The Monday afternoon map discussion video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Wow... a ton of people got the morning music trivia correct... the lyrics ""February made me shiver, with every newspaper I'd deliver..." were from the song American Pie from Don McClean. Thanks for all the e-mails. Funny how a song from 1972 would be remembered so clearly in 2006.
BIG TIME RAIN: A quick peek at the instrument panel here at ABC 33/40 shows 1.63" since midnight. J.B. will have more rain totals later... but sure seems like most folks got quite a soaking during the last 24 hours.
Quite a thermal contrast on either side of the front; at this moment Evergreen, down in South Alabama, is reporting 77, while Huntsville, Muscle Shoals, and Decatur are at 50 degrees. We have 61 here in Riverchase.
Expect a good dose of daily sunshine through mid-week. A clipper system will carve out a cold trough over the northeast U.S., which should mean cooler temperatures down this way. Highs will drop into the 50s on Wednesday and Thursday, and the new guidance is much colder for early Wednesday morning, with the NAM showing 28 and the GFS 30 for Birmingham.
NEXT RAIN: The 12Z run of the GFS is a little faster with the rain over the weekend, basically suggesting rain is most likely from about 6:00 p.m. Saturday through 9:00 a.m. Sunday. For the moment we will continue to highlight rain and poissibly a thunderstorm Saturday night and Sunday, and we can make adjustments as needed in coming days.
LONG RANGE: The 12z run at 384 hours is an example of what CAN happen in a pattern with a negative AO and NAO this time of the year. The model floods much of the nation with very cold air, and an active southern stream will bring rumors of snow storms to parts of the southern U.S. Of course, model output at 384 hours is all voo-doo, but I think the trend is clear. February should be much colder for much of the nation with more frequent and interesting winter storms. Hang on for the ride.
TODAY: Had a great time up on Lookout Mountain seeing the 2nd graders at Sand Rock School in Cherokee County. Thanks to Vic Bell, our weather watcher from Black Creek, for stopping by to see us during the program. Be sure and look for the kids on the KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40. You will really get a kick out of what one of the second grade teachers did for us...
I will have the next map discussion video ready by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
Wow... a ton of people got the morning music trivia correct... the lyrics ""February made me shiver, with every newspaper I'd deliver..." were from the song American Pie from Don McClean. Thanks for all the e-mails. Funny how a song from 1972 would be remembered so clearly in 2006.
BIG TIME RAIN: A quick peek at the instrument panel here at ABC 33/40 shows 1.63" since midnight. J.B. will have more rain totals later... but sure seems like most folks got quite a soaking during the last 24 hours.
Quite a thermal contrast on either side of the front; at this moment Evergreen, down in South Alabama, is reporting 77, while Huntsville, Muscle Shoals, and Decatur are at 50 degrees. We have 61 here in Riverchase.
Expect a good dose of daily sunshine through mid-week. A clipper system will carve out a cold trough over the northeast U.S., which should mean cooler temperatures down this way. Highs will drop into the 50s on Wednesday and Thursday, and the new guidance is much colder for early Wednesday morning, with the NAM showing 28 and the GFS 30 for Birmingham.
NEXT RAIN: The 12Z run of the GFS is a little faster with the rain over the weekend, basically suggesting rain is most likely from about 6:00 p.m. Saturday through 9:00 a.m. Sunday. For the moment we will continue to highlight rain and poissibly a thunderstorm Saturday night and Sunday, and we can make adjustments as needed in coming days.
LONG RANGE: The 12z run at 384 hours is an example of what CAN happen in a pattern with a negative AO and NAO this time of the year. The model floods much of the nation with very cold air, and an active southern stream will bring rumors of snow storms to parts of the southern U.S. Of course, model output at 384 hours is all voo-doo, but I think the trend is clear. February should be much colder for much of the nation with more frequent and interesting winter storms. Hang on for the ride.
TODAY: Had a great time up on Lookout Mountain seeing the 2nd graders at Sand Rock School in Cherokee County. Thanks to Vic Bell, our weather watcher from Black Creek, for stopping by to see us during the program. Be sure and look for the kids on the KIDCAM today at 5:00 on ABC 33/40. You will really get a kick out of what one of the second grade teachers did for us...
I will have the next map discussion video ready by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!
on January 23, 2006, 3:18 pm
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on January 23, 2006, 5:47 pm
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