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Friday, January 15, 2010

Alabama Cold Wave of 2010 Statistics

Alabama Cold Wave of 2010 Statistics

1/7/2010, Vinemont, AlabamaDuring the 232 hours (9 days and 16 hours) between 7 p.m. January 1, 2010 and January 11, 2010 at 10 a.m. the official Huntsville hourly temperature observations were above freezing during only 8 of those hourly observations. In other words, the temper…

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Frosty after 61 Degrees...

Frosty after 61 Degrees...

Eight days ago my sons made a snowman. This is what is left of him after we hit 61 degrees today in Huntsville....

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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Cold Start to 2010

Huntsville, Alabama has experienced the coldest first 10 days of any year on record. The official average temperature in Huntsville during the first 10 days of 2010 was 24.8. This beats the previous record of 26.1 that was set in 1942. Additional information on this can be found…

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

1/7/2010 Snow Video

Here is a short video of the snow in the Huntsville-Decatur area on Thursday January 7, 2010.Snowfall amounts across north Alabama ranged from a dusting to 1.3" in Valley Head. Daniel Lamb posted a county-by-county list on the NSSTC Collaborative Weather Blog.The Decatur Daily c…

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Alabama in the Deep Freeze

J.B. Elliott of Alabamawx.com listed low temperatures across the state for this morning. My low in Huntsville was 12.3. A few locations on his list saw single digit readings:5 Grantley6 Hamilton7 Russellville Airport8 Ashby, Hokes Bluff, Lincoln, Hytop, Millport9 Scrougeout, Moo…

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Special Weather Statement - NWS Huntsville

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL140 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-061100-LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORE…

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Monday, January 4, 2010

Major Alabama Cold Wave

It may not seem like a major cold wave to people in other parts of the world or other parts of the U.S., but the State of Alabama is in the middle of a potentially dangerous and historic cold wave. The coldest weather and possible frozen precipitation is yet to come.At my locati…

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