Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

8:20pm in Alabama

The band of showers and thunderstorms that has been working its way north westward all afternoon from the coast has now moved as far NW as a line from Livingston and Eutaw in West Alabama to just north of Tuscaloosa … Continue reading →

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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 758 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ALZ025-027-028-035-036-170145- CHILTON-CLAY-COOSA-SHELBY-TALLADEGA- 758 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHILTON…CLAY…COOSA SHELBY AND TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT… AT 756 PM … Continue reading →

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Storms Swinging Inland

Showers and thunderstorms swinging inland toward the NW are the result of the circulation around Claudette. Just before 7, storms had advanced as far inland as Talladega, St. Clair and Shelby County and moving NW toward Birmingham. Not severe but … Continue reading →

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7 pm Claudette Advisory + Spot Reports

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009 800 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 …CLAUDETTE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM … Continue reading →

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Persistent Storm Tuscaloosa Area

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 525 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 ALZ023-142315- TUSCALOOSA- 525 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT… AT 525 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER … Continue reading →

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In Focus–Livingston

Livingston is a neat town in West Alabama in the heart of Sumter County. It is an excellent place to live and raise a family. It is also the home of the University of West Alabama. My sister attended school … Continue reading →

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Evening in Alabama–8 o’clock Look

As expected, almost all of the showers and thunderstorms in Alabama this afternoon and evening were confined to the SE counties. Lower dew points (drier air) spread across the northern counties cutting off showers and thunderstorms for most of the … Continue reading →

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Latest on the Future Ana???

BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 1100 AM AST WED AUG 12 2009 …DEPRESSION REMAINING JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH… AT 1100 AM AST…1500 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED … Continue reading →

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Alabama Update + Rain Amounts

Late this morning almost all of Alabama was getting a break from showers and thunderstorms. This gives us a change to post rain amounts for the 24 hours ending around 7 this morning. Lots of showers and thunderstorms yesterday and … Continue reading →

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The Anniston/Oxford Downpour

It happened late yesterday afternoon. A real “frog-strangler” for the Anniston-Oxford area in East Alabama. At the Anniston Airport (which is really in Oxford) the storm dumped 2.17 inches of rain mostly in one hour. This brought the total for … Continue reading →

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