Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Late Morning Severe Weather Update
The Tennessee Valley of extreme North Alabama has been hit by several tornadoes and there is considerable damage. However, within the last 15 or 20 minutes, some of the most intense thunderstorms have crossed over into Southern Tennessee, mainly west … Continue reading
A Rare High Risk Today
Don’t see these very often–at the most a few times each year. But the Storm Prediction Center has upgraded today’s risk to “High Risk” for mainly Kentucky but also a good part of Tennessee and into the south part of … Continue reading
6 AM QUICK NOTE
James will be along shortly with an extensive discussion so stay tuned. The Storm Prediction Center has expanded the “moderate risk” area southward into Central Alabama. It now extends from about Selma northward across all of North Alabama, Tennessee and … Continue reading
In the Middle of the Night . . .
. . .Still no real action. No tornado or severe thunderstorm warning. Those will come later. The main action will come later today and tonight (Friday night) …No warning of any kind the last three hours. …last severe thunderstorm warning … Continue reading
All is Well…
…as of 8:45 pm, CST. No Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warning has been issued in the last three hours. The last Tornado Warning was at 1:11 this afternoon from the National Weather Service in Tallahassee. This does not really mean … Continue reading
Middle of the Day Severe Weather Notes
Still no real strong thunderstorms in Alabama at the 11:30 hour. The closest big storms were near the Tennessee-Kentucky border. We are still subject to some mean weather later today especially in the Tennessee Valley where the Storm Prediction Center … Continue reading
Counties in Tornado Watch
This is a list of Alabama Counties included in the Tornado Watch that extends until 3 pm CST. Many of these counties will be out of danger before the 3 pm expiration time beginning west to east. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED … Continue reading
Evening Alabama Weather Update (8:30 pm)
At 8:30 this evening, a line of showers and thunderstorms extended from the Houston-Galveston area northeastward across Louisiana and Mississippi into Northwest Alabama. The most intense lightning was clustered over Southwest Mississippi Several Flash Flood Warnings were issued this evening … Continue reading
Monday Morning Cold Air Roundup
Here we go with a Monday morning round up of some bitter low temperatures. The Alabama reports are mainly from the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher network and official NWS reports. We will widen this report to include USA extremes and also … Continue reading
A 7:15 am Quick Look
So far, no reported flurries across North Alabama but there is still a good chance of a few. No big deal, no accumulation. Bitter cold continues to force its way into Alabama. Headed for a hard freeze tonight. About 19 … Continue reading
