[Email1] Alabama Snow facts

[Ronnie King]

Greetings everyone.

This came from the NWS chat early this morning, it is a PNS (Public
Information Statement) :

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NOUS44 KBMX 221556
PNSBMX
ALZ011>015-017>050-230400-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
956 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013

...THIS WEEK IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN ALABAMA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE ALABAMA STATE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAVE PROCLAIMED THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH
NOVEMBER 22ND...2013 AS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN ALABAMA.

WITH WINTER AWARENESS WEEK AT HAND AND AS WE APPROACH THANKSGIVING
DAY...ONE BEGINS TO WONDER IS IT TOO EARLY FOR SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL
ALABAMA. WE HAVE BEEN SHOVELING AND DIGGING OUT THE NUMBERS FOR
CENTRAL AL AND HERE IS WHAT WE HAVING MEASURED OUT OVER THE YEARS AT
AIRPORTS AND CO-OP OBSERVERS.

THERE HAVE BEEN TRACE REPORTS FOR SNOW AS EARLY AS 11/1 FOR ALL
AREAS AS RECENTLY AS 1997 ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE IN INCHES.

ANNISTON (1903-2013)   BIRMINGHAM(1895-2013)  HALEYVILLE (1902-2010)
---------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------
11/02/1966  -  0.8     11/24/1950 -  1.0      11/02/1966 -  5.0
11/05/1995  -  T       11/27/1912 -  0.7*     11/25/1938 -  3.0
                       11/24/1938 -  0.5      11/24/1950 -  2.5
                       11/25/1950 -  0.4      11/08/1991 -  T
                       11/02/1966 -  T

HAMILTON (1962-2012)   ONEONTA (1895-2012)    PINSON (1951-2013)
---------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------
11/15/1974 -  1.0      11/27/1912 -  3.0      11/02/1966 -  3.0
11/15/1995 -  0.5      11/03/1966 -  2.5      11/14/1969 -  1.0
11/23/1975 -  0.2      11/15/1969 -  1.0      11/19/2000 -  0.3
11/29/2011 -  T**      11/02/1966 -  1.0
                       11/20/2000 -  0.5
                       11/19/2000 -  T

MONTGOMERY(1872-2013)  TROY (1969-2013)       TUSCALOOSA (1948-2013)
---------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------
11/23/1971 -  T        NONE                   11/29/2011 -  T**

NOTES:
-----------------------------------------------
* NOT AT BHM AIRPORT
** MOST RECENT OCCASION AT TUSCALOOSA AND HAMILTON

$$

14/16



I hope that you find it as interesting and informative as I did.



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IN GOD I TRUST,
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Ronnie King WX4RON
205-745-1199
President of ALERT (ALabama Emergency Response Team)
Manager of the Central Alabama Simplex Net
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