Alabama Current Watches and WarningsHere’s the latest stab at expected snowfall amounts. Even 24 hours out there is much uncertainty in this forecast. Temperatures are critical and a few degrees of warming or cooling in the atmosphere will make a huge difference in the outcome of this event. Stay tuned for what could be a changing [...]
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The forecast over the next 36 hours continues to have more questions than answers…where and how much snow will fall is still not entirely clear and this will likely turn into a nowcast, rather than a forecast. It’s probably reasonably safe to say though that this will be our last brush with snow this [...]
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Another round of winter weather has come and gone across the Heart of the Valley. Snow totals overnight were generally light with most areas picking up around an inch. Wet roads combined with temperatures dropping in the 20s has created quite a mess as streets have iced up all across the area. [...]
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Here are the latest advisories from the National Weather Service in Huntsville for this latest winter storm.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
402 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010
ALZ008-010-121800-
/O.UPG.KHUN.WW.Y.0005.100212T1400Z-100213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KHUN.WS.W.0003.100212T1400Z-100213T0000Z/
MARSHALL-DEKALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GUNTERSVILLE…FORT PAYNE
402 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS [...]
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If the snow across North Alabama this morning was a suprise to you it was a suprise to us as well. While we expected a little snow or sleet to fall this morning, 5″ of the stuff was the farthest thing from our minds. This is a great example of how forecasting the [...]
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It’s a new month and now that we have made it past the coldest part of the winter on average, February usually promises gradually warmer weather for North Alabama. Average high temperatures climb from the low 50s at the beginning of the month to near 60 by the end. The record high for [...]
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This comes to us from our friends at the National Weather Service in Huntsville. The first 10 days of 2010 are the coldest start to a year in North Alabama since records have been kept. Our average temperature was a bitterly cold 24.8 degrees during this stretch. This however is not our coldest 10 day [...]
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The first batch of light snow is tracking across North Alabama this morning. Most areas will see a light dusting out of this with more light snow expected this afternoon. Snow totals are looking to be on the low end of what we were expecting with an inch or less in most areas. [...]
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If you thought we had a lot of rain this year, you we’re right. 2009 will go down in the record books as the 7th wettest year in Huntsville. With last night’s rainfall, the grand total for this year recorded at Huntsville International Airport is…drumroll please…67.70″…almost a foot more rain than we see [...]
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If skies clear any as we wrap up 2009 and begin 2010 you may see a rare New Year’s Eve sight…the 2nd full moon of the month. The first happened on December 2nd. The term “blue moon” refers to this second full moon. It only happens every 2 and half years due [...]
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