Posted on March 11th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
Let’s get ready to rock and roll with one more round of strong/severe storms across much of the state. This system will be a bit different. It’s a fast mover and we don’t anticipate the flooding issues we had with the system Wednesday. Expect a more traditional squall-line. A line of thunderstorms entering the state [...]
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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 Jason Kelley
The NWS in Birmingham, in coordination with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK, has decided to drop all Alabama counties from the existing Tornado Watch. There are numerous storms to our west in MS, however, so those will need to be monitored as we head towards morning.
Jason Kelley
Fox6 Meteorologist
jkelley@wbrc.com
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
One of the worst hit parts of the Fox 6 viewing area has been Shelby Co. Rain gauge measurements have ranged in the 4-8″ category. At the Shelby County airport, 5″ of rainfall has been recorded. NEXRAD estimates from KBMX indicate totals in excess of 6″ around Pelham and Chelsea.
James-Paul Dice
Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist
james.dice@wbrc.com
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Jason Kelley
Removes counties in AL basically east of I-65…
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 25
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
725 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 James-Paul Dice
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 James-Paul Dice
Severe weather threat still looks marginal Wednesday. But, we will have to watch the system very closely for any surprises. That was a marginal setup that created the EF2 tornado in Western Oklahoma Monday. I think this map showcases the best overlap of instability and shear. Keep in mind – this is a developing forecast [...]
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