Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Some Actual Reports
FROM JOHN Q. PUBLIC VIA BLOG COMMENTS * Big snowflakes in Scottsboro, ground covered in less than an hour * Accumulating on cars and grass, Scottsboro * Big flakes south part of Huntsville, some “cottonball” size * Probably meant “cotton … Continue reading
As Daybreak Approaches
Nothing going on in Alabama at this hour. Radar does indicate some light precipitation over extreme North Alabama but not making its was to the ground. 6 am surface analysis shows a low pressure just beginning to develop over the … Continue reading
Here We Go Again–Winter Storm!
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 337 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010 …SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING… BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ST. CLAIR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…ANNISTON…CENTRE… HEFLIN…PELL CITY…MOODY 337 AM CST SUN FEB 14 … Continue reading
Black Ice
A big part of Alabama was under a blanket of snow late this afternoon. However, the snow is ending gradually from west to east and most of it will be gone by this evening. The Alabama countryside looks like a … Continue reading
On The Road–Checking on Snow
LIVINGSTON/DEMOPOLIS Snowing in both cities. Ground white in Livingston MOBILE 36 with heavy rain at 5 am but a Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 6pm. Snow is expected to accumulate up to two inches today. Wind gusts to … Continue reading
New Warnings + an Advisory
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 310 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 ..WINTER STORM EXPECTED FRIDAY BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CHEROKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONEONTA…GADSDEN…CENTRE 310 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 ..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 … Continue reading
2 am on Friday in Alabama
Not much change in the weather across Alabama for the last several hours. Very little precipitation reported at the regular hourly reporting stations. A lot of the precipitation shown on radar is not reaching the ground No change in the … Continue reading
Precipitation Update
Nearest precipitation to Alabama at 10 o’clock this morning was across Louisiana and Texas. The winter mosaic radar returns show snow across North Texas and Extreme North Louisiana. Heavy snow and some freezing rain reported over North Texas. The precipitation … Continue reading
Early Afternoon in Chilly Alabama
Cold front at 1 o’clock this afternoon had advanced as far east as about the Fort Payne-Anniston-Alexander City line. The Birmingham temperature has dropped seven degrees in the last three hours or so. Almost all the rain has gone away. … Continue reading
Good Ole Alabama Just Before 10
Most of the rain that we saw/heard overnight has shifted east into Georgia. However, there is a fairly wide band of rain (mostly light) that extends along and east of a line from Huntsville to Birmingham to Marion. Moving east. … Continue reading
