The Thursday morning web video is on the server:
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
I actually like a stormy morning. Of course, working the night shift, I usually don't have to drive in the rain. I would imagine traffic will be slow going this morning in most places.
I will admit I am really puzzled why SPC has parts of north and central Alabama in a moderate risk of severe weather for today. I expect that to go away on their next update shortly. Or, maybe I am just too sleepy. Here is the way we see it:
TODAY: Rain and storms will slowly sink southward and diminish later this morning, and by noon the WRF shows the rain east of a line from Anniston to Montgomery to Jackson. I expect a nice break from the rain this afternoon and before midnight tonight. I guess you can't totally rule out a few isolated showers, but most places should be dry around here from noon through midnight.
TOMORROW: The second deep upper trough will begin to affect our weather with large scale upward motion, and will interact with the old surface boundary that will be lurking around here somewhere. The models are not in complete agreement with the placement of the surface low. One way or another, I think the main threat tomorrow will come from flooding since the ground is soaked. I expect rain and storms to increase again during the pre-dawn hours, and the weather should be wet through the morning. We cannot rule out a few isolated severe storms; SPC has a slight risk of much of Alabama. But, the best instability values will be over the southern counties, south of U.S. 80.
An additional one inch of rain looks likely, with some spots possibly getting up to two inches tomorrow morning. Then, the rain tapers off tomorrow afternoon.
THE WEEKEND: No rain at all; the sky should clear on Saturday, with a sunny day on Sunday.
NEXT SYSTEM: Still looks like another threat of strong to severe storms on April 6, next Wednesday.
Thanks a bunch to J.B. Elliott, John Oldshue, and Bill Murray for the overnight staffing. Allowed me to catch a nap which will keep me going through the day!
We will keep the blog updated through the day... stay tuned...
http://beta.abc3340.com/weather/video.hrb
I actually like a stormy morning. Of course, working the night shift, I usually don't have to drive in the rain. I would imagine traffic will be slow going this morning in most places.
I will admit I am really puzzled why SPC has parts of north and central Alabama in a moderate risk of severe weather for today. I expect that to go away on their next update shortly. Or, maybe I am just too sleepy. Here is the way we see it:
TODAY: Rain and storms will slowly sink southward and diminish later this morning, and by noon the WRF shows the rain east of a line from Anniston to Montgomery to Jackson. I expect a nice break from the rain this afternoon and before midnight tonight. I guess you can't totally rule out a few isolated showers, but most places should be dry around here from noon through midnight.
TOMORROW: The second deep upper trough will begin to affect our weather with large scale upward motion, and will interact with the old surface boundary that will be lurking around here somewhere. The models are not in complete agreement with the placement of the surface low. One way or another, I think the main threat tomorrow will come from flooding since the ground is soaked. I expect rain and storms to increase again during the pre-dawn hours, and the weather should be wet through the morning. We cannot rule out a few isolated severe storms; SPC has a slight risk of much of Alabama. But, the best instability values will be over the southern counties, south of U.S. 80.
An additional one inch of rain looks likely, with some spots possibly getting up to two inches tomorrow morning. Then, the rain tapers off tomorrow afternoon.
THE WEEKEND: No rain at all; the sky should clear on Saturday, with a sunny day on Sunday.
NEXT SYSTEM: Still looks like another threat of strong to severe storms on April 6, next Wednesday.
Thanks a bunch to J.B. Elliott, John Oldshue, and Bill Murray for the overnight staffing. Allowed me to catch a nap which will keep me going through the day!
We will keep the blog updated through the day... stay tuned...
on March 31, 2005, 7:59 am
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