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Pictures From Weather Watcher Day At Fox 6

It was great seeing all of our weather watchers at Fox 6 today! We can't thank them enough for all they do in reporting weather information. Their reports not only help during severe weather but also help us improve our local forecasts. Some of our watchers have been reporting since the program began in 2010. We kicked off the meeting with some training followed by a tour of the studio and then a nice lunch.

Brett Adair giving a presentation on storm reporting and communication.

Fox6 Meteorologist Wes Wyatt
Twitter @weswyattweather
Facebook.com/weswyattfox6
wwyatt@wbrc.com

Fire At The Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-off In Chelsea

Lots of folks were braving the cold in Chelsea yesterday. We made the trip out to the Tractor Supply lot for the Fire At The Foothills event. Several viewers brought along their NOAA Weather Radios. We were able to make sure they were properly programmed. Great seeing weather watcher Wayne Shirley!

Next Stop Gardendale

If you live near Gardendale we can help you with your NOAA Weather Radio on Tuesday. There will be a Weather & Safety Expo at the Gardendale Civic Center Tuesday evening 4-8 PM. Be sure to bring some fresh batteries. The Midland models usually require three AA batteries. 

Fox6 Meteorologist Wes Wyatt
wwyatt@wbrc.com
Twitter @weswyattweather
Facebook.com/weswyattfox6

Fox 6 Weather Visits Echols Middle School In Northport-Tuscaloosa County

I want to say a big thank you to the faculty and staff at Echols Middle School in Northport. On Wednesday I had a chance to speak to all of the Wildcat students in a large assembly. Topics included severe weather safety and winter weather. We have plenty of open dates left on the calendar so feel free to send an email if you would like for us to visit your school or organization. 

Fox6 Meteorologist Wes Wyatt
wwyatt@wbrc.com
Twitter @weswyattweather
Facebook.com/weswyattfox6

Viewer Snow Pictures - January 17, 2013

We want to thank our viewers for all the hundreds of snow pictures that were sent to our station. We will continue to share these pics on WBRC. Here is the first slide show from today’s event and if you have any picture you want to share send them to pix@wbrc.com 

Fox 6 Meteorologist Wes Wyatt
wwyatt@wbrc.com
Twitter @weswyattweather
Facebook.com/weswyattfox6

Beautiful Fall Foliage Picture-Walker County

I want to thank Eddie Phillips from the Walker Skywarn Team for sharing this beautiful November pic.

He writes, "Sunlight had this oak tree glowing bright yellow just before pic was taken. "

We invite you to share your fall pictures, email them to pix@wbrc.com or upload them at http://tellfox.com

Fox6 Meteorologist Wes Wyatt
wwyatt@wbrc.com
Twitter @weswyattweather
Facebook.com/weswyattfox6

Large Halo Over Birmingham

Check out this cool picture I captured a few moments ago with my iphone. This large halo is located over the heart of Birmingham. Lots of folks have been asking me about this huge ring in the sky. This is being caused by the refraction of sunlight within the high cirrus clouds. These high clouds are primarily composed of tiny ice crystals. A really neat sight!

Fox6 Meteorologist Wes Wyatt

wwyatt@wbrc.com

Twitter @weswyattweather

Facebook.com/weswyattfox6

Sandy Update

Sandy is now labeled a Post-Tropical Storm packing winds of 80mph.  The storm made landfall today around Cape May, New Jersey.  Flooding from an 13ft storm surge will be the primary threat with Sandy.  So far - at least 10 deaths are being blaimed on this Superstorm.   Hurricane force winds of 74mph have been reported at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.

The wave heights have reached over 30ft just outside the New York Harbor.

 Some of the heaviest rainfall has been in Maryland.  My former colleage and friend Dan Satterfield, now chief meteorologist at WBOC in Salisbury, tells me roads are washed away and flooded across the Delmarva.  He has seen winds in excess of 55mph.


We are still expecting power outages to reach 10-million from this storm.  Sandy rivals the so-called "Perfect Storm" from 1991 and the 1938 hurricane.  We'll keep you posted.

J-P Dice
Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist
jdice@wbrc.com
Twitter: jpdice_fox6

Fox 6 Weather Visits Epic Elementary School In Birmingham

We want to thank the 3rd Graders at Epic Elementary in Birmingham for allowing us to visit today. We had an awesome weather presentation that involved lots of talk about Hurricane Sandy and the colder weather. Fox 6 also wants to thank the students for the yummy cookie cake!

Fox6 Meteorologist Wes wyatt

wwyatt@wbrc.com

Twitter @weswyattweather

Facebook.com/weswyattfox6

Mount Cheaha Fall Colors Looking Good

Another Dry & Mild Week

Our first week of Fall is feeling pretty good.  The morning low at the Birmingham International Airport was 48 degrees.  Tonight's low will fall into the lower 50s.  It looks like high temperatures will gradually be on the upswing with little (if any) rain in the forecast for the next five days.

You probably noticed it feels great.  This is not because of the humidity.  We actually have a relative humidity of 80+% tonight.  It's the dewpoint temperatures that have fallen into the 40s and 50s.  This dry air mass makes for some warm days and cool mornings.

High pressure will dominate our weather pattern this week.  This will keep the active weather to our North and West.  We will continue to see dry conditions with a gradual warming trend.  Highs will reach the mid to upper 80s later this week.

Moisture will gradually increase toward the weekend and this may give us a few scattered showers and thunderstorms.  The timeframe will generally be the mid-afternoon and early evening. 

J-P Dice
Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist
jdice@wbrc.com
Twitter: jpdice_Fox6