Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies with heavy rainfall, areas of urban and river flooding, landslides, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into Thursday. A strong clipper system will bring the threat of heavy snow and high winds across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes as well as portions of the interior Northeast and Appalachians. Read More >

WFO Huntsville Awarded Department of Commerce Bronze Medal

WFO Huntsville Meteorologist-In-Charge John Gordon poses with the Bronze Medal at the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The National Weather Service forecast offices in Huntsville and Birmingham recently received the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for "providing outstanding warnings and advisories which resulted in saving of lives during the historic Alabama floods in May 2003." WFO Huntsville Meteorologist-In-Charge John Gordon and Senior Forecaster William Schaub were Huntsville's representatives to the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, December 2.

Left: Waters from the Tennessee River inundate McFarland Park in Florence during the record floods. This view taken from above on Hwy 72. on May 10, 2003. Right: The Tennessee River floods Riverloop Road in northeastern Morgan County on May 9, 2003.

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Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

Huntsville WFO Awarded Department of Commerce Bronze Medal in 2003