Author Archives: Brian Peters
Joaquin Passing NW of Bermuda
It’s been a cloudy, rainy, and rather blustery day for the people in Bermuda. Hurricane Joaquin, though diminishing some in strength, has been traveling northward just to the west of Bermuda. It appears from the Bermuda Weather Service radar that … Continue reading
Rainfall Collection from SC
Saw this in my rambling around the Internet today, and I thought I would share it with blog readers. Incredible rainfall amounts with 21.04″ in near Huger, SC, 24.23″ near Mount Pleasant, SC, 22.47″ near Shadowmoss, SC, and 20.37″ near … Continue reading
Radar View of Joaquin
While we are mostly interested in the weather in Central Alabama, it’s always interesting to peek in on other places that are having weather. And let’s be honest, our interest is usually piqued when the weather in those other locations … Continue reading
South Carolina Flooding
Twitter and Facebook are filled with pictures of the flooding which is going on in South Carolina this morning. Once again the NWS offices in South Carolina have prepared a map of that state from actual rainfall observations received through … Continue reading
Improving Weather Ahead
After a period of several days with rather dreary, cloudy, cool weather, there are signs of improving weather ahead. But we’ll have to endure at least one more day of that dreary, cloudy, cool weather before sunshine returns. By the … Continue reading
A Look at Rain in SC
I know that South Carolina is a long way off, but weather enthusiasts are focused on that area because of what is likely to become a rain event of historic proportion. The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Greenville/Spartanburg working … Continue reading
Raining Over East Alabama
As you can see from the radar image above made just after 8:00 am, rain was falling in a wide band from just west of Alexander City in Tallapoosa County northward across Talladega, Lincoln, Gadsden, Boaz, and Scottsboro. The general … Continue reading
Cloudy and Wet at Times
This is not your typical October weather, but it looks like the clouds and off-and-on rain will continue today. Sunday becomes a transition day as clouds hang around but rain chances fall off some. And Monday looks like we dry … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 506: Early Beer was Closed
WeatherBrains Episode 506 is now online (September 28, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! In this episode of WeatherBrains, we start with a warmup act with the latest news from the … Continue reading
Rain Spreading North a Little Faster
It’s still pretty light, but as you can see from the radar image taken from the Birmingham Doppler radar just after 1 pm, some light rain and sprinkles have moved into Central Alabama from the south and southeast. Observing stations … Continue reading
