News DetailSnowstorm in the Deep South!
Posted At: January 19, 2008 @ 1:44 AM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Snow
An historic snowstorm will slam parts of the Deep South from Central Alabama through northern Georgia and Carolinas this weekend as an area of low pressure moves slowly ENE along the Gulf Coast. 4-8 inches of snow are likely in the Heavy Snow Warning areas shown in the graphic below in dark blue, with isolated higher amounts possible over the higher terrain. Travel will be severely impacted in these areas, especially with the lack of any substantial snow removal equipment.
Shown below is a graphicast from NWS Birmingham, indicating the heaviest
snow will fall in Montgomery, Auburn, Troy, and surrounding areas, and to the northeast by Saturday night. If the changeover to snow can occur earlier than forecast, which looks to be occurring, there may even be slightly more than 6 inches of snow in the hardest hit areas.
The WRF is forecasting 0.5 to 1" of water equivalent precipitation south of a Jackson to Birmingham to Atlanta to Raleigh line, which is there the heaviest snow will fall (given cold enough temperatures). This storm is then forecast to move off the East Coast, but will not impact the Mid-Atlantic northward. If any residents in these areas happen to capture any good snow photos, we would greatly appreciate it if we could share them on the blog! If so, please email them to reed@tornadovideos.net with the desired copyright watermark.
The WRF is forecasting 0.5 to 1" of water equivalent precipitation south of a Jackson to Birmingham to Atlanta to Raleigh line, which is there the heaviest snow will fall (given cold enough temperatures). This storm is then forecast to move off the East Coast, but will not impact the Mid-Atlantic northward. If any residents in these areas happen to capture any good snow photos, we would greatly appreciate it if we could share them on the blog! If so, please email them to reed@tornadovideos.net with the desired copyright watermark.
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more snow for you guys, cant wai t till we get some, 48 f is the low for today.....
also, ace trailer for tornado fu, its great!! great job guys!!
That is INSANE!! I don't think I have ever seen the places that far south to get that kind of snow! AAAAAA!
-22 degrees up here in the northern plains
It is frigid here in OKC... Current temperature is 16 degrees and feels like 4!!!!
pardon the expression- but i have even seen the weather channel use it- but kinda nipply eh zach lol looks like arkansas may fuinally get some snow middle of next week- only problem is that some of the arctiv air may become shallow and produce freezing rain- so darned if we get snow darned if we dont- eh i am not holding my breath
I don't know if it is falling as snow or a mix or what, but there is an area on the Alabama/Georgia line with 55 DBZ right now!!!!!!!!
Also, Paul, you asked about the GR software; it is available on what I believe is a 30 day trial and covers the entire US (every NWS doppler station). You can access it from anywhere - Cors uses it in Amsterdam.
http://www.grlevelx.com/
Brother says about 1in so far just east of Birmingham. He said it is snowing pretty hard and looks to pick up about 2-3 in or so. Cold here in Ohio with a wind chill advisory for -20 tonight and Sunday.
Southeast of Atlanta is also 55 DBZ!!!
I have a brother who lives in Columbia, SC - they're probably freaking out. EVERYTHING closes down if they get an inch or two of snow! :D
55 DBZ!!!!! AAAAAAAA!
Yeah Donny lol, it is holding steady at 19 degrees! I don't think we are going to warm up at all today! Looks like some snow/ice is possible all next week.
Darn, it looks like those places in the very high DBZ are probably seeing rain and NOT snow. That is, if I am to believe the temps on weather.com!
Oh, and here is a skycam from all over Alabama; some of them have a good amount already.
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/skycams.html
sometimes the radar will look that way with very high dbz's, usually it's bright banding with snow falling aloft, but rain near the surface...But i could be wrong?
haha. My sister, who lives in South Carolina, called last night rather fretfully because she would have never thought that she could get snowed on out there! It's nuts. It's also rather cold up here in SW Kansas. 24 right now, with light and variable winds.
