Feb. 22—Feb. 25 to March 3 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Tennessee, and the Chattanooga region is no stranger to extreme weather this time of year. The spring months — especially March, April and May — tend to be active for severe weather throughout Tennessee, according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management. In March 2020, tornadoes in Middle Tennessee killed 25 people, .
It is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama which means it a great time to get prepared. Make a plan, build a kit and be prepared. Our area s primary severe weather season is March through May, with a secondary season in the Fall.
th annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday.” It will take place Friday, February 26, 20201, at 12:01 am and ends on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at 12 midnight.
This weekend would be a great time to build your severe weather kit. This Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is “giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain severe weather preparedness items free of state sales tax. Local sales tax may apply.”
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INTRODUCTION
The week of February 21st-27th has been declared Severe Weather Awareness Week by Governor Kay Ivey. NWS Birmingham, Alabama EMA, and other supporting organizations are asking for help to provide the public with severe weather safety information, and the AlabamaWx Weather Blog team is glad to help. We’ll have special infographics to go along with each severe weather safety post that is made throughout the week. Governor Ivey has also declared the weekend of February 26th-28th as an Alabama sales tax holiday for severe weather preparedness items.
Could Alabama Have a Record-Breaking Tornado Season?
Severe weather season is approaching, and many are wondering if this year will bring more tornadoes to the south than previous years.
AccuWeather s Tornado Season Outlookshows Alabama is at a higher risk for severe storms this year due to a cold winter and although things may start off at a slow pace, quickly developing storms could pack a punch:
Accuweather meteorologists are calling for a slow start to the peak of the severe weather season across the United States this spring, and they are warning of the possibility that severe weather and tornado activity could abruptly fire up and rival one of the most notorious severe weather seasons ever, due to some atmospheric similarities current weather patterns bear to that devastating season.