Severe WX Severe Threat 17-18 March 2021

[Tennie]

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What model and run was this taken from and from what forecast time?

 

[BayouWeatherGeek]

Over here in my neck of the woods it's 75 degrees and overcast. It's pretty windy though

 

[South AL Wx]

 

[Brice Wood]

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This photo is around 12Z, a couple of clusters of storms then you just several discrete supercells, but what catches my eye is the one lone potential supercell in central Mississippi, hopefully this isn’t an idea of what’s to come

 

[Brice Wood]

This photo is around 12Z, a couple of clusters of storms then you have just several discrete supercells, but what catches my eye is the one lone potential supercell in central Mississippi, hopefully this isn’t an idea of what’s to come

 

[CheeselandSkies]

I wish Hulu and YouTube TV had the weather channel.

That's one of my biggest pet peeves about the streaming explosion. If you're watching Hulu, Netflix, or the like, you don't get an EAS tone/crawl and/or a local meteorologist breaking in. That's why its so important to have multiple ways to receive warnings (wx radio, smartphone, etc).

 

[JayF]

The Google Doc in that thread should be editable for anyone who wants to add or edit to it. The ones in the Doc may not have been verified since the last postings last April when the pandemic was in a different place, but it would be a good idea to call shelter locations if a number is provided to double check requirements in light of the pandemic and to see if they are open.

I do not own the google document. However you can post in the forum and or suggest edits in the google document itself.

 

[Bevo]

I do not own the google document. However you can post in the forum and or suggest edits in the google document itself.

Yeah, I own the document so I believe I should’ve made it editable—just checked. I am using mobile so if others find themselves unable to access it please let me know.

 

[Brice Wood]

What model and run was this taken from and from what forecast time?

Around 12Z HRRR

 

[cobber2076]

New member/long-time lurker here. Dewpoint in Monrovia (NW of Huntsville) still at 57 deg. Is the wedge still having an effect here? A look at regional dewpoints makes me think it is.

 

[Clancy]

Nice and cloudy here in the west Atlanta metro. Rain has stopped for now. Hopefully it stays cloudy; constant cloud cover saved our area from the worst of it during last year's Easter outbreak.

 

[Equus]

Current situation

Boy oh boy do I love GOES-16

 

[AL_ham_op]

Current situation

Boy oh boy do I love GOES-16

That's a lot of cloud cover that still needs to burn off.

 

[Mike S]

New member/long-time lurker here. Dewpoint in Monrovia (NW of Huntsville) still at 57 deg. Is the wedge still having an effect here? A look at regional dewpoints makes me think it is.

Welcome!

 

[TornadoFan]

Current situation

Boy oh boy do I love GOES-16

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The question is will all that cloud cover burn off in time?

 

[Argus]

50 degrees and now it is very foggy here, which it was not this morning.

 

[brianc33710]

I’ve seen you reference this EF4 event before and I’m confused as to what you’re referring to? The only significant tornado to strike those towns in relatively recent memory was an EF2 in November of 2012.

Are you referring to the Beauregard/Smiths Station EF4?

Lee County tornado, yes. Sorry.....

 

[Evan]

Just a note - if you have satellite television like I do, or if your cable goes out, you can stream The Weather Channel on Roku or other streaming devices, and local stations should be streaming as well when they go to full on-air weather coverage. You can also pick up local TV stations over the air using a simple antenna. Heavy rain may cause some dropouts though.

On a similar topic, if you rely on broadcast or social media for warnings, I strongly recommend adding an additional warning source on your phone especially if you are driving or commuting today. As is often the case with potential outbreak scenarios, broadcast media can become overwhelmed with the frequency and duration of warnings and on a day like today minutes and seconds matter. Likewise, social media will be extremely active and it can be tough to filter for the most current information for your particular location.

Accordingly, I cannot recommend enough the following warning app for smartphones:

Weather Radio App

The Only Weather App You Need: Gain all the functionality of a Weather Radio right on your mobile device! Download today to acquire unique life-saving information in the form of alerts, audio, real-time streaming video, interactive mapping and more. Download today.

www.weatherradioapp.com

Send the link to your less weather aware friends, colleagues, and family. I'm sure there are other similar apps out there but I have been using the Weather Radio App for years and it has never let me down. I believe I initially found it due to a post on Alabamawx.com by James Spann.

 

[Chris3024]

Warm front is on the move, temp readings at some local stations in south-western Cullman county have jumped to the low to mid 60s

 

[RF16Gold]

Sun out fully with a wind shift to the SE in Anniston, Alabama.