Alabama thread!

From AlabamaWX

COOL MONDAY: Temperatures are mostly in the 20s across Alabama early this morning with a clear sky… we reach the mid-50s later today with sunshine in full supply. The average high for Birmingham on February 14 is 59.

Dry weather continues tomorrow and Wednesday with a warming trend. The high tomorrow will be in the mid-60s, followed by upper-60s Wednesday. A few scattered clouds will show up Wednesday, otherwise we are forecasting a good supply of sunshine on both days.

SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY: A dynamic weather system will bring the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms to Alabama Thursday. Shear and instability values look favorable, but the main upper air support will be lifting north of the region by mid to late afternoon, meaning the higher severe weather probabilities will be over Mississippi and the western half of Alabama. SPC has much of the state in a severe weather risk Thursday.



For now, it looks like all modes of severe weather will be possible, including strong straight-line winds, hail, and a few tornadoes. We should also note that pressure gradient winds (not related to thunderstorms) will be in the 15-25 mph range Thursday with higher gusts. Rain amounts will likely be at or a little over one inch for most of the state, but widespread flooding issues are not expected. The main window for the heavier storms will come during the afternoon and evening hours. We will be much more specific about the threat tomorrow.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The sky becomes mostly sunny Friday, and the day will be cooler with a high in the low 50s. Dry weather continues over the weekend for most of Alabama with mostly sunny days and fair nights; the high Saturday will be in the upper-50s, followed by low-60s Sunday. Clouds will linger near the immediate Gulf Coast with some scattered light rain possible over the weekend.

NEXT WEEK: The warming trend continues; the high will be in the 60s Monday, low 70s Tuesday, and mid-70s Wednesday. The next weather system will bring a chance of rain and thunderstorms by Wednesday or Thursday… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



ON THIS DATE IN 1895: The most significant snowfall in the history of Houston, Texas, occurred on the 14th and 15th. The Houston area saw 20 inches of snow.

ON THIS DATE IN 1958: Snow lovers got a special gift as the heaviest snowfall since 1948 blanketed Birmingham with over two inches of snow. Roads in the Magic City quickly became snow-packed and impassable. Roads between Birmingham and Atlanta were especially dangerous. The northwest corner of Alabama was blanketed with 3-6 inches of snow. Six to eight inches fell in Decatur. At the Birmingham Municipal Airport, A Delta Airlines DC-7 slid off the runway the following morning and buried itself nose deep in slush and mud when the nosewheel broke. None of the 43 passengers were injured.

ON THIS DATE IN 2021: Freezing rain and some snow brought dangerous travel continues to Northwest Alabama; it was the beginning of a five-day stretch of very cold and unsettled weather; there were multiple rounds of snow and wintry precipitation over the northern half of Alabama through February 17.

 

@Brian422 congratulation on your marriage! May God Bless you two with many happy years!

 

Thanks bud!

 

So adjusted the spc and lower cams this morning. Got about another half inch of rearward clearance. Tires are at full lock
before top pic after second pic.

passenger


driver

 

Maybe it can stay there when you get it aligned. Are you running any wheel spacers?

 

No wheel spacers just offset wheels

 

Checking out the Bama thread. I'm in Walker County, but I currently drive to Bessemer everyday as I work in parts wholesale at Town and Country Ford.

Sold my 18 F-150 when prices went crazy...now drive my 99 330k miles tacoma to work everyday.

 

Welp couldn’t be happier, alignment specs are right on point. Tech told tech to align and leave caster where it was at. Truck drives straight down road and tons of clerance for the 35’s!

Only thing left to do is will the sucker and see what else I need to lop off

 

If anyone is interested

 

Sent you a text!

 

New TRD snorkel cover came in cause I busted my other one a while back. Really sets truck off nicely. And a couple of pics cause I’m feeling the truck right now!

 

One coilover, but no coils came in. Pretty tall haha

 

That's a fancy tape measure to see how tall the kiddo is

 

Haha she ain’t that tall, yet! 41” fully extended seems much taller in person than on paper.

 

That's why you make marks on it as she grows up

 

From AlabamaWX

BIG WARM-UP TODAY: Temperatures are mostly in the 25-35 degree range across Alabama early this morning… look for a high in the mid 60s today with sunshine in full supply. Tomorrow will be a partly sunny day with a high between 65 and 70 degrees. Clouds will increase tomorrow night.

SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL THURSDAY: A dynamic weather system will bring the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms to Alabama Thursday afternoon and evening. SPC has a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe storms defined for areas west of a line from Athens to Moody to Prattville to Jackson; the rest of the state is in a “marginal risk” (level 1/5).



TIMING: The broad window for severe storms in Alabama will come from 2:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. Storms will end from west to east Thursday night.

THREATS: Storms will be capable of producing hail, strong winds, and a few tornadoes. The higher risk of a tornado is over the “slight risk” across the western half of Alabama.

WIND: Gradient winds (not related to thunderstorms) will average 15-25 mph out of the south, with potential for gusts to 30/35 mph. It will be a windy day.

RAIN: Rain amounts of around one inch are likely… a few spots could see higher totals. Flooding is not expected to be an issue for now.

Events like this are common in Alabama in February; tornado season here runs from November through May. Be sure you have a reliable way of hearing warnings if they are needed (never an outdoor siren), and have a plan in case you fall in a tornado warning polygon.

FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The sky becomes partly to mostly sunny Friday, but the day will be sharply colder with a high around 50 degrees. Dry weather continues over the weekend with sunny days, fair nights, and a warming trend. The high Saturday will be in the mid to upper 50s, and then in the mid 60s Sunday.

NEXT WEEK: Moisture returns Monday, and we will bring in the chance of showers. Then, it looks like there will be some risk of rain each day next week as a moist airmass will over the state. Too early to know if we will see any severe weather threat; rain amounts in the 1-2 inch range look likely Monday through Friday. The week will be mild as temperatures reach the 70s in many places by Tuesday and Wednesday… See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



ON THIS DATE IN 2021: Freezing rain continue across parts of North and Northwest Alabama. As much as 1/2 inch of ice accretion occurred in areas, with lesser amounts closer to 1/4 inch more common. The weight of the ice caused trees to bend or fall over, tree branches to break, and power outages. The coating of ice made for dangerous or impossible travel across the warning area. Weak instability values aloft yielded a few lightning strikes where frozen precipitation was occurring.

 

Still planning on riding chocc this weekend for everyone that was interested.

 

Slowly coming together. Long way left to go.

 

you gonna cage the interior too?