Another Update--10:45 pm

February 5, 2006, 10:49 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Winter Weather
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Things are beginning to move fast.

Faster than we expected.

At 10:45 pm, ABC 33/40 Doppler radar indicated precipitation in West Alabama as far east as Jasper, Tuscaloosa, Moundville and Demopolis. It is moving steadily eastward. At this rate, we should see some type of precipitation in Birmingham before midnight.

A report from the public indicated heavy sleet in Fayette at 10:19 pm

A cold rain has been reported in Tuscaloosa.

Some reports:

34 degrees in Huntsville
30 in Cullman, Oxford, Pell City
28 in Fort payne
34 in Birmingham
31 in Anniston
41 in Columbus, Miss.
40 in Tuscaloosa
36 in Fayette with sleet
35 in Eva (Cullman County)
27.5 in Trussville (intersection of 25th Ave., and Sweeny Hollow Road)
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Posted by Daniel  
on February 5, 2006, 10:52 pm
Cloud cover looks to be keeping temps up in tuscaloosa....just a cold rain there

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Posted by Jeremy  
on February 5, 2006, 10:55 pm
Clouds starting to move into the Pell City area. Temp is up to 32 degrees. Temp is definitely moving in the wrong direction. Enough for me- if I wake up and see a white ground, I'm rolling over and going back to sleep!

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Posted by Derek  
on February 5, 2006, 10:55 pm
The temperature has started to rise again, now up to 36.0 at my location just north of Eva in Morgan County. No precipitation yet. Time is 10:54.

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Posted by Daniel  
on February 5, 2006, 10:58 pm
Hope isn't lost yet.....evaporative cooling effect should bring the temperatures back down after the rain starts to fall....then the fun begins! lol

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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:02 pm


Temp has risen in Vinemont also...from 32.0 to 33.4 over the past 2 1/2 hours...radar shows something is falling, but a quick, cold run outside, reveals it is not reaching the ground....

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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:06 pm
From Western Jefferson County, Oak Grove, AL
Moderate sleet falling temporarily covering the back porch

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Posted by coppertop  
on February 5, 2006, 11:08 pm
You know, in a way, I wished we'de get snow annually. Maybe then it wouldn't be such a dramatic event.

Do northern states activate EMA for a forecast calling for 1" of snow?

Also, I keep hearing of a southerly flow adding moisture to the system. Wouldn't this be a source of warmth?


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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:09 pm
At 11:09PM here in Cottondale:

40 deg Light Rain.

..not even a pellet of sleet or flake of snow. All pure liquid

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Posted by Rusty Pitts  
on February 5, 2006, 11:09 pm
JB I am up here on Simmons mountain , which is in springvile and we are currently sitting at 30 degrees and I know you are just a few miles down the road at deerfoot, I am looking forward to watching this play out ... Have you checked the latest soundings ?? and which would be closest to us?

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Posted by John T.  
on February 5, 2006, 11:09 pm
J.B. in a professionals perspective with this part starting earlier could this mean a better or worse situation of accumalating snow ? With me being in Hueytown I really don't expect much....but with some giving their 2 cents worth on what could happen , wondering what yours might be ? ( trying to keep misunderstandings & misleadings down )

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Posted by Daniel  
on February 5, 2006, 11:12 pm
Temperature has again jumped from 35.4 F to 36.2 F in about 20 minutes.

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:15 pm
Trussville:

Temp:31.6F
Dewpoint:24.2F

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Posted by Daniel  
on February 5, 2006, 11:17 pm
Last run of nexrad showed more showers developing in northern mississippi. come on moisture!

36.1 F, Inverness @ 11:16pm CT

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Posted by coppertop  
on February 5, 2006, 11:20 pm
But wouldn't the moisture coming from Mississippi be warmer and decrease the chances or amount of accumulation?

Don't like snow.

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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:20 pm
Sleeting now in Midfield...no temp gauge to read,t hough....

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Posted by G  
on February 5, 2006, 11:23 pm
Anyone have ideas on what we can expect on the higher ridges in Vestavia??

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Posted by Daniel  
on February 5, 2006, 11:24 pm
coppertop....with the increased moisture we should get "evaporative cooling" which will cause the temps to drop down to right around where they were before the clouds moved in. I wouldn't be surprised to hear the sleet in some of these areas to change over to snow in the next 1-2 hours.

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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:24 pm
Currently in Winfield it is 35 degrees with light snow/sleet falling. It was sleeting hard enough earlier to cover my back porch, but most has melted. JB how much do you except the temps to fall from where they are now? Update, it is sleeting very hard now, I am in Winfield close to the 129 and old 78 intersection.

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:24 pm
Snow reported falling from the top of Red Mountain.

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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:25 pm
Does anyone know where there is a map that shows hour by hour temperature change? I'd really like to see what the general trends are.

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Posted by goob  
on February 5, 2006, 11:26 pm
moderate snow in Cullman, the rooftop and cars are allready white

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Posted by John T.  
on February 5, 2006, 11:27 pm
Moderate sleet in Hueytown , temp. 34*.

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Posted by coppertop  
on February 5, 2006, 11:29 pm
Well... I'm tired and it's gonna do whatever it's gonna do.

