Across the world, every culture has it’s wives tales – from the old saying “red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning“, to the myth that woolly caterpillars can predict snowfall totals in the months ahead, we’ve all probably quoted one at one point or another. But there’s one in […]
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The title says it all – when you have this gray, rainy type of weather like we’ve had for the last day or two, all you want to do is grab a coffee and a blanket and lay by the window all day. Thankfully… it’s the weekend, so do it! It’s a fairly typical December
More “sleeping weather” through today – but a great end to our weekend in store. Read More »
Rainfall still ran below average for the month of November across the Tennessee Valley. For regional stats, our closest reporting site is the climate reporting station at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals. That location measured 2.36 inches of rain for the month of November. While an improvement from the weeks before, that
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I hope you have been enjoying today’s warmer temps! We’ve got winds gusting in from the south, ushering in that warmer air. Hardin Co. & Tishomingo Co. are under a Wind Advisory tonight with gusts up to 40 mph possible. Everyone else in the TN Valley can expect gusts up to 30 mph. Light rain
Rain moving in, breezy tonight. More rain on the way. Yay! Read More »
It was a chilly start to this morning across the Tennessee Valley. With the exception of the “warm” spot in Columbia, TN where they only got down to 30 degrees, most of us were in the low to mid 20s this morning. Locations immediately south of the Tennessee River, as expected, were a little closer
Cold again tonight. Milder weather ahead. Late week and weekend rain chances. Read More »
If you’ve lived in the Tennessee Valley for any length of time, especially over these last few years, you’d know firsthand that this portion of the country is no stranger to severe weather. Per the local NWS statistics dating back several decades, the combined warning areas of the Huntsville and Nashville NWS offices has seen
Science Sunday: Is Tornado Alley Shifting East? Read More »
Have you had a good weekend so far? I’d say I have, and the weather has helped keep the spirits up – it’s been a little cool, but its November, so that’s no shocker. Besides some upper level icy wisps throughout the day (which also made for a beautiful sunset), we’ve been clear and dry
The weekend hasn’t been too bad; but tomorrow looks “yuck”… then cold! Read More »
It’s been a pretty nice fall weekend, but the main story on everyone’s mind is that long awaited, beneficial rainfall we’ve been discussing for days – so lets get right into it and discuss our Monday. First things first: the bulk of the day. By and large, we stay broadly dry with temperatures climbing into
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You don’t get much more fall-like than days like this, if you ask me – we’ve been dry, we got rid of those morning clouds, and we were cool and clear throughout the day with upper-50s sticking around for the majority of us. Of note was that sharp northerly wind that stuck around for our
Picturesque weekend ahead – but rain returns soon (at long last!) Read More »
Severe storms and tornadoes during the fall are simply a way of life here in the Tennessee Valley and much of the Southeast. Our area’s tornado season begins in November and runs through May, although those storms can occasionally start as early as October and can sometimes last into parts of June. November tornadoes can
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