Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

New Warnings

NWS in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Walker County and East/Central Fayette County until 6:15. The Weather Service detected a severe thunderstorm that could produce quarter-size hail and damaging wind over 60 mph. It was located … Continue reading →

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Severe Weather Update

Here is a roundup of some of the most powerful thunderstorms around Central Alabama late this afternoon. HALE COUNTY One of the strongest storms in the entire state covers a good part of North Hale County. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning … Continue reading →

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A List of Damage Reports . . .

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 332 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0210 PM HAIL 4 N BORDEN SPRINGS 33.99N 85.48W 05/28/2010 E0.25 INCH CHEROKEE … Continue reading →

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Special Statement–West Alabama

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 350 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ALZ012-013-022-023-272130- FAYETTE-LAMAR-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA- 350 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE…LAMAR PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT… AT 345 PM … Continue reading →

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Alabama Weather at 2:30pm

Scattered thunderstorms were developing this afternoon over extreme NW Alabama with a separate cluster further south in West/Central Alabama. The National Weather Service in Huntsville posted a Significant Weather Advisory for Colbert and Franklin Counties in extreme NW Alabama. The … Continue reading →

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Extra Reports from NE Alabama

* At 2:59 pm, six miles NE of Fort Payne (Dekalb County) the EMA reports wind damage with power lines down along County Road 604 south of Mentone. * At 3:01 pm, also in Dekalb County, the EMA reported wind … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon (5:45) in Alabama

That band of showers still progressing toward the SW–the ones that entered NE Alabama at mid-afternoon. At 5:45, the band of showers (maybe a thunderstorm or two) extended from along the Jackson-Madison County line down across the Guntersville area and … Continue reading →

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5 o’clock Across Alabama

The group of locally strong thunderstorms that moved down into NE Alabama at mid afternoon, got tired and weakened greatly. Just before 5 o’clock, a band of mostly moderate showers (very little lightning) extended from West Jackson County southward to … Continue reading →

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Alabama Update at 3:45pm

Several strong thunderstorms moved down into NE Alabama this afternoon from extreme NW Georgia and SE Tennessee. At 3:45, the three main storms were over Southern Jackson County, SW DeKalb Conty SW of Ft. Payne and also over East Etowah … Continue reading →

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Special Statement, NWS Huntsville

NOTE: They have also issued a similar statement for Jackson County SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 306 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 DE KALB- 306 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DEKALB … Continue reading →

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