Rain Continues; More on the Way

My rain gauge in Helena recorded over an inch of rain in the last few minutes - actual total 1.04 inches. Weather radar continued to show a large area of rain across much of central Alabama with a small hole of very light rain between Montgomery and Birmingham. A large area of moderate rain extended in an arc from Gadsden across Jasper to just west of Tuscaloosa and southward to near Demopolis. Radars continued to show rain extended all the back to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex at this hour.

For my weather observation site, this marks the 13th day of February with measurable rain, that's 52 percent of the month.

And for the month I've recorded 5.33 inches of rain which is a little over one inch above the normal of 4.21 inches for the Birmingham area.

We do expect to see the rain end tonight but with drier air comes a brief shot of colder air, too.

-Brian-
Posted by John T.  
on February 25, 2006, 4:23 pm
Up to 0.97" at the Concord / Hueytown line .

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Posted by   www
on February 25, 2006, 4:43 pm
0.89'' in Trussville, AL at 4:43pm CST

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Posted by   www
on February 25, 2006, 4:56 pm
.22" in Vinemont as of 4:55 p.m.

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Posted by Susan  
on February 25, 2006, 5:28 pm
Approx .95 in Bluff Park. But the radar looks like it's just going to keep on coming. I've been keeping a rain diary this year. My rain gauge does not give exact amounts, I have to look at the lines and estimate, but I added them this morning (excluding today's rain) and came up with 12 inches for theyear here.
Am I way off? I wanted to keep my own total because I've realized the last couple of years how little the official total has to do with how much has fallen here.
I know we are 4 or 5 inches above normal for the year so far, but is that a bad thing?



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Posted by  
on February 25, 2006, 5:48 pm
hey Brian your rainfall and my rainfall are the same that is 1.05. The total that I have for the month is 5.05 wet month !)!)!) Alabaster is close to Helena.

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