(Remember, Tropical Storms are NOT Gendered, but Objects)
When people call tropical storms ‘he’s and she’s’, it drives me NUTS. Which i sexactly why I titled this blog post the way I did. Now THAT is behind me,
As the rains built north of the landfalling tropical storm, computer forecast models forecast the showers to be the heaviest in in Eastern Alabama and Western Georgia. But, with an approaching storm system in the upper levels of the atmosphere, and abundant moisture being sent sprawling across Alabama, the rains came and came heavily in parts of Central and North Alabama.
The rains fell, as you can see, heavier in these parts of the state than they did along the shore where the tropical storm moved ashore. This is an odd occurance for a tropical system.
The rainfall totals, though heavier just to the south of the Tennessee Valley, were much heavier than the expected 1-2″ in North Central Alabama, but were about as expected in the Shoals (1/4 to 3/4″) and slightly less than expected in Northeast Alabama (1-2″).
Click here to see the my rainfall report from WAAY-31 News at 6pm the night of the storm’s landfall.
It does indeed seem each of these storms have surprises everytime they move inland. This time, the surprise was on us.
Brad Huffines, Chief Meteorologist / Storm Force 31
But … tropical storms are named storms. And the names give them “gender.” It’s the tropical depressions that don’t have names, and thus no “gender” … right?
That is right. I am SO sorry for not getting back with you until now!