Alabama thread!

@baldridge I see a couple CERT folk are helping out at the test facility next door. They gotta be melting over there. Going to be even hotter today.

From AlabamaWX

HEAT LEVELS RISING: Yesterday’s official high in Birmingham was 90 degrees, one degree below the average of 91. But today we expect a high in the 92-95 degree range as heat levels tick up a bit. The sky will be mostly sunny, and like yesterday any afternoon showers will be very hard to find over the northern half of the state.

REST OF THE WEEK: We project highs generally between 92 and 96 degrees tomorrow through Friday with partly sunny days and mostly fair nights. This will make it the hottest week so far this summer for most communities. There will be sufficient moisture for a few “pop up” showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours, but nothing widespread.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: No real change as the hot, humid summer weather continues. Highs in the low to mid 90s; partly sunny days, and the usual risk of a brief afternoon thunderstorm in a few spots. Just what you expect in the middle of July in Alabama.

NEXT WEEK: The upper ridge holds, and the forecast just won’t change much. Partly sunny, hot, humid days with the chance of “scattered, mostly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms”. Highs remain in the low to mid 90s, a little above average for the middle of summer. See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



TROPICS: The Atlantic basin remains very quiet; tropical storm formation is not expected through the weekend.

TEXAS HEAT: San Antonio soared to 107 degrees yesterday, the a new record for that city for the month of July. Other highs included 112 at Del Rio, 108 at Austin, and 101 at Dallas/Fort Worth.

ON THIS DATE IN 1980: The great heat wave of 1980 was well underway. Birmingham’s high was 103, keeping alive a string of five straight days of 100 degree plus readings in the Magic City. That streak would extend on out to eight days. Starting on the 10th, Birmingham’s highs were 101, 102, 104, 106, 103, 102, 105, 105. The string was finally broken on the 18th, when powerful storms formed at mid-afternoon, cooling down the temperature just shy of the century mark.

The hottest day of the summer was July 17th when over 80 percent of the state reached 100 degrees, and nearly one quarter of the state reached 105. The highest reading on that day was 108 degrees recorded in the cities of Bessemer, Aliceville, and Jasper. It was 105 in Birmingham that day.

Around the nation, the heat wave claimed anywhere between 1,250 and 10,000 lives. Also because of the massive drought, agricultural damage estimates totaled over $50 billion when adjusted for inflation. It is among the billion-dollar weather disasters listed by NOAA

 

you know what I hate about cooler nights, it's just cool enough last night my AC didn't kick on which made it humid inside the house this morning at about 60% if the thermostat is correct. Had to turn the AC down a tad bit, then turned on dehumidifier while I'm at work and thermostat goes into ECO mode.

 

Maybe this hoop will help in a situation that I didn’t want to be in to start with.

Like when @TacoAlaMode tries to take us down a trail he was asked not to.....

 

TWICE

 

Not pure, sweet, innocent ME!

To bad I don’t have a picture of your sister.

 

"damn how did we end up on your sister?"
"I think this is the way"
"nah definitely this way"
"dammit Brian how are we back on your sister?"

 

Waaasssssssuuuuuuppppppp

 

Ohhhhhh, well congrats man.

 

I bet @JBTacoma Does

 

Yall keep talking about this and now i really want to go ride your sister for the first time.

 

It’s real bad now.

 

anybody catch this in the bronco video? what seems off?

 

How do you rock crawl in park lol. Also looks like rock crawling in space lol.

 

that things got some range.

 

Tanner got it....1050 miles to E?

 

yea 1054 seems a little off

 

yea saw that but thought rock crawl mode in P was funny

1054 miles to earth i think!

 

it's just setting the mode, while in park. similar to going to 4wd in neutral.

 

Never done that so i wouldnt know lol