Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
9 am Rain Progress Report
Rain has overspread much of Alabama. Only thing, it is not reaching the ground (yet) over the north 1/4 of the state. But some rain is reported now as far north as I-20 (Translation: The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham-Anniston area.) The heaviest rain, … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers
* 186 days is how many that the state of California had either the hottest in the USA or the lowest outside of Alaska. That was in 1992. They had the hottest on 148 days and the coldest on 38 … Continue reading
Brief Thoughts . . .
It would be interesting to know what the total bill for this winter will be for all the damage to forests from freezing rain, the utility companies and also the municipal governments for snow and ice removal. I heard some … Continue reading
Too Many Groundhogs
Which immediately brings up a question. If he or she is only a few weeks or months old, is it a groundpig? I should not admit this, but back in the 1970s/80s when I was still in the NWS, we … Continue reading
As Midnight Approaches
It was raining late tonight over NW and Extreme North Alabama and also over on the east side of the state. The rain seems to have ended already over West Central and Southwest Alabama It was raining in places like … Continue reading
Early Evening in Alabama–6:40 Report
Light rain has spread into parts Northwest and West Alabama. Most of it is not reaching the ground. As tjhe evening goes on, however, it will. Over is Mississippi,, light rain was occurring over a good part of the state. … Continue reading
Evening Check on the Bad Old Winter Storm
It has been quite a day in the weather office. Numerous inquiries about what was going to happen, BLOG updates, forecasts–you name it. Tonight rain continues over a large part of Alabama, but most areas even in North Alabama are … Continue reading
From NWS, Huntsville
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 922 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 MADISON-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HUNTSVILLE…DECATUR 922 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010 ..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY THE NATIONAL … Continue reading
Mean Wintry Weather
There are so many ice damage reports from Oklahoma that it will be impossible to list them all, because this report would be 10-feet long. However, this single report is typical. In Jackson County, Oklahoma, there is widespread tree and … Continue reading
Winter at the Midnight Hour
SPOT REPORTS FROM SNOW AND ICE COUNTRY 15 Amarillo, cloudy, wind north 20, wind chill -2 28 Oklahoma City, freezing rain, gusts 21, wind chill 17 27 Stillwater, freezing rain, wind chill 16 (home of Oklahoma State University) 29 Tulsa, … Continue reading
