Huntsville Al weather (Madison, Gurley, McMullen: university, law, land)

[33458]

I'm not...

But I did bring all my wintering plants out today and put in some rose bushes...opened the mulch around my saplings to air and watered for the first time in 4-5 months.

[caution]

I like it when it's so hot that you break out into a sweat just getting in your car in the morning. You know the nights where the low is like 88 or so? I miss that.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by caution

I like it when it's so hot that you break out into a sweat just getting in your car in the morning. You know the nights where the low is like 88 or so? I miss that.

I haven't experience that yet - though maybe at Lake Havasu in the Arizona Desert but it was 90F at night but dry and not humid.

Today was great. People were outside mowing their lawns even if they didn't need to - just to be outside. I wish every day was just like today.

[SouthernBoy205]

Huntsville has pretty good weather. Where I'm from, we tend to think that Huntsville's weather is cooler since it is in north Alabama and it is located in the mountains.

[milledj]

If you are concerned about tornadoes, there are several things you can do. One is, like jetjockey75 said, build a safe room within a new or existing house. The can build "closets" that double as a storm shelter and as storage when not needed for storms (I don't worry that much about storms, but later for that). You can also purchase or build a house that has a basement. If building a house, you can use ICF (Insulated concrete forms) that are styrofoam panels that go together like Lego blocks and are filled with concrete later. This creates an incredibly strong, storm-resistant wall that you could really, really feel safe in. You can finish the exterior and interior with just about any type of surface you would a normal wall (siding, stucco, brick/drywall) so you don't have to even know it was built differently than traditionally built homes. There is a house south of 72 (University) in Madison that used this technique (I can't remember what road-- Jeff or Slaughter or Hughes?). We are investigating this as something to consider for our Habitat homes. VERY durable construction.

Back to the storms... We have about as many tornado warnings/watches as where I grew up (Michigan). And I haven't really been affected b any storms. There was one that tore up some trees in the old neighborhood, but they all fell in between houses... some apartments got damaged in Athens about 5 years ago (same storm). Yes, they do happen, but it is a rarity when they do damage. I wouldn't think they would be anything to stop people from moving here... every place has natural disasters. California has earthquakes, we have storms.... but nothing like Kansas or the Tornado alley...

Just be smart, you will be ok.

[Charles]

Anybody else open their house windows today and not use AC at all, all day, in Huntsville, in July?

Felt almost like a comfortable crisp autumn day. It was almost not warm enough to go a pool.

[hey teach]

Today was absolutely beautiful in the Tennessee Valley or as Gary Dobbs says "Gawgous" . Worked outside all day and hardly even broke a sweat.

I've lived in the Tennessee Valley on and off my entire life. I always heard my grandfather say "If you don't like the weather here, stick around an hour, it will change." Yes, we have the occasional tornado and the odd earthquake. I think all regions have their own crisis weather conditions, but I hope no one will allow an occasional weather formation to prevent them from enjoying all this great area has to offer by living here. You can't run from Mother Nature, so instead of being of afraid of what she brings, embrace life here, and like anywhere else learn how to be prepared for whatever weather Mother Nature might throw at us.

[ALDreamin]

I just looked up on the NOAA website and this link gives a Listing of Tornadoes that have affected the county of Madison, AL in the Huntsville County Warning Area since 1884. It does look like most have been in north of Hunstville.


National Weather Service Huntsville, AL - Tornado Database

[autobahn]

Here is the best Huntsville weather site:

All-In-One Huntsville Weather

[DvlsAdvc8]

Originally Posted by ebinca

Another Bay Area Californian here and we are DEFINATELY looking to relocate. Huntsville sounds almost too good to be true. However, my husband and I are concerned about the weather.(Ha. Ha. comming from earthquake country!) Anyone know much about the hurricanes and tornados? How often and how hard is this particular area subjected to severe storms? Thanks.

There is another similar thread on this, see if you can find it. I think I even posted all tornado tracks in the past 30 years or so.

While we get more tornados than most places, the chances of being injured in one are very small. East of Huntsville Mtn., they become increasingly less likely (tornados can traverse these, but its less common and then tend to form less on the east side of town). Areas west and south get hit more often.