Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Low tornado count across the United States so far in 2013
The total number of tornadoes through early May is considerably behind the national annual average. It is also the lowest in nearly 60 years, since at least 1954. There have been 3 tornado fatalities in 2013; by the end of May 2011, 543 Americans had died. There has been a total of 20 confirmed tornadoes in the state of Alabama from January through April 2013. We are near normal for number of tornadoes. The tornado outbreaks of April 2011 are what stand out in most people's minds, but they were not the norm.
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Deep South Chill
Alabamians are used to the wacky weather in the summer, but a late spring chill is something to talk about. Reaching for the jacket heading out to Mother's day dinner is a bit unusual and we did break some records. Here's what happened…
A large, cold core upper low covered the Deep South in early May this year. The upper level low pressure system was responsible for the wet and unusually cold weather pattern across our area from May 4th through May 6th.
It all began with a surface front that pushed eastward across the State on Friday May 3rd. Check out some of these records recorded by the NWS!
Minimum High Temperature Records
Date Location High Temp Previous Record/Date
May 4th Birmingham 60, 60 (1967,1921)
May 5th Birmingham 59, 60 (1917)
*Tuscaloosa 58, 68 (1960, 1957)
May 6th Birmingham 61, 61 (1992)
Montgomery 65, 65 (1992)
Anniston 58, 62 (1992)
NWS: *Tuscaloosa also set a new all-time record minimum high temperature for the month of May with its high temperature reading of 58 degrees on May 5th. This broke the previous record of 61 set on 5/13/1971, 5/3/1970, 5/12/1960, and 5/6/1958.
Image Credit: NWS
Info By NWS, CPC
A large, cold core upper low covered the Deep South in early May this year. The upper level low pressure system was responsible for the wet and unusually cold weather pattern across our area from May 4th through May 6th.
It all began with a surface front that pushed eastward across the State on Friday May 3rd. Check out some of these records recorded by the NWS!
Minimum High Temperature Records
Date Location High Temp Previous Record/Date
May 4th Birmingham 60, 60 (1967,1921)
May 5th Birmingham 59, 60 (1917)
*Tuscaloosa 58, 68 (1960, 1957)
May 6th Birmingham 61, 61 (1992)
Montgomery 65, 65 (1992)
Anniston 58, 62 (1992)
NWS: *Tuscaloosa also set a new all-time record minimum high temperature for the month of May with its high temperature reading of 58 degrees on May 5th. This broke the previous record of 61 set on 5/13/1971, 5/3/1970, 5/12/1960, and 5/6/1958.
Releases at Logan Martin Dam
Flooding at Logan Martin Lake
Image Credit: NWS
Info By NWS, CPC
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