Do you dare try to get away with ovals?
03.02.2026 16:36
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Do you dare try to get away with ovals?
James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97.
I’m nervous there will be too many hot babes at the Weird Al show!
It’s been five days since floods in Texas killed at least 111 people and FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson still hasn’t made a single public or internal statement.
On Sunday, Michael "Lewis Arthur" Meyer—leader of extremist group Veterans on Patrol—warned that due to the use of "weather weapons" in Texas "efforts to eliminate this military treason are being escalated”
Hours later a man damaged a weather radar system in Oklahoma
www.wired.com/story/texas-...
I specifically remember Tropical Cyclone Discussions citing real time data from one of these instruments. No such data will be available in 2025 because, “NOAA sent out its request for contract proposals too late […] just as NOAA was roiled by staffing cuts.” www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/w...
I object on aesthetic and maybe quasi-moral grounds to language like “devout” and “deeply religious” in this context. If his fanaticism adhered to a different faith, he’d get “fanatic,” “extremist,” “zealot” etc. Perverting the Cross to commit murder exempts you from “devout”
Scattered storms are expected through the Memorial Day weekend across Central Alabama. Most widespread coverage of storms expected Monday. Some storms could be intense with gusty winds, small hail, and heavy downpours thanks to higher instability each afternoon. #alwx
Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced Wednesday he will not enter the race for governor
The folks at the NWS Storm Prediction Center once again demonstrated their expertise in highlighting potential severe weather five days in advance
Your dedicated public servants at national & local NWS offices continue and will always do everything in their capacity to protect lives and property
Forecast model showing rounds of scattered storms Thursday and Friday across Central Alabama.
The stormy pattern continues for Central Alabama today and Friday. I think pretty much everyone will get a storm at some point between now and Friday evening. #alwx
Animated GIF of a forecast model showing scattered storms today and Thursday across Central Alabama
Stormy pattern continues today and tomorrow. Some heavy downpours, small hail, and gusty winds possible in the strongest storms. #alwx
Is it also on the gov't chopping block?
This plan makes Americans much, much less safe.
The plan would include eliminating NSSL (research has led to massive advancements in tornado forecasting, warning, and detection), The NCEI (our federal database of climatology and weather history), CIMMS (major satellite meteorology research, esp. tropical) and huge cuts to wx satellites.
A forecast map for Wednesday morning showing parts of North Alabama with the chance for some light, spotty accumulations of slushy wet snow. Far North Alabama near the Tennessee border could see 0.5-1" of snow. For Central and South Alabama, only a cold rain is forecast.
Snow in Alabama Wednesday? There's a shot for some slushy wet snow to mix in with cold rain across North Alabama late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. For most in Central Alabama, this should just be a cold rain event. We'll update you if anything changes. #alwx
Destructive straight line winds and a few embedded tornadoes are possible as this line pushes across Central Alabama tonight.
“Throwing a temper tantrum about the refs” is the lowest form of posting and I invite you to join me in doing it
An animated gif displaying the 12 z HRRR run depicting simulated reflectivity between 5z and 11 z followed by 6 hr updraft helicity swath between 5z and 11z. The image depicts a robust line of storms moving across Alabama that produce widespread helicity swaths.
Were on track for a round of strong to severe storms overnight tonight. Damaging wind and a few tornadoes are the main threats. Some isolated small hail and isolated flooding are also possible. Main timeframe in Central Alabama is 10 pm - 3 AM. Stay Weather Aware! #alwx
Over the past week, the forecast was always coming down to the battle between the dry, cold air at the surface and the moisture to our south.
Also, just keep in mind none of this is set in stone. Things can still change based on what the temperature profiles look like.
A lot of moving parts and complications to Friday’s forecast. We’re really trying to thread the needle here on precip type. Understand it only takes a degree or twos difference either way to change this from snow and sleet, to freezing rain, to just a cold rain. Be prepared for travel issues! #alwx
Backwards Temperature Alert for Monday!
I certainly hope this is accurate. There were some great things that happened for me in 2024 but it was also a very dark and depressing year too.
There’s definitely still some question as to how unstable the atmosphere will be as storms roll into West Alabama tonight, but it certainly looks like there will be enough unstable air and plenty of shear and wind energy to support tornadoes, destructive winds, and maybe some smaller hail. #alwx
Built different in Birmingham.
Be prepared for strong to severe storms from mid afternoon Saturday to pre-dawn Sunday. There remains some question as to the quality of the ingredients coming together to support severe weather, but we could be dealing with damaging wind, hail, isolated flooding, and tornadoes. Be prepared! #alwx
Rain chances return this weekend, although most of the rain falls overnight Saturday night. The highest coverage of rain will be along and Northwest of I-59. Rainfall totals will be light. Temperatures continue to trend up through the weekend.
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