Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Weather Terminology–“Partly Cloudy”

Ah yes! How many times have you heard those two words over the years–maybe 25 zillion! No doubt, if you could review every weather forecast ever made, those two words would surely win first place. Probably the most used and … Continue reading →

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A Little Encouragement

NASHVILLE A bit of encouragement. The Cumberland River was at 48.7 feet this morning, a drop of almost two feet since yesterday morning. However, flood stage is 40 feet so the river is still 8.7 feet above flood stage. Northwest … Continue reading →

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Alabama Update at 9:30 am

It is almost a story of two different worlds across Alabama this morning. The NW half of the state (actuallly more like two-thirds) is dry and becoming sunny, while the rest of SE Alabama continues wet with more showers and … Continue reading →

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Flood Notes . . .

…At 6:25 am, street flooding reported in Hackneyville with water rescue necessary. …NWS, Huntsville extends time for Aerial Flood Warning for Madison County until 10:45 am …NWS, Birmingham has canceled Flash Flood Watch for Bibb, Bllount, Calhoun, Cherokee, chilton, Etowah, … Continue reading →

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More Flash Flood Warnings

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 717 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… EASTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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Historic Flooding in Nashville

NOTE: Scroll down below this special statement from Nashville for some additional information: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 717 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 AS OF 700 PM, NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS MEASURED 7.21 INCHES TODAY. … Continue reading →

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That New Line of Storms

At mid-afternoon, a new line of thunderstorms started developing over Mississippi. By late this afternoon, the northern end of that line (the strongest part) had edged into NW Alabama and extended south westward to South Mississippi SW of Jackson. This … Continue reading →

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Franklin County

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 517 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA… * UNTIL … Continue reading →

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Marion County

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 515 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA… * UNTIL … Continue reading →

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NWS Birmingham Extends Watch Also

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 134 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 452 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 134…PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON…IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR … Continue reading →

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