The snowstorm that slammed good parts of Colorado over the weekend has nudged the stateâs snowpack levels ever-closer to normal, the continuation of a welcome trend for a state still gripped by drought.
Natural Resources Conservation Service data on Tuesday showed that snow water equivalent, or the amount of water in the stateâs snow, is at 92% of median. That compares to 85% just before mid-month in February and only about three-quarters of normal around a month before that.
Snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Colorado is now sitting at 89% of median, compared to 82% a little more than a month ago, and the Gunnison River Basin is at 86%, a 7% increase during that same time period.
The Bottom Line
The final few days of Winter will feature quite a range of weather conditions. First you’ll need an umbrella. Then the winter coat. And then sunglasses, as sunshine and seasonable temperatures take over just in time for the start of Spring.
Wednesday
We’re now standing at about 24 hours of sprinkles and flurries. (There were a few isolated pockets of heavier rain around Tuesday evening too.) Our weather is still “blah” to start Wednesday, although it’s going to turn into a decent mid-March day overall.
Sprinkles and light fog are hanging around, especially in southern and coastal New Jersey. By the 10 a.m. hour, drier conditions should prevail. Only peeks of sun are expected into Wednesday afternoon. But it will be about 10 degrees warmer than Tuesday, with highs close to 50 degrees.
Albertville woman encourages neighbors in mobile homes to seek shelter if needed
Planning head: Planning for severe weather from a mobile home By Caroline Klapp | March 16, 2021 at 10:31 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:31 PM
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Many of us know the safest place in our home to take shelter from a tornado, but not everyone has a secure space. Cindy Lang says it s not worth the risk to stay in a tornado. (Source: WAFF)
According to the Marshall County EMA Director, the Board of Education building in downtown Albertville is the only public place people can come to seek shelter.
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Showers and thunderstorms will return as we head into Wednesday and rain chances will continue into Thursday
THE FIRST ROUND OF STORMS
Two rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday. The first round will occur in the morning. If you are headed out the door in the early morning hours it will likely be stormy.
Showers and thunderstorms will start to become widespread and could produce dime to quarter size hail and heavy rainfall along with cloud-to-ground lightning.
There should be a drier period in the early afternoon hours before the second round of showers and thunderstorms develop in the mid-late afternoon and evening, some time after 4pm.
Advice from a volunteer fireman on how to be ready for severe weather
WAFF AM 6:00-6:30am – Syncbak - VOD - clipped version By Eric Graves | March 17, 2021 at 9:35 AM CDT - Updated March 17 at 9:54 AM
Zachary Trulson is the President of Moores Mill Volunteer Fire Department and also works for HEMSI, he said people need to be ready and have a plan.
“Whether that be just making sure you have shoes on so that you don’t get caught in the middle of the storm without your shoes and step on glass and sharp objects,” he said. “It’s also important to make sure you have some sort of food with you.”