I'll dream of an unexpected warming trend that keeps the snow to our north.

If I had to guess, I'd say accumulations will be well north of I-20 and west of I-65 and we'll awake in Birmingham to a damp, cold morning.

Good night all.

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:30 pm
Andy M,

Go To:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/GraphicalNow/test.php

and click on "Click here or on the map for more detailed weather information" Link under the graphic, then click Birmingham.

tell me if the works for you or not!

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Posted by goof  
on February 5, 2006, 11:30 pm
http://www.wallysweather.com/index.php?config=&forecast=pass&pass=l
ocalwx

here is a live immage from attop red mountain and Im not seeing any snow..

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Posted by Dawn  
on February 5, 2006, 11:31 pm
Sleet @ 11:20 - Vestavia Hills (not sure about the temp)

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:32 pm
goof,
tune to FOX6 on the top and bottom of every hour and they will show you a live cam around there station.

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Posted by Mikey  
on February 5, 2006, 11:33 pm
I agree with coppertop...the ground is too warm and temps too high for this to cause major problems in the Birmingham area...FOX6 on Red Mountain is a higher elevation than most of us...why all the hoopla? It's gonna do what it's gonna do.

We need to wait on the systems later in the week.

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:34 pm
Trussville, AL
Flurries now falling!
11:30 PM

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Posted by Daniel  
on February 5, 2006, 11:34 pm
goof...It's coming in waves so not showing anything on radar right now on red mountain. Moisture still gathering in mississippi....staying tuned for an on-air update from oldshue

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Posted by Donald Burnett  
on February 5, 2006, 11:35 pm
Here in North Shelby Co (Vandiver), it is now 30 degrees. Up 2 degrees from 28 about an hour ago. Still no precip, but I hear it is only about 45 min away. Yea!

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Posted by Derek  
on February 5, 2006, 11:42 pm
The warming trend continues here at Eva. As of 11:37, the temperature is up to 36.9 with no precipitation as of yet. Radar shows echoes, but none of it is reaching the ground here. If evaporative cooling doesn't set in in a big way, I'm afraid there's going to be some embarassed meteorologists in the Huntsville market tomorrow morning. Hopefully not though. :) Well, I'm out for the night. It will do what it will do.

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Posted by Daniel  
on February 5, 2006, 11:38 pm
Sleet here in Inverness, 34.3 F and falling!

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:39 pm
Rain/Snow Mix now falling at my house in Trussville, AL

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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:40 pm
heavy sleet in bluff park

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Posted by John T.  
on February 5, 2006, 11:41 pm
Mikey everyone is just having fun with this being our first real winter wx event . A lot of folks have been waiting on this , accumalations or not , do like I'm doing and just sit back & read . Im glad everyone is getting a kick out of this . Be a kid some man , have fun with it or join coppertop . Hate he was having a bad night .

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Posted by Rob  
on February 5, 2006, 11:44 pm
the Bham airport is reporting SNOW and .7 miles visibility....

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Posted by G  
on February 5, 2006, 11:46 pm
HEAVY SLEET up on the mountain in Vestavia Hills.

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Posted by  
on February 5, 2006, 11:51 pm
Light SLEET in Calera @ 11:45 P.M

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:53 pm
A SNOW ADVISORY has been issued tune to NOAA radio and local media for info

This does include Al of Central Alabama

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 5, 2006, 11:55 pm
The snow Advisory for central Al has been false---
the advisory came over E-Mail

I Apologise greatly!!!!!!

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Posted by Rob  
on February 5, 2006, 11:59 pm
has anyone seen much action around trussville? i've been staring out the window for the past hour and only had a brief burst of moderate sleet...no snowflakes yet


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Posted by  
on February 6, 2006, 12:00 am
it is miserable in t-town cold cold rain not sleet not snow just rain par for the course have to go to work at 1 am til 9 am so will be watching to see if any white flakes fall tonite doubtfull though maybe next time would be nice to have a really good snow at least once this winter my five year wants to build a snowman maybe we will get lucky plenty of time before spring to hope right? everybody have a good nite and enjoy watching and hoping god bless

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 6, 2006, 12:00 am
Again, I Apologise for any inconvenience.

That message was sent to me by a friend in Norman, OK

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Posted by  
on February 6, 2006, 12:02 am
12 am, steady rain/sleet mix here, 2 miles from the NWS at the Shelby County Airport.

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Posted by  
on February 6, 2006, 12:03 am
Nothing But Cold air here in Northern Etowah County (Duck Springs). Are the greatest chance of accomulating snow North of here? I'm in the valley between Lookout Mtn and Sand Mountain, and I show a temp reading of 27.4 degrees.

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 6, 2006, 12:03 am
Rob,
I live in Trussville, AL
and at around 1130 PM CST I reported Snow Furries.
as of 1202 AM CST Nothing was falling.

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Posted by Kenny Evans  
on February 6, 2006, 12:07 am
KENNY EVANS
Signing off, be back at around 5 AM

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Posted by Rob  
on February 6, 2006, 12:08 am
It looks like a more steady batch of precip is barreling towards northeast JeffCo...I'm staying up to see what kind of precip...If it's mostly rain I'm going to bed...if it's white, I'm going outside :)

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