Alabama thread!

wheres that at?

 

45 min north east of me in HSV. Just south of Winchester, TN

https://youtu.be/tdTU2huoSho

 

looks fun, I wanted to go ride this weekend but looks like it going to get rained out.

 

Anyone off tomorrow want to ride?

 

Made his long bed a short bed is one of many things.

 

I have run it a few times with @TacoAlaMode, it is a fun ride. We always went in at a creek about two feet deep, rode it a couple hundred yards and then started the trail, always ended up in top of the mountain on a dirt road.





We would end up on this dirt road. There is a steep climb to get to the road.

 

oh sweet. Heck yeah. So we came the opposite way it sounds like. Def wanna go back soon

 

Im most likly going to have to go to Michigan for my 2 week summer shut down do to some family stuff. But im taking the truck and im gunna hit silver lake sand dunes while im there. Havent been there in a long time.

 

Yessir. Im just hoping its dry this year. Never wheeled windrock dry.

 

Just looked on the map, are there a few caves on the property by any chance? Location seems familiar, cave name is similar to the trail name.

 

Windrock is never dry that's and oxymoron. Of the dozen or so times I've gone the first time I went to ATR was the only time it was "Dry". Even then most of the guys that had gone there regularly commented man this is the driest I've ever seen this place. It still had areas of standing water and some trails still were damp and they hadn't had rain in weeks. As long as it isn't pooring the rain while I'm camping there I'll be a happy man otherwise whatever happens happens.

 

From AlabamaWX

EYES ON THE GULF: A developing tropical system promises to bring a good soaking to much of Alabama over the next 48 hours. But, early this morning there is no rain on radar, and temperatures are mostly in the 60s. The northern half of the state will stay dry today with a partly sunny sky along with a high in the low 90s. To the south, rain moves into Southwest Alabama by early afternoon, and will slowly spread northward tonight.

The tropical low is forecast to become a minimal tropical storm tonight before moving onto the Louisiana coast (the name will be “Claudette” if it reaches tropical storm strength).



THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Widespread rain is likely tomorrow and tomorrow night, and the rain will be heavy at times as the tropical low approaches. A flash flood watch is in effect for areas along and south of I-20 (south of a line from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Anniston). Rain amounts over the weekend will be in the 2-4 inch range for much of Central Alabama, with 3-5 inches for the southern counties.



Also, there is a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) of severe thunderstorms for that same area (along and south of I-20).



A few brief, isolated tornadoes are possible tomorrow and tomorrow night, mainly over the southern half of Alabama. Keep mind these tornadoes associated with a tropical system usually last for only a few minutes, and often warnings can’t be issued. Temperatures tomorrow won’t get out of the 70s due to clouds and rain.

The remnant circulation of the system will move northeast of Alabama Sunday, but it will leave behind a moisture laden airmass. While the rain across Alabama won’t be as widespread Sunday, we still expect scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms with a high in the low 70s.

COASTAL IMPACT: A tropical storm warning is in effect from Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Okaloosa/Walton County line, including the Alabama Gulf Coast. The main impact on the Central Gulf Coast will come from heavy rain, coastal flooding, and rip currents. The combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The surge for the Alabama Gulf Coast and Mobile Bay is expected to be 2-3 feet. A few isolated waterspouts and brief tornadoes are possible.

The weather will begin to improve along the Gulf Coast Sunday and early next week.

NEXT WEEK: Scattered to numerous showers and storms remain likely Monday ahead of a cold front… then drier air begins to work into North Alabama Tuesday. Much of the state will be dry by Wednesday with showers confined to far South Alabama. Then, we will bring in the risk of a few scattered showers Thursday and Friday as moisture returns. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



TROPICS: Other than the system in the Gulf, the rest of the Atlantic basin is quiet, and additional tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend.

ON THIS DATE IN 1972: Hurricane Agnes strengthened into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. It made landfall in the eastern Florida Panhandle, and the remnants brought major flash flooding to much of the eastern U.S. The most significant effects, by far, occurred in Pennsylvania, mostly due to intense flooding. The hurricane severely flooded the Susquehanna River and the Lackawanna River causing major damage to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area. In both Pennsylvania and New Jersey combined, about 43,594 structures were either destroyed or significantly damaged. In Canada, a mobile home was toppled, killing two people.

 

There are. I didn’t see them, but the gentlemen who lead us out pointed us in the direction of at least one for the next time we come back

 

We thought about riding somewhere this weekend. Gotta see if we got some time though. Gonna be sloppy with all the rain starting this evening.

 

Pretty sure I’ve been to one of them (called iron hoop ironically) and the other is called Jess Elliot. Caving is my second hobby aside from mall crawling of course.

 

Thank you Mike! I’ve been missing your weather posts.

 

Someone just tagged me in an old post. Here I was in the beginning of my Tacoma journey.

 

Same good ole days hun? Your the one that invited and got me here Bart!

 

I forgot about that! My first thought when I saw one of the pictures was wow my truck was clean back then. Lol!

 

Here is the sunset tonight on Lake Martin.