Ida Rainfall Totals

Ida dropped 1-3″ across the Heart of the Valley yesterday.  As expected the higher rain amounts occurred mainly east of I-65 with lighter amounts to the west.  Here are some select rainfall totals:
Desoto State Park (Dekalb County)   3.28″
Ft. Payne  2.92″
Albertville  2.20″
Scottsboro  2.15″
Moulton  2.09″
Huntsville Airport  1.85″
Decatur Airport  1.76″
Cullman  1.26″
Fayetteville, TN  1.06″
Russellville  .59″
Muscle Shoals Airport  .48″
We’ll get [...]

Ida 3 PM Update

Tropical Storm Ida, at 3 pm, is located just 60 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and 165 miles south-southwest of Pensacola. Throughout the morning, Ida has weakened to a Tropical Storm, however it remains just under hurricane strength with sustained winds at 70 mph.
Currently, Ida is moving north at 18 mph.  Over the next [...]

Tracking Ida

All eyes are on Ida this morning. As of 9am it is no longer a Hurricane, winds have dropped to 70 mph. The main impacts Ida will have on our weather in North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee will breezy conditions and heavy rain. Rain will arrive after midnight tonight and should [...]

What’s The Weather Gonna Do? “Ida” Know!

OK, first things first. For today another pleasant day across central Alabama, with just a few more clouds than what we saw Saturday, but still plenty of Sun and warm temperatures. Changes begin Monday as tropical moisture streams in in association with Hurricane Ida, as it moves north into the Gulf.
Tuesday looks to [...]

Sunny weather continues, but are the tropics going to affect us?

Looks like more sunny days for the rest of this week, with highs in the 60’s and 70’s and cool mornings in the upper 30’s and 40’s, but there is a possible change in our weather coming up for the beginning of next week. The tropical disturbance in the Bay of Campeche as well as [...]

Is Ida headed to the Gulf?

Tropical Depression 11 formed (officially) at 10am this morning as noted in an advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The following is an excerpt from the Noon Intermediate advisory:
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112009
100 PM EST WED NOV 04 2009
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLOSE TO TROPICAL [...]