Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Thunderstorm Progress Report
NWS/Birmingham continues a Flash Flood Warning for Fayette and South Lamar Counties until 5:30. This is due to a line of strong thunderstorms moving fairly slowly that has dumped very heavy rain in those areas. At 4:00 this afternoon, the … Continue reading
Heavy Rain, Blount County
FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 354 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 ALC009-210000- /O.NEW.KBMX.FA.Y.0082.090820T2054Z-090821T0000Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BLOUNT AL- 354 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM … Continue reading
Flash Flood Warning Fayette + Lamar
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 330 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading
Alabama at Mid-afternoon
A line of strong thunderstorms continues to move east and SE across NW and West Alabama. At 3:10 p.m., the line extended from about Decatur through Western Winston County across SE Marion County into Lamar County near Vernon. Other strong … Continue reading
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 222 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 ALZ011>013-202015- FAYETTE-LAMAR-MARION- 222 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE LAMAR AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT… AT 221 PM … Continue reading
Alabama at 2:30 pm
Line of thunderstorms over NW Alabama moving east but not too rapidly. Storms are also growing stronger. At 2:30 the line of storms extends from near Decatur SW to Hamilton and then all the way across North and central Mississippi … Continue reading
Showers + Storms Increasing
Showers and thunderstorms are becoming more ambitious and increasing in number early on this Thursday afternoon. A line of thunderstorms, growing stronger, extended from NE Louisiana across North Mississippi, into Extreme NW Alabama and Middle Tennessee. Moving east. Another large … Continue reading
A Lone Thunderstorm
At 8:30 tonight, a lone thunderstorms was moving toward the NE through Eastern Shelby County. It was near the Shelby-Talladega County line but most of it was in Eastern Shelby. The storm was moving NE in the general vicinity of … Continue reading
68 Tornado Warnings? . . .
Would you believe. . .that since 1:23 this afternoon that 68 Tornado Warnings have been issued? (And, I may have missed some) In parts of these states: Illinois Ohio Minnesota Missouri Indiana Wisconsin Maryland Additionally, several dozen Severe Thunderstorm and … Continue reading
Powerful Hurricane Bill
He is a very powerful Category 4. He now has gusts as high as 160 mph. He is really pounding the Atlantic waters with 12-foot waves extending as far as 350 miles NW of the center, Here is the latest … Continue reading
