Yes, yes, more rain. At 12:25 this afternoon and a band of moderate to heavy showers along with some thunderstorms extended from East Mississippi, south of Columbus eastward across Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Jefferson Counties. They were moving toward the … Continue reading →

Big problems abound on the west coast. These notes cover the period from yesterday afternoon until almost 8 am PDT this morning. * A wind gust to 135 mph over the Sierra Crest NW of Tahoe City. Yes, that is … Continue reading →

Not a very pleasant morning across Alabama. Widespread low clouds, drizzle, fog and rain. Much of the precipitation is light rain and drizzle.By far the heaviest rain at 9:20 was over Lee and Chambers County in East Alabama and moderate … Continue reading →

The main precipitation in Alabama at this early hour (4:30 am) is a 50-mile wide band of rain, moderate to heavy. It extended generally from the Mobile area northeastward to Monroeville, Troy, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika and Phenix City. The … Continue reading →

There is a welcome break now from heavy rain over NW Alabama. In fact, it has practically ended, at least for now. At 3 am, there was almost no rain from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, gadsden and Huntsville northward to the … Continue reading →

October continues to act most unusual in many parts of the good ole USA. Check these notes from a number of locations: * California getting hard-hit by a huge coastal storm moving inland into the central part of the state. … Continue reading →

Extensive rain has already spread across about the north third of Alabama tonight. At 7:45 pm, the rain was moderate to heavy from Fayette, Walker and Cullman County north and northeastward.. The rain was spreading eastward. Already about 1/2 inch … Continue reading →

Alabama has been rain-free most of today. However, early this afternoon a large area of very heavy rain was over South Arkansas and NW Mississippi was advancing eastward. We are destined to get a lot more rain. Welcome to Alabama. … Continue reading →

On lightning detection equipment, there is a string of lightning from the Houston area eastward hugging the Gylf Coast and finally all the way eastward to Savannah on the Georgia Coast. The lightning was not very pronounced but inland over … Continue reading →

Since rain has diminished somewhat across Extreme North Alabama, the NWS in Huntsville cancelled the Flash Flood Watch for Extreme North Alabama including all of the Tennessee Valley counties and also Cullman County. NWS, Birmingham continues the watch for other … Continue reading →