Alabama thread!

I think it will look great! When you gonna drill the hole? Ain't no turnin' back once you do!

 

Yea possibly. I might relocate it

 

Haha yea. But gonna make sure everything is 100 before I do

 

What model is that one for?

 

80 series land cruiser

 

Yeah it fits well the only concern is the antenna area

 

what a nuts last 24 hours in the news....

 

Mornin' kids I see they have backed off the rain amounts in the forecast which is a plus. Not a plus is the low level jet they are talking about. Winds at 5000ft in the 50-80kt range that will create high helicity values that can lead to rotating thunderstorms.

From AlabamaWX

BEAUTIFUL DAY AHEAD: Temperatures are below freezing over much of Alabama early this morning… places like Gadsden, Cullman, and Fort Payne are in the mid 20s just before sunrise. But, look for a nice warm-up today with a high in the low 60s. The air remains very dry, and the sky will be sunny. We expect mid 60s tomorrow with a mix of sun and clouds.

FRIDAY: Rain returns to Alabama Friday and Friday night as a very moist air moves up from the Gulf of Mexico. The day will be unseasonably mild with high between 70 and 75 degrees. A few thunderstorms could be involved, but the severe weather threat will be west of our state. There is an “enhanced risk” (level 3/5) of severe thunderstorms Friday over parts of East Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and the southeast corner of Oklahoma



SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR ALABAMA SATURDAY: A dynamic weather system with very strong wind fields will interact with an unstable airmass to bring the threat of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain to our state Saturday. SPC has all of the state in a severe weather risk in their “Day 4” outlook, which features probabilistic areas. A “30 percent” areas covers much of the state, which is the equivalent of an “enhanced risk”.



Based on the forecast large, synoptic scale state of the atmosphere, this could be a fairly signifiant severe weather threat for our state. But, once again, we won’t know how the small, mesoscale features line up until we get closer to the weekend. This system will feature a screaming low level jet; winds 5,000 feet off the ground should be in the 50-80 knot range, yielding very strong storm relative helicity values (veering of the wind with altitude in relation to storm motion).

Thunderstorms on Saturday will be capable of producing hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. In terms of timing, it looks like a daytime event. Strong to severe storms could enter West Alabama as early as 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., and the threat should be over by Saturday evening. We will more specific about the timing tomorrow.

Heavy rain is another concern; rain amounts Friday and Saturday will be in the 2-3 inch range; the ground is relatively saturated and flooding is very possible.



CALL TO ACTION: Everyone will need a good, reliable way of getting severe weather warnings Saturday if they are needed. Be sure WEA (“emergency alerts”) are enabled on your phone, and download the free ABC 33/40 weather app as well. Have a NOAA Weather Radio in your home and business. Never rely on an outdoor siren.

Identify the safe place in your home…in a site built home, it is a small room on the lowest floor, near the center of the home, and away from windows. Be sure everybody in the family knows where that safe place is, and in that room you need helmets for everyone in your family. We also recommend having a portable air horn for everyone, as well as hard soled shoes. If you live in a mobile home, you cannot stay there if you are in a tornado warning polygon. Know the location of the nearest shelter or site built structure that is available.

Is a tornado threat in January unusual? Not really… Alabama has experienced 139 tornadoes during the month of January since 1950. Tornadoes can happen during any month in our state, but the most active period is between November and May.

Sunday will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds; the high will be in the low 60s.

NEXT WEEK: A northward moving warm front will bring rain back into Alabama Monday, and some chance of rain will continue into Tuesday and Wednesday. Seven day rain totals for the state are expected to be in the 4-6 inch range. And, still no sign of any Arctic air; temperatures should remain above average through the week.

 

Here is that Helicity value map

SRH (Storm Relative Helicity) is a measure of the potential for cyclonic updraft rotation in right-moving supercells, and is calculated for the lowest 1-km and 3-km layers above ground level. There is no clear threshold value for SRH when forecasting supercells, since the formation of supercells appears to be related more strongly to the deeper layer vertical shear. Larger values of 0-3-km SRH (greater than 250 m2 s-2) and 0-1-km SRH (greater than 100 m2 s-2), however, do suggest an increased threat of tornadoes with supercells. For SRH, larger values are generally better, but there are no clear thresholds between non-tornadic and significant tornadic supercells.

 

My kids have a morning news at their school. They both came home yesterday afternoon talking about the potential for WW3. That made for an interesting dinner conversation.

 

Agreed. Wasn’t trying to start any conversations that don’t need to happen. Just blown away at all that can and is happening lol

 

Man how I would love to express my opinion of some choice individuals that have "shown their true colors" (spoiler alert, those colors are not red, white, and blue) during all this but alas....God help our country is all I can say.

 

Dont watch it, to many lies and to depressing.

 

well, as true as that is lol, I enjoyed knowing that the product I help work on (the Patriot missile) intercepted some of the Iranian missiles that were fired last night.

 

God Bless America!

 

Hell yeah, when they used those against Saddam Hussein it amazed everybody

 

I shared this with a co-worker that has a daughter stationed at one of the targeted bases....he said THANK YOU

Please keep them in prayer.

 

the technology is all pretty damn amazing. I've loved learning this stuff, something new everyday.

no thanks necessary towards me, but there has been a lot of discussion about the importance of what this program does this morning so they know there is appreciation out there. never want the product we work on to be used, but when it has to be....that shit better work!