Two more tornado tracks have been found by NWS survey teams; an F1 tornado near Detroit in Lamar county, and an F0 tornado in Marion county near Hamilton.
See the report here: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/al/public.html
Still no report on the Calhoun county damage; the NWS has simply been swamped by the widespread damage from Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. I would expect their full report on the final twister count early next week. That was quite an outbreak.
And, this is the third wettest November on record in Birmingham with a current total of 9.82". Our wettest November came in 1948 with a total of 15.25"; November 1929 is next on the list with 14.69".
This morning's official low in Birmingham was 33, so still no freeze "officially" on the books. Many surrounding areas did drop below freezing. Our latest first freeze on record was in 1921 on December 5. That record could very well be in danger this year...
And... just found out from our news department that we now have our first fatality from flash flooding. More details on our 6:00 newscast this evening...
See the report here: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/al/public.html
Still no report on the Calhoun county damage; the NWS has simply been swamped by the widespread damage from Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. I would expect their full report on the final twister count early next week. That was quite an outbreak.
And, this is the third wettest November on record in Birmingham with a current total of 9.82". Our wettest November came in 1948 with a total of 15.25"; November 1929 is next on the list with 14.69".
This morning's official low in Birmingham was 33, so still no freeze "officially" on the books. Many surrounding areas did drop below freezing. Our latest first freeze on record was in 1921 on December 5. That record could very well be in danger this year...
And... just found out from our news department that we now have our first fatality from flash flooding. More details on our 6:00 newscast this evening...
on November 26, 2004, 6:02 pm
How does the weather service decide the difference between a tornado and straight line winds. This has always made me wonder since I have seen a lot of damage that I thought looked like a tornado only to learn later that the weather office deemed straight line. "Straighten" me out on this.
Jerry Ray
Pelham, AL
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