There is now a SLIGHT RISK for severe wx across central Florida:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
Kind of a bust around the Birmingham area with about 1-2.5 in of snow falling. My bro measured 1.5 in Calera looks like between Atl and B-Ham and points south got most of the snow. Atlanta looks like 4 or more which is just insane for them.
At this time I am going to make my very irrational GFS-based forecast and say that ARKANSAS is getting the snowstorm early next weekend (insert Howard Dean-esquq YEE-AHHHHH!!!!!!!!! here). AND, hs anyone seen the precip shown sitting in southern Oregon/northern CalEforNEah next weekend too?!?! Looks like another snowstorm intercept for Dean. How about Crater Lake this time?
lets hope so heidi but not to much cause there stocking my fishing area also next week with rainbows- and on a seperate note- i think a severe t-storm watch would be more appropriate for central florida rather then a tornado watch bye looking at the srv- a-i see no inbound outbound couplets- and b- looking at the composite- i see no embedded supercells in these lines- unless my eyes need checked
Why is it when the temp drops below zero, everyone and their brother needs to get their vehicles serviced??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Anyway... How's everyone tonight??? 100
Just cold down here Brady lol. Currently 22 degrees and going down down down!
Watch on the lawn trash in Florida is now dropped.
-9 here!! Windchill is -30f at the airport!! This time of year 22 is nice!! This cold here just hurts!! Chilly doesn't even begin to explain it!! It's just stupid cold!!
wow thats amazing...anyways sunday night thru tuesday another snow storm for wisconsin 5-7 inches possible but there was a forcast disscussion saying that there could be up to 10 inches!!
Yeah tha is very cold Brady. Thing is, is that I live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. So whenever the temps drop down to the low 20's and teens, we consider that very cold. Lol lucky you Greg, here in Oklahoma we'll be lucky if we saw an inch of snow!! The most recent time that I can remember OKC having more than an inch of snow was back in November of 2006, when we had 8" of snow.
There is a possibility for a few rounds of snow/ice here in the sooner state Monday through Thursday. We'll see how that pans out though.
Yeah it's 13 here in Ky! I think the wind chill is 9
COLD stuff huh Caleb.
I hear ya Zack, but when it comes summer time everyone around here starts whining about the heat and humidity and it won't even be 80!! I love those hot as hell days!! High teens and low 20's is perfect for this time of year!!
the truth of the matter is- you get the heat- and humidity people complain- you get the cold- people complain- its a lose/lose situation lol
I think folks in these parts just like to complain about everything anyway!! I'm always cussing and swearing at work!! hehe
I mentioned in the last blog that seems to still seems to be getting posted it! it's -16.5f ,-33f wind chill at Hermantown MS just a lil over a mile away from me!!
After being out tonight in OKC with it being 22 without the wind chill, I could really go for temps about 75 to 80 and some 65 degree dew points right about now.
Created a new game last night while watching Storms of 2007. We were going drink anyways but I used it as an excuse to watch So2007 again. If they say "tornado" - one drink, "Texas" - 2 drinks, "tornado on the ground" - 3, and "wedge" gets 4 drinks. We only watched a couple chapters and it was getting pretty rough. You have to pause it a lot to stay up with it. March 28th chapter was really rough and we didnt even attempt May 4th or 5th. Only try this with 5% or less or you may end up in the hospital. It helps the SDS.
LOL, that's hilarious Wes.
Congrats on the documentary guys, it looks amazing!!! That was pretty cool seeing Ken film you guys during the May 4th tornado. I'm not sure you guys could have had a better year to do that either!! What a season you guys had.
It looks like Officer Fred Asparagus sort of approved in a round about way. Don't let him fool you about the "professionalism" part, even the great one has let a few slip. It's just another way to separate themselves from "others" and to maintain their respect for one another and to lick their wounds for the lack of success they've had compared to you.
This website is great, you put a lot of work into it each day and are helping to educate new (and old) chasers who share the same interest we all have, which is very noble of you guys. Maybe Fred should take notes ;-). It certainly takes a lot of dedication to post at least once a day!!!
