Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Anatomy of a (Big!) Change

First: I love David Black’s post! (Scroll down) OKLAHOMA CITY High today 72 High in Tulsa 74 Oklahoma City at 8 pm…50, thunderstorm, wind north gusts 41 Gage, Okla.,…32 cloudy, north 30, wind chill 21 Saturday in Oklahoma City…windy with … Continue reading →

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Random Notes

DATELINE FARGO Fargo is a neat city in extreme East North Dakota on I-94. Directly across the Red River of the North is Moorhead, Minnesota. The Red River is a south/north river–it runs north. The area population is about 90,600. … Continue reading →

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Weather by the Numbers, 3/15/2010

* 47.50 inches is the contrast in rain amounts between Birmingham’s wettest and driest year. This is almost four feet of rain! Driest was 1904 with only 34.32 inches and wettest was 1916 with 81.82 inches! We had statewide flood … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Mean Ole Storms?

If you are referring to those during the night and early this morning, they moved over into Georgia and not nearly as strong. Much lightning and severe storms was the main feature of that line of storms overnight. At 9 … Continue reading →

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Quick Progress Report Notes

* That long line of intense thunderstorms that bugged us all night has begun to weaken considerably. * By the time the line of storms reached Birmingham, vivid lightning was the main problem. Jefferson and surrounding counties came under a … Continue reading →

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Now We Worry About Flooding

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 544 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… EXTREME NORTHEASTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Metro Area Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 515 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… JEFFERSON … Continue reading →

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Quick Radar Check

That intense line of thunderstorms, some of them severe and overloaded with lightning at 5:10 am extended from Cullman through the east Part of Walker County then through East Tuscaloosa County to Marion in Perry County. The line of storms … Continue reading →

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For Our Friends in North Alabama

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 549 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EASTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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Baseball Size Hail!

At 3:53 am, hail the size of baseballs (2.75 inch in diameter) at Carbon Hill in NW Walker County, Reported by a radio station. We have received several reports of a major hail event in that part of Walker,

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