Urgent - Winter Weather Message
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
545 AM CST Mon Nov 28 2011
... Light Snow Accumulations Possible Tonight...
.A Strong Upper Level Disturbance Will Move Across North Alabama
Tonight... Allowing Rain To Mix With And Gradually Change Over To
Snow From West To East Tonight... Across North Central Alabama. The
Greatest Accumulations Will Be In Northwest Central Alabama.
Precipitation Will End Tuesday Morning.
Networking area weather observers and certified NWS Trained Storm Spotters for information gathering and sharing. Amateur Radio Operators who volunteer thier time to help in this endeavor are required to take the National Weather Service (NWS) Basic Storm Spotter Class provided each year by the Warning Meteoroligist In Charge (WMIC). One time certification only!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Updated Status
A Tornado Watch is in effect until 5 PM. The main threat for severe weather will be this afternoon, and it will generally be south of the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham area. Putting Walker County outside the watch area now. Oh well!!
Monday, November 21, 2011
Special Notes...
Will be monitoring scanner here for reports of sightings and damages. May be away from the internet for periods of time and acting as a Storm Spotter in our mobile unit. Call sign; N4EMP
Scan mode means we'll be listening to all area ham radio frequencies in the 2 meter band including area repeaters. As well as public safety ones.
Cell phone SMS texting to Twitter account 'Walker_Skywarn' may be used also.
Tornado Info
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
Here are some definitions and guidelines to follow to help keep you and your family safe:
A Tornado Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for tornado development. People located in and around the watch area should keep an eye to the sky and listen to their NOAA weather radio all hazards or tune to local broadcast media for further weather information. T...he watch is intended information. The watch is intended to review safety rules.
A Tornado Warning is issued when a developing tornado has been detected by National Weather Service doppler radar or a reliable report of a tornado has been reported. A tornado warning is usually issued for portions of one or two counties, for an hour or less. The storm could also produce large hail and destructive straight line winds. If the tornado warning includes your neighborhood or work place, you should seek safe shelter immediately.
Here are some definitions and guidelines to follow to help keep you and your family safe:
A Tornado Watch is issued when conditions are favorable for tornado development. People located in and around the watch area should keep an eye to the sky and listen to their NOAA weather radio all hazards or tune to local broadcast media for further weather information. T...he watch is intended information. The watch is intended to review safety rules.
A Tornado Warning is issued when a developing tornado has been detected by National Weather Service doppler radar or a reliable report of a tornado has been reported. A tornado warning is usually issued for portions of one or two counties, for an hour or less. The storm could also produce large hail and destructive straight line winds. If the tornado warning includes your neighborhood or work place, you should seek safe shelter immediately.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tornado Surveys
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM ASSESSED THE DAMAGE
ACROSS SOUTHERN SUMTER AND WESTERN MARENGO COUNTIES AND FOUND TWO
SEPARATE TORNADO DAMAGE PATHS.
…TORNADO 1…
…SUMTER COUNTY TORNADO…
EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2011
EVENT TYPE: EF-2 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 120
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 1 INJURY
EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.3633/-88.0894 AT 707 AM
EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.3763/-88.0689 AT 709 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.50
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 600 YARDS
AN EF-2 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN WHITFIELD AND MOVED
NORTHEAST…AND LIFTED NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 42. ALONG ITS SHORT
PATH…APPROXIMATELY 150 SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED…50 HARDWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED…AND FIVE OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. SIX HOMES
AND ONE DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME WERE DAMAGED. ONE HOME WAS DESTROYED
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 42 WHERE ONE INJURY OCCURRED.
…TORNADO 2…
…MARENGO COUNTY TORNADO…
EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2011
EVENT TYPE: EF-0 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 85
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.4813/-87.8567 AT 732 AM
EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.5032/-87.8174 AT 736 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 2.57
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 250 YARDS
ACROSS SOUTHERN SUMTER AND WESTERN MARENGO COUNTIES AND FOUND TWO
SEPARATE TORNADO DAMAGE PATHS.
…TORNADO 1…
…SUMTER COUNTY TORNADO…
EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2011
EVENT TYPE: EF-2 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 120
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 1 INJURY
EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.3633/-88.0894 AT 707 AM
EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.3763/-88.0689 AT 709 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.50
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 600 YARDS
AN EF-2 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN WHITFIELD AND MOVED
NORTHEAST…AND LIFTED NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 42. ALONG ITS SHORT
PATH…APPROXIMATELY 150 SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED…50 HARDWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED…AND FIVE OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. SIX HOMES
AND ONE DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME WERE DAMAGED. ONE HOME WAS DESTROYED
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 42 WHERE ONE INJURY OCCURRED.
…TORNADO 2…
…MARENGO COUNTY TORNADO…
EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2011
EVENT TYPE: EF-0 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 85
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.4813/-87.8567 AT 732 AM
EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.5032/-87.8174 AT 736 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 2.57
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 250 YARDS
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Forecast for Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011
Outlook for Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011...
Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Tornado Safety
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Freeze Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 20S IN OUTLYING AREAS WHILE LARGER
URBAN AREAS WILL BE NEAR 32.
* IMPACTS...PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL
BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES. TENDER PLANTS CAN BE
KILLED AT THESE TEMPERATURES IF PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 20S IN OUTLYING AREAS WHILE LARGER
URBAN AREAS WILL BE NEAR 32.
* IMPACTS...PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL
BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES. TENDER PLANTS CAN BE
KILLED AT THESE TEMPERATURES IF PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Current conditions in Jasper, AL
Conditions in Jasper, AL...