How many days left until March??? Seems like years away with this cold weather!!! I think you guys need to plan a south of the border chase in late February or Early March and see what tubes look like near Zaragoza.
Hope to see you guys in Pratt in a month or so for "Project Greensburg," those residents still have a long ways to go yet.
PS:, I have no idea what a gentleman chaser is, although I've heard others say it. Maybe on horseback with bird dogs and a Sherlock Holmes style pipe? lol.
Dick
Goooood morning everyone!
Man, I know I keep saying this but I can't help it! It's COLD outside. I was just out there and nearly froze....lol.
19 degrees right now, with a windchil of 2 degrees due to the gusty south winds. Suposed to warm up to near 50 degrees, but I still expect a significant windchill due to these winds...ugh! When does spring start again?;)
Hey guys currently 10F feels like -10F here.
I'm about to go intercept a land effect band off Georgian Bay in a bout an hour or so. Sorry my digitail camera busted the other week so i have no camera for the moment. I'm saving up for a new one before the season starts.
Finally someone!
Hey Matt, what do you mean by land band? is it snow or something?
I'm going to be leaving very soon to go run some earings. I'll probably be back in an hour or so. Maybe more people will be on by then. See ya later!
Sorry that was supposed to be Lake Effect Band not Land sorry
Hey Reed,
Do you think ya'll can put a link to the weather models you use for forecasting? In the future if ya'll could post a key to what they mean that would be even better.
David here is the weather models site that I used mostly
http://weather.cod.edu/forecast/
i use that one to david- i know for a fact heidi does also- you got to it before i could matt lol have a good day
Hey guys,
Wow, today has been very quiet! Where did every one go?
idk about u guys but right now watchin the giants-gb game hopefully giants win
yea im sayin same thing mabey no snow storm or svr weather just thye bitter cold
WOOT TD PACKERS!
I'm a football fan, but not that extreme;)
The weather won't be as quiet tomorrow. A cold front will move through my region tomorrow, bringin in sharply colder weather and a chance for some light snow.
woo hoo td giants and tuesday night into wensday chance pof rain snow mix here in central jersey
I just came across this:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
615 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008
WIZ039-210615-
BROWN-
INCLUDING GREEN BAY
615 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2008
...COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT GREEN BAY AND NORTHEAST
WISCONSIN TONIGHT. 600 PM TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO...WITH CHILLS NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THIS EVENING...AND
SHOULD DROP TO 5 BELOW TO 7 BELOW ZERO BY 900 PM. WEST WINDS AROUND 10
MPH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE THIS EVENING...MAKE SURE YOU ARE
DRESSED FOR THE WEATHER. SEVERAL LAYERS OF LIGHT CLOTHING PROVIDE MORE
WARMTH THAN A SINGLE HEAVY LAYER. BE SURE TO WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES OR
MITTENS. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...THEY CAUSE THE BODY TO LOSE HEAT
MORE RAPIDLY.
lol i feel sry for people at lambo and game should end by 10 so could go done as 2nd coldest ever
Wow I wouldn't wanna be out watching the game in that kind of weather! brrrrrr.
41 degrees right now here.
goin down to around 8 f wit wind chills from 0- -5
Yes..It's very cold, but up in Resolute, Nunavut, extreme Wind Chills of -60c(-80F) are the case for tonight! I wouldn't want to be outside in that kind of freezing temperatures!
we are getting down to 32 degrees tonight. A little warmer than recent nights. The past several nights have been frigid with lows in the low to mid 10's.
omg the giants field goal kicker sucks he missed his past 2
Wow, he does suck!
I know the football game is on and all, but school house rock is on featuring Jack Black on tbs if anyone is interested... Now 35 degrees.
WOOO HOOO GIANTS WIN WOO HOO thats all im postin of that now
I hope Tim is gonna be okay!! His Pack didn't do so swell!!
