Living on the Edge

February 18, 2006, 11:15 am
Posted by Brian Peters in Weather Discussions
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The Saturday map discussion video is on the server at:

http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb

Nothing like a challenging winter weather situation in the southeastern US to keep you on your toes. And almost every winter weather situation is a challenge since conditions have to be just right to get snow.

As I write this, temperatures ranged from 34 at Huntsville to 66 at Pensacola. The main band of precipitation had moved through central Alabama but precipitation extended from Nashville back across Memphis and into Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.

Cold air is expected to settle southward with cold air advection today so don't expect much of a warm up. Your temperature this morning is probably the high for the day. A little break or two in the clouds Sunday could propel temperatures into the lower 40s.

Looks like there may be a lull in the precipitation late tonight and into Sunday before another weak disturbance brings another shot of precipitation to our area. Temperatures Sunday night and Monday morning are likely to be hanging around freezing making travel somewhat of a concern. I don't believe that we'll see widespread icing but even a small amount of icing on bridges and overpasses can cause plenty of trouble. Many places are closed Monday for President's Day so that will help reduce travel.

The weather pattern remains wet and chilly into the first of next week until late in the week when we expect to see a good trough sweep across the area and bring us out of the wetness and into warmer weather.

JB, Bill, and others will be keeping the Blog posts going with information so check back regularly. I plan to have a discussion on here by noon tomorrow after early church and ushering duties.

Stay warm. God bless.

-Brian-

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Posted by John T.  
on February 18, 2006, 11:42 am
Good to see you back & feeling better Brian .

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Posted by  
on February 18, 2006, 11:43 am
Marion County EMA reports that there is ice forming in trees, powerlines, and other elevated surfaces in the norther portion of the county.

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Posted by   www
on February 18, 2006, 11:44 am
Still 40 here in Jacksonville with a cold drizzle.

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Posted by Curtis  
on February 18, 2006, 12:27 pm
Anyone have a comment on the GFS showing another winter event for next Saturday?

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Posted by Mark  
on February 18, 2006, 12:30 pm
Where do you find the reports that show the GFS?

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Posted by coppertop  
on February 18, 2006, 12:35 pm
Just got in from Tannehill State Park. Boy Scouts and Webelos were scheduled to have a camporee today. It was a cold steady rain and the leaders spent about an hour trying to decide whether or not to call the event due to weather.

While the brain trust was debating the issue, most were packing up to leave. When we left, about 11:00 the rain was fading but a ice cold wind was picking up.

As we left, the decision to end the event was made and the overnight campout was cancelled. It felt like a few were holding out for a heat wave to hit.

Curious, when I left Tannehill it was 36 degrees. Got back to Cahaba Heights and the temp rose to 40. Is there that much difference in the two locations?

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Posted by CJ  
on February 18, 2006, 1:05 pm
Mark,

Go to this site to get the forecast models.

beta.abc3340.com/weather/modeldata.hrb

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Posted by Bamaboy92  
on February 18, 2006, 1:23 pm
My wife just returned from the Double Springs area and she tells me that there is quite a bit of icing in trees in that area.

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