A new study by the top scientists in the field concluded that although warmer oceans might make for stronger tropical storms in the future, there has been no climate-related trend in tropical storm activity over recent decades and, ….. Al Gore and his band of brothers have been happy to point to any weather anomaly – cold winters, warm winters, in-between winters – as proof of climate change. But the climate campaigners cannot name one weather pattern or event that …
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The actual data for temperatures and precipitation is an average of the values reported at Huntsville International Airport and the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals. … The cold hold would remain through January 12th before a thaw set in. The thaw lasted for much of the remainder of the month with the warmest day topping out at 69. But the damage was still done and the average monthly temperature still ended up 3.4 degrees below normal
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Here’s another one: a retired farmer found a check from Enterprise, Alabama , on a road at his farm just hours after powerful tornadoes hit the area. That was more than 100 miles away! Check out the Tornado Debris Project. … It’s all about contrasting air masses: dry and cold vs. warm and moist
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There’s a venerable adage there that says, “It’s too cold to snow.” I learned the truth of this rule of thumb as a Nordic ski enthusiast in Boston: polar air masses are extremely dry. Polar cold spells would always be clear, frigid, sunny, and… no snow. You could bet the farm on it. … According to NASA satellite temperature data maintained at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, the temperature over the region on that day was -16.5 C degrees (2.3 F).
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Temperature Departures Through Monday – Above is the chart of temperature departures from average through Monday. Most of the state is about 5° below average for the first 60 days of the year. Du… 20 hours ago. Tennessee Valley Weather · test – Wednesday: Becoming mostly sunny. … Another Cold Day! – Looks like the storm system that moved through here yesterday, has finally changed from rain to snow, over in north Alabama ; heavy wet snowflakes are fall… 1 day ago …
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Snow had fallen on Tuesday, March 1, in parts of Northeast Alabama but soon had melted away. That night, though, a cold rain and sleet began falling as the temperature hovered around the freezing mark. By mid-morning on Wednesday, …
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4-5000 feet, that typically is the rain/snow line) are below freezing . As an old friend said, “a storm to be proud of.” But, despite the almost perfect dynamic setup for snow, there are some obstacles that … The other challenge is the low -level temperature field
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And, temperatures at 850 mb (the “critical level”, near 4000 feet, that typically is the rain/snow line) are below freezing . As an old friend said, “a storm to be proud of.” But, despite the almost perfect dynamic setup for snow, … The other challenge is the low-level temperature field. It will be cold enough aloft at Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Anniston for the precipitation to fall as snow, at least aloft
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Basically, if the temperatures were just a little bit colder, we would have a winter storm on our hands for pretty darn sure. But the temperatures are going to be the sticking point . . . I think I just made an unintentional pun there. But seriously, temps ahead of the … We’ll have a better temperature setup than our friends down in Central Alabama , but they will have the better moisture . . . whether either of us get a significant event remains to be seen
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After a beautiful day yesterday, Central Alabama is going to experience another gorgeous day with sunshine and temperatures in the middle 50s. Those temperatures are about 5 to 7 degrees below where we ought to be in late February.
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