At least Justin can enjoy this one!!
:(:(:(:(:(:(:( one last time..GO PACK GO hope for next year :(
Whats the matter? Did they lose or something?
Nice and cold again here overnight...-25 C/-13 F, with windchill -35 C/-31 F. High tomorrow only -15 C/5 F and minus 25 with wind, apparently its snowing right now.
Nothing better to do at 5 am when i cant sleep and need to be awake in 4 hours than post on here :P
i'm fine Brady, thanks for asking. Bitter way to end the season for the Packers though, but i'll use that good old phrase that every fan says about there team...There's always next season-lol, man i hate that crap!!!
SKgirl, stop it already with the cold weather! :)
All i have to say is LETS GO PATS.
It will be a good game and already the Giants are 14 point underdogs. Which I don't agree with.
Sorry Tim, I'll try make that cold stay in my country this time :P. I really wish I could just skip classes today and stay in the warm. Do not want to go outside. BUT since it is cool (-26 C with wind) maybe, after only 2 hours of sleep, it will wake me up! :P
Should just cover my face in fresh snow, that make work too hehehe
lol Skgirl.... I'm out of school today. MLJK day!
Wow they aren't kidding about the windchill!! It would be so nice out if it weren't windy! Walking against that though made me feel a little more alive, now this Tim Hortons better work just as good lol
Yeah, there's a sort of general depression in the air here in Green Bay today. It was very cold last night, though not as cold as Saturday night. But I'm not really much of a football fan, more into a few other -warmer- sports, so I'm not sharing in the feelings this city is in today.
But it's still cold, low this morning was -8, though it's warming up slightly as the snow approaches NE Wis. I think the forecasts are calling for 5-7 inches of new snow on top of the stuff we already have. On Saturday the temps never broke zero, since the high was -3 with wind chills of -35. It's actually supposed to be warmer this week, with temps from the single digits to the teens.
wow am i pissed now- theres winter weather advisorys to the north of me- to the northwest of me- and to the northeast of me- wheres my freaking winter weather advisory lol ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hey! We have a Winter Weather Advisory!
(Sorry Donny! ;P )
lol well im not worried about casyue they did re-introduce a chance of rain/sleet here again- but whats interesting about 5-7 miles north they have a chance for snow/sleet/freezing rain why just rain/sleet here ya know lol
Lol I feel your pain Donny. There is winter weather advisories to the northeast of me. But whats wierd, is that they have a chance of freezing rain and snow here after nine, With a half an inch of accumulation possible! Thats messed up! I check the counties to the northeast of me, and they have a chance of rain/sleet. Thats nothing! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
ohh bye the way today is the 9 year anniversary of a major tornado outbreak in arkansas- 56 tornados touched down in just 1 day
It is??
Oh stupid me, posts things before he LOOKS at the weather!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
350 PM CST MON JAN 21 2008
...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...
A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA WILL PUSH
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES IMMEDIATELY BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S WITH A BREEZY
NORTH WIND. SHALLOW MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE LIFTED
AS THE FRONT APPROACHES WHICH MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE OR VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE
WILL ALSO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHT RAIN OR SLEET ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ARE AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING SO
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR ACROSS THIS REGION INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO
BE VERY LIGHT...BUT STILL MAY CAUSE A FEW SLICK SPOTS
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO REMAIN INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITION AND FORECAST
AS THIS NEW ROUND OF COLD AIR ENTERS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
Hey guys, whats going on where everyone is??
another rainy day here, but we have had around 5-6" of rain here in the past week, areas are beggining to flood like the lake behind my housed my school field and road, ill get some pics tomorrow
louth an hour away from me has completely flooded
Just cold down here Tim, with freezing rain and snow possible.
jeri, i can just imagine how depressed it must be in the city of Green Bay Today, heck all of Wisconsin has to be down Today, and for that matter all Packer fans around the world!
here every one all happy about most news cast yesterday were wit giants fans celebrating it got bit annoing after a while