The Friday afternoon map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
J.B. Elliott points out that the mercury has reached 90 degrees in Birmingham on only one of last 14 days. Heat simply has not been a big issue this summer, and I still see no signs of any excessive heat (mid 90s or hotter) down the road. My thermometer shows 82 as I type this around 2:55 p.m. Not bad for an August afternoon in Alabama.
More big, slow moving storms across the state this afternoon; see J.B.'s updates and the great waterspout pictures on the blog below from Bill Bussey down in Gulf Shores.
SAME OLD SONG: Anyone remember the song by the Four Tops?
"You're sweet as a honeybee
But like a honeybee stings
You've gone and left my heart in pain
All you left is our favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
It used to bring sweet memories
Of a tender love that used to be
Now it's the same old song
But with a different meaning since you been gone
It's the same, same old song
But with a different meaning since you been gone"
What a great top 40 radio record.
For the weekend, two new days, but an old forecast. Partly sunny; scattered afternoon storms; highs around 90. That pattern should hold into the first few days of next week.... it is almost impossible to play games and discuss day to day differences in this kind of pattern. And, yes, the ole upper low is still hanging around near Montgomery, and should persist through the weekend. That thing means the air aloft is a little colder, and the air is a little more unstable.
IRENE: Sure looks like a hurricane now. The good news is that the models continue to forecast a good weakness north of the system, which means it should recurve before reaching the U.S. mainland. If the 00Z models come in with the same look, that should give our friends on the Outer Banks much more confidence in the "stay off shore" forecast.
Nice wave in the Atlantic around 13 N and 40 W, we have to wonder if that one will become tropical storm Jose at some point down the line.
Glad the weekend is here... try to spend some time with your family and have a few laughs!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
J.B. Elliott points out that the mercury has reached 90 degrees in Birmingham on only one of last 14 days. Heat simply has not been a big issue this summer, and I still see no signs of any excessive heat (mid 90s or hotter) down the road. My thermometer shows 82 as I type this around 2:55 p.m. Not bad for an August afternoon in Alabama.
More big, slow moving storms across the state this afternoon; see J.B.'s updates and the great waterspout pictures on the blog below from Bill Bussey down in Gulf Shores.
SAME OLD SONG: Anyone remember the song by the Four Tops?
"You're sweet as a honeybee
But like a honeybee stings
You've gone and left my heart in pain
All you left is our favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
It used to bring sweet memories
Of a tender love that used to be
Now it's the same old song
But with a different meaning since you been gone
It's the same, same old song
But with a different meaning since you been gone"
What a great top 40 radio record.
For the weekend, two new days, but an old forecast. Partly sunny; scattered afternoon storms; highs around 90. That pattern should hold into the first few days of next week.... it is almost impossible to play games and discuss day to day differences in this kind of pattern. And, yes, the ole upper low is still hanging around near Montgomery, and should persist through the weekend. That thing means the air aloft is a little colder, and the air is a little more unstable.
IRENE: Sure looks like a hurricane now. The good news is that the models continue to forecast a good weakness north of the system, which means it should recurve before reaching the U.S. mainland. If the 00Z models come in with the same look, that should give our friends on the Outer Banks much more confidence in the "stay off shore" forecast.
Nice wave in the Atlantic around 13 N and 40 W, we have to wonder if that one will become tropical storm Jose at some point down the line.
Glad the weekend is here... try to spend some time with your family and have a few laughs!