To use an old West Alabama cliche, it is hot as a firecracker out there this afternoon. Meanwhile, a cold front was trying to cross the Tennessee-Alabama border.
Thunderstorms skirted the border area this afternoon. That, plus an outflow boundary from the storms, caused some wind damage. These reports:
* Trees and power lines down across various portions of Madison County including the Huntsville area.
* Trees and power lines down in the Underwood-Petersville area of Lauderdale County.
* A few trees down in Florence.
Much drier air is pouring into the Tennessee Valley and extreme North Alabama in connection with that front. In Albertville, the dew point was already down to 55 at 4 o'clock and the temperature was 97.
Huntsville reports 86 degrees with NW wind averaging 25 mph with gusts to 35. Meridianville has NW gusts to 38 mph.
Most of the thunderstorms at 4:15 were just over the border in South Tennessee, but they were skirting the north edge of Alabama. There were a few strong ones over Jackson County in extreme NE Alabama.
Just out for a walk and it feels like standing in front of an oven in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. Some 4:00 temperatures:
97 in Birmingham
98 in Anniston
99 at Tuscaloosa
100 in Gadsden and Montgomery
101 in Troy
90 in Tupelo, Miss., with NW wind gusting to 30
TALK ABOUT A BREAK IN THE HEAT
It was close to 100 in the Boston area yesterday. This afternoon it was only 74. In New York City, it was in the upper 80s. They have had 101 to 103 for several days in a row.
To our west, it was 106 in Wichita Falls, Tex., at 4:00 p.m.
Thunderstorms skirted the border area this afternoon. That, plus an outflow boundary from the storms, caused some wind damage. These reports:
* Trees and power lines down across various portions of Madison County including the Huntsville area.
* Trees and power lines down in the Underwood-Petersville area of Lauderdale County.
* A few trees down in Florence.
Much drier air is pouring into the Tennessee Valley and extreme North Alabama in connection with that front. In Albertville, the dew point was already down to 55 at 4 o'clock and the temperature was 97.
Huntsville reports 86 degrees with NW wind averaging 25 mph with gusts to 35. Meridianville has NW gusts to 38 mph.
Most of the thunderstorms at 4:15 were just over the border in South Tennessee, but they were skirting the north edge of Alabama. There were a few strong ones over Jackson County in extreme NE Alabama.
Just out for a walk and it feels like standing in front of an oven in the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. Some 4:00 temperatures:
97 in Birmingham
98 in Anniston
99 at Tuscaloosa
100 in Gadsden and Montgomery
101 in Troy
90 in Tupelo, Miss., with NW wind gusting to 30
TALK ABOUT A BREAK IN THE HEAT
It was close to 100 in the Boston area yesterday. This afternoon it was only 74. In New York City, it was in the upper 80s. They have had 101 to 103 for several days in a row.
To our west, it was 106 in Wichita Falls, Tex., at 4:00 p.m.
on August 4, 2006, 4:16 pm
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