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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

11/29/10 Mississippi Tornadoes

Mississippi tornado damage video and storm survey data from the NWS Jackson...Radar images and warning audio...WAPT 16 Jackson VideoWAPT Video from Attala CountyMore video from the Salas community in Attala Co., MS from WAPT JacksonStorm survey reports from the NWS Jackson today…

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Severe Weather Monday Night / Tuesday?

Severe Weather Monday Night / Tuesday?

Significant Tornado Parameter >=1 at 3 a.m. Tuesday per the SREF0-3 KM Helicity (shear) >=300mCAPE 500 J/kg at 3 a.m. TuesdaySPC Day Two OutlookIt looks like the models are showing a very small window during the early morning hours Tuesday when instability and shear may phase up…

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Looking Back at the 11/24/01 Tornado Outbreak

Looking back 9 years ago...NWS Birmingham stated, "From approximately 10:00 AM CST until 10:00 PM CST on 24 November 2001, 24 tornadoes touched down across North and Central Alabama [NWS Birmingham CWA (BHM)]. These 24 tornadoes tracked across 25 individual counties, which equat…

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Iron Bowl Weather History

Iron Bowl Weather History

The annual "Iron Bowl" game between the University of Alabama and Auburn University football teams is widely known as one of the most intense, heated, and passionate rivalries in all of sports. The teams play again this Friday in Tuscaloosa. The forecast for game time is tricky …

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Severe Weather This Week

Severe Weather This Week

"Octobomb" Low. Severe Weather Occurred From Minnesota to Alabama, 3:32 p.m. CT 10/26/10It has been a wild weather week in Alabama. After several weeks without rain, several inches fell across the state this week. In addition, tornadoes and severe weather hit the state. The NWS …

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Monday, October 25, 2010

Last Night's Rain and Storms

Last Night's Rain and Storms

Radar estimates that some portions of Franklin County received over 3" of rain. Several other spots received well over one inch. Just about everyone received significant rain.Numerous CoCoRaHS reporters received over one inch so far.There were numerous reports of hail across the…

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Yesterday's Rain

Yesterday's Rain

Radar estimates show rainfall amounts varied from 1" in isolated portions of West and Central Alabama to nothing in portions of Northeast Alabama.As expected, most of Alabama saw at least a little rain yesterday. There were a few areas which received no rainfall and a few which …

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Rain and Storms Coming?

Rain and Storms Coming?

It has now been thirteen days since much of Alabama has seen rainfall. This was the third time this year that we had a stretch of 13 or 14 days without rain. That will change on Tuesday evening as an upper level low approaches the area. Unfortunately, the air is so dry here in A…

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Monday, October 4, 2010

First Freeze of the Fall in Alabama

J.B. Elliott of Alabamawx.com is the best at compiling lists of extreme temperatures on unusually warm or cool days in Alabama. This morning Alabama experienced the coldest temperatures in many months. J.B.'s entite post (entertaining as always) is here.Here are the coldest lows…

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Weather Changes, Finally!

Weather Changes, Finally!

Thanks to an upper level low and a trough, North and Central Alabama are experiencing fog and cool temperatures this morning following three days of much needed rainfall. Rainfall totals over the past three days have been in the 1-3 inch range in portions of the state.I saw two …

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