Wanted to pass this note along from our friend Tammy Power up at Cheaha State Park...
Lake Cheaha’s Grand Opening
9am – 5pm
Saturday May 27, 2005
“Memorial Day Celebration”
*Fishing tournament for every age (fishing license sold at store) ends at 4:30
*Sand Sifting for small children- Children will be able to sift the sand for gemstones!
*Live Music 1:00 – 7:00
Games, music, food and fun
So bring the family for a day at Cheaha Lake
Our bathhouse and snack shack will reopen this weekend after being closed for 22 years! We hope you will join us for this celebration.
For more information call 1-800-610-5801
Lake Cheaha Opens Up!
May 23, 2005, 9:45 pm
by James Spann
in General Thoughts
Get Ready!
May 23, 2005, 4:47 pm
That characteristicly southern time of year when the daily highs reach up into the 90s is about to roll around again. This weather often makes the residents of the southeastern United States behave differently. This hot to most , but warm to Southerners, weather instigates the fun adventures of summer. In my mind, there are two different types of personalities on the subject. Some might find the humid, hot summers uncomfortable, seeking refuge in their own ways. You might find them resting in a rocking chair on front porch in rural Alabama, fanning themselves with the evening paper. These are the ones under the umbrella at the swimming pool and sipping that "O so Southern" lemonade. Contrastingly, others anticipate the opportunity to enjoy the days of sunshine with an afternoon rain shower. This Highland Lake girl happens to be a one of these. The summer heat leads these personalities to bask in the sun at swimming pools, lakes, beaches, or anywhere they can. They rush to finsih work to maximize time outdoors, enjoying the heat. So whether you are counting down the days to scorching weather or thankful for every cooler day before, the southern summer is already warming up. You can be certain that our behavior and activites this summer will be shaped by the humid heat to come.
A Refreshing Change Ahead
May 23, 2005, 1:41 pm
The Monday afternoon web video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Our headline on the morning blog post read "Not Much Rain", and that has exactly been the situation today across Alabama. Everything unfolding as expected; the MCS over Arkansas died, and it looks like the new storms that form this afternoon will be over south Alabama and south Georgia. Most communities over north Alabama will be rain-free this evening.
Drier air moves into the state tonight, and tomorrow will be less humid. Then, a nice surge of cooler air moves in here tomorrow night, which will lower temperatures into the low 50s by Wednesday morning. Most places will stay below 80 degrees all day on Wednesday with low humidity; very pleasant weather for late May in Alabama.
We will keep the forecast rain-free on Thursday and Friday, although a surface front will try to nose in here from the north by Friday.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: The 12Z run of the GFS hints at a few showers on Saturday as the surface front stalls out, but if we do see any rain it certainly won't be a wash-out. Sunday looks dry, but showers and storms should return a week from today, on Memorial Day, as an upper trough approaches from the west. Hopefully we will see some beneficial rain Monday and Tuesday, May 30-31, since our weather looks really dry between now and then.
Congratulations to the Shelby County EMA for their work in getting the county proclaimed "Storm Ready" by the National Weather Service!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Our headline on the morning blog post read "Not Much Rain", and that has exactly been the situation today across Alabama. Everything unfolding as expected; the MCS over Arkansas died, and it looks like the new storms that form this afternoon will be over south Alabama and south Georgia. Most communities over north Alabama will be rain-free this evening.
Drier air moves into the state tonight, and tomorrow will be less humid. Then, a nice surge of cooler air moves in here tomorrow night, which will lower temperatures into the low 50s by Wednesday morning. Most places will stay below 80 degrees all day on Wednesday with low humidity; very pleasant weather for late May in Alabama.
We will keep the forecast rain-free on Thursday and Friday, although a surface front will try to nose in here from the north by Friday.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: The 12Z run of the GFS hints at a few showers on Saturday as the surface front stalls out, but if we do see any rain it certainly won't be a wash-out. Sunday looks dry, but showers and storms should return a week from today, on Memorial Day, as an upper trough approaches from the west. Hopefully we will see some beneficial rain Monday and Tuesday, May 30-31, since our weather looks really dry between now and then.
Congratulations to the Shelby County EMA for their work in getting the county proclaimed "Storm Ready" by the National Weather Service!
Not Much Rain
May 23, 2005, 5:54 am
The Monday morning web video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
After a review of model data this morning; prospects for a big rain event here look pretty small today. In fact, many places probably will see no rain at all. Model extraction reveals 0.03" here from the NAM, and 0.29" from the GFS.
Players on the map this morning include a MCS (mesoscale comvective complex) over Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma, and a cold front over Tennessee. The MCS will weaken and fall apart as it moves to the southeast over the next few hours. Then, scattered storms should form along the front later today, and I sure get the idea the best chance of those will be along and south of I-20 this afternoon as drier air works into north Alabama.
I really don't expect any major severe weather problems either... SPC has dropped the slight risk for south Alabama. The air will be very unstable, but all other parameters are marginal. Here are some afternoon severe weather parameters for Birmingham from the NAM:
Surface based CAPE 2745
0 to 3 km Helicity 81
SWEAT Index 249
850 Wind Speed: 19 knots
Cooler and drier air roll in here tonight, and humidity values will be much lower tomorrow. We should drop into the 50 to 55 degree range by Wednesday morning; pretty refreshing for late May in Alabama.
DOWN THE ROAD: See no reason to mention rain through Friday as a dry airmass stays in place. We will have to keep an eye on any potential MCS action that might move in here on the northwest flow aloft, but for now I just don't see evidence of that.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: We will keep rain out of the forecast for Saturday and Sunday, but an impulse could bring showers and storms back in here one week from today, on Memorial Day.
Shelby County is being proclaimed a "Storm Ready" county: I am headed down to the ceremony this morning in Pelham. Then, the last lunch with my son's class at school for the year (his last day of school is tomorrow, which will only be a half day), and then back in the office for the afternoon update later today!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
After a review of model data this morning; prospects for a big rain event here look pretty small today. In fact, many places probably will see no rain at all. Model extraction reveals 0.03" here from the NAM, and 0.29" from the GFS.
Players on the map this morning include a MCS (mesoscale comvective complex) over Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma, and a cold front over Tennessee. The MCS will weaken and fall apart as it moves to the southeast over the next few hours. Then, scattered storms should form along the front later today, and I sure get the idea the best chance of those will be along and south of I-20 this afternoon as drier air works into north Alabama.
I really don't expect any major severe weather problems either... SPC has dropped the slight risk for south Alabama. The air will be very unstable, but all other parameters are marginal. Here are some afternoon severe weather parameters for Birmingham from the NAM:
Surface based CAPE 2745
0 to 3 km Helicity 81
SWEAT Index 249
850 Wind Speed: 19 knots
Cooler and drier air roll in here tonight, and humidity values will be much lower tomorrow. We should drop into the 50 to 55 degree range by Wednesday morning; pretty refreshing for late May in Alabama.
DOWN THE ROAD: See no reason to mention rain through Friday as a dry airmass stays in place. We will have to keep an eye on any potential MCS action that might move in here on the northwest flow aloft, but for now I just don't see evidence of that.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: We will keep rain out of the forecast for Saturday and Sunday, but an impulse could bring showers and storms back in here one week from today, on Memorial Day.
Shelby County is being proclaimed a "Storm Ready" county: I am headed down to the ceremony this morning in Pelham. Then, the last lunch with my son's class at school for the year (his last day of school is tomorrow, which will only be a half day), and then back in the office for the afternoon update later today!
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