• Global warming tied to risk of weather extremes

    Updated: 2012-07-31 14:55:15
    NEW YORK (AP) - Last year brought a record heat wave to Texas, massive floods in Bangkok and an unusually warm November in England. How much has global warming boosted the chances of events like that?

  • Photos: The best of last week's thunderstorms

    Updated: 2012-07-31 14:55:00
     hile the Northwest hasn't exactly been sizzling this summer so far, the folks up in Anchorage have a more legitimate wonder of where has their summer gone? July is statistically the warmest month of the year up there, which has an average high of 65 (what, it's Alaska? What were you expecting?) But this year, they've been much colder even by their low thermal expectations.

  • Big Time Rain Event Through 9am, Then, Scattered Storms Possible Through The Rest of Today…Tuesday Update 5am

    Updated: 2012-07-31 11:10:48
    Good Tuesday morning! As of 5am, lots of rain is moving across parts of central and west Alabama, with a big batch of strong to severe storms moving to the southeast at 3o to 40mph. The final batch of strong to severe storms is about to imact places like Tuscaloosa and Northport around 5:30am, then [...]

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Walker, Jefferson, Shelby and Chilton Co Until 6am Tuesday

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:48:45
    Much of the area is dealing with showers and storms this morning. Some are severe as of 445am Tuesday. Also, big time flash flooding issues are happening in Jefferson and Shelby County. Use caution if driving because many roads are under water in Jefferson and Shelby County. Below is the severe thunderstorm warning update… BULLETIN [...]

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Walker, Jefferson, Shelby County Until 5:30am Tuesday

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:17:28
    BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 409 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…SOUTHERN WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA… * UNTIL 530 AM CDT * AT 407 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL [...]

  • Lots of Rain…Some Severe Weather/Flash Flooding…Tuesday Morning Update 4am

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:09:32
    Good Tuesday morning! As of 4am, we’ve got several severe thunderstorm warnings and several flash flood warnings. It’s a mess across central and west Alabama to say the least, with two batches of severe storms at this hour. The first batch has produced lots of wind damage over parts of our area from the Hamilton [...]

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Marion, Winston and Walker County Until 4:15am Tuesday

    Updated: 2012-07-31 09:26:06
    BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 320 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA…WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA… * UNTIL 415 AM CDT * AT 316 AM [...]

  • http://alerts.weathe Severe Thunderstorm

    Updated: 2012-07-31 09:24:45
    http://alerts.weathe Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 31 at 2:56AM CDT until July 31 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS http://ow.ly/1lKThM

  • 3AM Radar Check – Tue Morning. Severe Storms Continue

    Updated: 2012-07-31 09:03:22
    Good Tuesday morning! As of 3am, the first batch of severe storms continues to move south across much of Bibb, Chilton and Coosa County, where active severe thunderstorm warnings are in place now. Damaging winds are likely the listed counties. The storms are moving south at 30 to 40mph, and are producing lots of wind [...]

  • Severe T-storm Warning for Bibb, Chilton, Coosa County Until 3:30am Tuesday

    Updated: 2012-07-31 08:26:24
    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…EASTERN BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA…CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 330 AM CDT * AT 216 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF [...]

  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for JEFFERSON, SHELBY, and TALLADEGA COUNTY Until 2:45am Tuesday Morning

    Updated: 2012-07-31 07:46:12
    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA…SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA…SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA… * UNTIL 245 AM CDT * AT 139 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS [...]

  • Very Dangerous Severe Storm Over Walker Co, Moving towards Jefferson Co… Tuesday Morning Update 1:30am

    Updated: 2012-07-31 07:35:31
    Big time wind damage is likely across all of Walker County and eastern Fayette Co. This storm is showing signs of producing winds over 70 mph, which can do lots of damage. Take shelter in central and south and east Walker Co, eastern Fayette Co and central/north Jefferson Co. These storms are dangerous. This is [...]

  • Test!

    Updated: 2012-07-28 22:27:31
    Test!

  • Summer SuperFog

    Updated: 2012-07-26 16:33:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Thursday , July 26, 2012 Summer SuperFog Coal Train Update Last night Thursday Professor Dan Jaffe , myself , and some students took observations of particle levels at Richmond Beach Park in Shoreline on the bridge over the track . nbsp The goal was to determine what was coming off the coal trains . nbsp We sampled several freight trains and one coal trains . nbsp A video showing this fun is found at : http : www.king5.com video id=163980306 sec=549122 Thanks so much for those providing information about coal train passage . nbsp We are going to do this multiple times and will let you know what we find . nbsp For those living near the tracks , how often are there trains in the

  • The Tropical Connection

    Updated: 2012-07-22 00:44:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Saturday , July 21, 2012 The Tropical Connection Thursday and Friday brought extraordinary thunderstorm activity to the Northwest , with torrential rain hitting both sides of the Cascades . nbsp I can not remember such a period of such sustained summer convective activity in our . area It turns out that there is a tropical connection to this outbreak , a fact noted to me by Dr . Jim Steenburgh , an ex-Husky who is a professor of atmospheric sciences the University of Utah and probably the greatest booster of Utah snow in existence . nbsp And he has a wonderful weather blog Wasatch WeatherWeenies Let me warm you up or wet you down by showing a plot of 24-h rainfall ending 9 PM on

  • Why can't we forecast these thunderstorms?

    Updated: 2012-07-10 05:59:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Monday , July 9, 2012 Why can't we forecast these thunderstorms Picture Courtesy of Adam Foster During the Early AM on July 9 Although meteorology has come a long way in the last few decades . there is at least one phenomenon that represents guaranteed employment for atmospheric researchers for many years : nbsp thunderstorms and convection . nbsp This is a very difficult problem and last night's unforecast western WA lightning display proves the . point To be fair , my colleagues in the NWS did talk about thunderstorms over the Cascade crest and eastern Washington , and the models did suggest a northward propagating feature that forced them--- but lets be honest here , we simply

  • Smoke

    Updated: 2012-07-06 19:06:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Friday , July 6, 2012 Smoke It's subtle . but perhaps you noted some visibility degradation , particularly if you looked east towards the Cascades . I suspect is it is from all the fires burning over the Rockies and a few to our . south Here is the latest picture looking towards Mt . Rainier from the UW . hard to see the mountain and the rest of the crest . nbsp Yesterday around noon the haze smoke was really obvious from the air when I flew into Sea Tac around . noon Here is a visible satellite picture this morning . you can see the smoke a bit . stretching from the Willamette Valley through northern Idaho and . Montana Take a look at the current major fires . nbsp Lots of them

  • Darkest Before the Dawn

    Updated: 2012-07-04 19:45:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , July 4, 2012 Darkest Before the Dawn The fourth of July should be a decent day across the Northwest . and the trendline is positive towards dry conditions and normal or above-normal temperatures . nbsp This morning's visible satellite image below shows clear skies over Oregon and eastern WA , with some broken clouds over the west . nbsp The radar is . clear Yesterday was pretty exciting for July , with winds gusting to 20-40 mph and some power outages including my house in north Seattle For example , here are the winds at West Point admittedly a well exposed site Gusts to 33 knots 38 mph Admittedly , not as strong as the East Coast derecho a few days ago where winds

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