Temperature:51.2°
Barometric Pressure: 29.551
Barometer Direction: Rising Slowly
Dew Point: 45.9°
Low Temperature: 40.5°
High Temperature: 60.2°
Heat Index: 51.1°
Wind Chill: 46.1°
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain (Daily):.01 in
Rain (Monthly): 0.01 in
Rain (Year): 43.16 in
Wind Direction:WNW
Wind Speed: 7.0 mph
Wind Gusts up to: 28.0 mph
Last Updated: 11/03/11 2:37p
Temperature:51.2°
Barometric Pressure: 29.551
Barometer Direction: Rising Slowly
Dew Point: 45.9°
Low Temperature: 40.5°
High Temperature: 60.2°
Heat Index: 51.1°
Wind Chill: 46.1°
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain (Daily):.01 in
Rain (Monthly): 0.01 in
Rain (Year): 43.16 in
Wind Direction:WNW
Wind Speed: 7.0 mph
Wind Gusts up to: 28.0 mph
Last Updated: 11/03/11 2:37p
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
National EAS Test
On November 9th at 2pm eastern time, virtually every radio and TV broadcast, cablecast, or satellitecast in the nation will be interrupted with a test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Frost Advisory
FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY
UNTIL 4:00PM CDTUrgent - Weather Message
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
423 AM CDT Thu Oct 20 2011
... Areas Of Frost Expected Late Tonight Into Friday Morning...
.A Combination Of An Unseasonably Cold Airmass And Light Winds Will
Create Conditions For Scattered Areas Of Frost Across Much Of
Central Alabama Late Tonight Into Friday Morning. Patchy Frost
Will Also Be Possible Across The North Friday Night Into Saturday
Morning.
Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-
Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-
Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-
Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-
Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
Including The Cities Of... Hamilton... Sulligent... Vernon...
Fayette... Double Springs... Jasper... Oneonta... Gadsden...
Anniston... Centre... Heflin... Carrollton... Tuscaloosa...
Birmingham... Hoover... Columbiana... Pelham... Alabaster...
Pell City... Moody... Talladega... Sylacauga... Ashland... Roanoke...
Livingston... Eutaw... Greensboro... Moundville... Marion...
Centreville... Clanton... Rockford... Alexander City... Dadeville...
Valley... Lanett... Lafayette... Demopolis... Linden... Selma...
Prattville... Fort Deposit... Hayneville... Wetumpka... Tallassee...
Montgomery... Tuskegee... Union Springs... Auburn... Opelika...
Phenix City... Troy... Eufaula
423 AM CDT Thu Oct 20 2011
... Frost Advisory In Effect From 2 AM To 9 AM CDT Friday...
The National Weather Service In Birmingham Has Issued A Frost
Advisory... Which Is In Effect From 2 AM To 9 AM CDT Friday.
* Temperatures... Will Range From 33 To 36 Degrees Fahrenheit.
UNTIL 4:00PM CDTUrgent - Weather Message
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
423 AM CDT Thu Oct 20 2011
... Areas Of Frost Expected Late Tonight Into Friday Morning...
.A Combination Of An Unseasonably Cold Airmass And Light Winds Will
Create Conditions For Scattered Areas Of Frost Across Much Of
Central Alabama Late Tonight Into Friday Morning. Patchy Frost
Will Also Be Possible Across The North Friday Night Into Saturday
Morning.
Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-
Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-
Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-
Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-
Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
Including The Cities Of... Hamilton... Sulligent... Vernon...
Fayette... Double Springs... Jasper... Oneonta... Gadsden...
Anniston... Centre... Heflin... Carrollton... Tuscaloosa...
Birmingham... Hoover... Columbiana... Pelham... Alabaster...
Pell City... Moody... Talladega... Sylacauga... Ashland... Roanoke...
Livingston... Eutaw... Greensboro... Moundville... Marion...
Centreville... Clanton... Rockford... Alexander City... Dadeville...
Valley... Lanett... Lafayette... Demopolis... Linden... Selma...
Prattville... Fort Deposit... Hayneville... Wetumpka... Tallassee...
Montgomery... Tuskegee... Union Springs... Auburn... Opelika...
Phenix City... Troy... Eufaula
423 AM CDT Thu Oct 20 2011
... Frost Advisory In Effect From 2 AM To 9 AM CDT Friday...
The National Weather Service In Birmingham Has Issued A Frost
Advisory... Which Is In Effect From 2 AM To 9 AM CDT Friday.
* Temperatures... Will Range From 33 To 36 Degrees Fahrenheit.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Basic Storm Spotter Class
Next Storm Spotter Class for Walker County....
October 4, 2011 at 6:00 PM CST
Sipsey Community Center
3700 Sipsey Road
Sipsey, AL
October 4, 2011 at 6:00 PM CST
Sipsey Community Center
3700 Sipsey Road
Sipsey, AL
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Spotter Graduate Course
November 15th Graduate Webinar-must have completed basic course-Webinar Email NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist to sign up john.deblock@noaa.gov
Monday, September 26, 2011
Weather Alert
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00AM CDT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Issue Time: 10:18PM CDT, Monday Sep 26, 2011
Valid Until: 9:00AM CDT, Tuesday Sep 27, 2011
Issue Time: 10:18PM CDT, Monday Sep 26, 2011
Valid Until: 9:00AM CDT, Tuesday Sep 27, 2011
Following this blog also!! Networking area spotter/observer groups.
West Central Alabama Weather Skywarn
West Central Alabama Weather Skywarn
Current Weather
Have .25" of rainfall thus far today in Jasper with slight rainfall continuing at this hour. Not much thunder/lightning now. Winds are mild. Temp: 70º Humidity: 92% Dew Point: 67º
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