Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Rich Thomas
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
640 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010
…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALABAMA RIVER AT MONTGOMERY…
.HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 36 HOURS CONTINUES TO CAUSE THE
ALABAMA RIVER TO RISE…AND A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT AT
MONTGOMERY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN.
ANOTHER [...]
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Posted on March 11th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
The focus will be on East Alabama tomorrow with a risk of strong to severe storms. The primary threats will be hail and damaging winds. We’ll keep you updated.
James-Paul Dice
Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Rich Thomas
Rainfall has been extensive across central and south Alabama in the last 24-36 hours and there’s much more rain on the way. In fact some areas could easily add 1-3 more inches on top of what we’ve had already. Here are a few reports from our WSFA Weather Watchers as of 5:30 pm:
Wetumpka 1.77
Selma 2.00
Alex [...]
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
THREAT OF SEVERE HAIL AND ISOLD TORNADOES CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS
OF MS/AL. A WW MAY BE NEEDED WEST OF THE CURRENT WATCH AS CONVECTION
GRADUALLY DEVELOPS UPSTREAM.
AS OF 23Z…A BAROCLINIC ZONE EXISTS FROM SERN AL NEAR DOTHAN WNWWD
INTO MERIDIAN MS…THEN THROUGH GREENWOOD MS. AN INCREASE IN
CONVECTION IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS STRONGER
FORCING…NOTED ON WV [...]
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Jason Kelley
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 21
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
105 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Jason Kelley
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0166
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1221 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010
AREAS AFFECTED…CNTRL/SRN MS…W-CNTRL/SRN AL
CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…TORNADO WATCH LIKELY
VALID 101821Z – 101945Z
THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE THIS
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Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Allyson Rae
Rain showers have started to enter central Alabama, with more on the way for later tonight. However, it’s Wednesday night that we expecting yet another system that could pack a punch. For now it looks like just southwest Alabama is under the slight risk category; however, we are keeping a close eye out for the [...]
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Posted on March 7th, 2010 by Dan Atkinson
We often talk about the flow of moist air that comes into Alabama on southerly winds and enhances our chances for rain, but sometimes the humid air originates elsewhere. That’s the case right now, as the southern stream upper-level jet sweeps Pacific moisture across our area in the form of high clouds. No rain fell [...]
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Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Dan Atkinson
It’s no wonder we enjoyed so much sunshine Saturday and will have plenty on Sunday too. The air mass now covering Alabama and the eastern U.S. is very dry, with dew points running in the teens and twenties across our area. The relative humidity will be so low that there is an increased chance for [...]
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