Wednesday Morning Chill in the Air

March 15, 2006, 10:47 am
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Winter Weather
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A list of low temperatures on this Wednesday Morning:

ALABAMA
25 in Black Creek with a heavy frost (NE Etowah County)
27 at Little River Canyon and in Cottondale (frost)
28 in Pinson, Fort Payne, Desoto State Park
29 in Crossville, Florence, Talladega, Munford (light frost in Munford)
30 in Cullman, Leeds, Athens, Alabaster (heavy frost in Alabaster)
31 in Vinemont, Anniston, Decatur, Moulton, Albertville, Hartselle, Helena, Jasper
32 in Huntsville, Troy, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Meridianville, Guntersville, Wadley, Northport
33 in Muscle Shoals
34 in Wedowee, Evergreen, Kinston (Coffee County)
35 at Birmingham Airport
36 at Eutaw, Tuskegee, Shelby County Airport (NWS Office)
37 in Auburn
39 in Dothan, Selma and atop Mt. Cheaha
40 in Clay (NE Jefferson County at an elevation of 1032 feet)
41 in Mobile and in Bluff Park (elevation 990 feet, Birmingham area)

REGIONAL
27 in Gatlinburg
14 atop Mt. Leconte in Smoky Mountain NP

NATIONAL
15 below zero at Hallock, Minnesota
34 below at Northway, Alaska

This may be overkill. You may not be interested in all of this information. However, since it was such a late cold snap and lots of stuff was blooming, thought it might be helpful.

* Be sure and scroll down to see Brian's interesting account of his big blowout while storm chasing!
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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 12:04 pm
Hey JB you forgot to add my low of 30 from Alabaster.

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 2:47 pm
Did anyone catch the story in the paper today that the Highway Department is allowing access to the interstate cameras on the www??? You can watch how people drive during the rain at

http://www.dot.state.al.us/docs


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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 3:14 pm
JB, you're right. My roses, hydrangeas, gladiolas and impatiens were all coming out. Betcha they'll be dead by the end of the week. :(

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Posted by Matt Marshall  
on March 15, 2006, 3:18 pm
JB...thought you would like to know that we've been getting hit pretty hard in Layton. We've had about 18" since last Thursday at our house. The last three storms have dropped 6" apiece. The commute to work in SLC this morning took me over 2 hours...I don't think the road crews were ready for the amount of snow that fell in just a few hours.

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 5:22 pm
Seems to me that he don't have to now, you already posted it on the blog.

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 5:24 pm
Hey Goldwing, I was going to tell you that it was not weather related (LOL), but since you stuck in RAIN, I guess I will let it slide, but I have to question the other post you made. (Hope you know I am doing this in joking manner and not to be taken for real)

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 5:39 pm
Hey Goldwing I think the plants will be fine the temperature did not stay down long enough to hurt anything that bad. When I left for work today the plants around the house looked fine.

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 5:50 pm
Jeff, I guess in a subliminal <sp> way, it was weather related, it delt with the cold...... right????

(humor accepted)

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Posted by   www
on March 15, 2006, 6:36 pm
i am hoping to get some plants out in a couple of weeks. I can't wait for the warm weather to be here permanently :)

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 7:04 pm
Hey Stephanie if I was you I would wait untill about mid April before you put the plants out. I fill we will see a good cold blast in early April. I think we will see a good frost in April as well.

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 8:17 pm
Gee, thanks Michael..... just delay my motorcycle riding even FURTHER!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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Posted by   www
on March 15, 2006, 9:28 pm
I think we got it under control Michael.... but thank you for your input :)

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 10:45 pm
Mr Mills, Know that you can put plants out in March and always cover them if we experience a frost/snow in April. I don't know about you, but that is what I did in the Blizzard of 93 with some impatients and believe it or not we covered them it was the most beautiful bloom of impatients that I have ever experienced. All you have to do is just put a paper/plastic bag over them and it will protect the frost/snow/ice whatever. So it really does not matter if we get a frost or not, they will be protected. No need to wait

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Posted by  
on March 15, 2006, 11:52 pm
Hey CC I know you can cover the plants up if you recall we had thunder in back in Febuary. And the old saying is if it thunders in Febuary it will frost in April. And there is onther old saying plant your garden on or after good Friday. I just think it's a good idea to wait untill the chance of a freeze is over. I don't think that will be untill early April I might be wrong, but I think I will wait just a little longer.

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