EWD ACROSS THE TN VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY. ATTENDANT 7…
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1:20 p.m. Columbus Nexrad, Via Weather UndergroundI'm now hitting the road to see what this afternoon brings, severe weather wise, in North Alabama. The greatest threat of strong to severe storms today seems to be north of US 278 and West of I-65, between 2 and 6 p.m. I plan on …
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL549 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010ALC071-089-220000-/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T0000Z/MADISON AL-JACKSON AL-549 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL MADI…
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Looking NE toward the tornado -producing supercell at 5:09 p.m.
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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0040 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0955 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 AREAS AFFECTED...NERN AR...WRN TN...NRN MS...NWRN AL CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY VALID 211555Z - 211700Z WELL DEFINED UPPER VORT IS JUXTAPOSED WITH SFC LOW OVER NCNTRL AR…
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The SPC has issued a tornado watch for Northwest Alabama until 5:30 p.m. Counties included are Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin. This watch will likely be extended into other portions of North Alabama later this afternoon. As of Noon in Huntsville, the temperature has risen to …
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The Storm Prediction Center has posted a slight risk of severe weather for West Alabama tonight.Tomorrow, with any sunshine at all, CAPE values could exceed 1500 j/k but there is a possibility that the best shear will be east of the state by the time the CAPE values rise. North …
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I try not to be too "self-indulgent" on this blog and stick to Alabama weather as much as possible. I couldn't resist this one, though. I went through some old boxes in the attic the other day and found some interesting things.My fourth grade notebook. Official NWS Huntsville re…
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Rain is holding off for the National Championship celebration. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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