Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Late Morning in Alabama
Thunderstorms were increasing late this morning across North Alabama and thunder is now heard in the Birmingham area. So far this morning, we have not had any Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. However, there have been several situations with extremely heavy rain. … Continue reading
As 2 am Approaches
Another night burning the midnight oil, but finally the storms are on the downside. The line of storms that we have watched since 10 o’clock last night was pushing down into Central Alabama as 2 am approached. The line is … Continue reading
Progress Report Line of Storms
That pesky and unwelcome line of strong storms in the middle of the night continues to move southward into Middle Alabama. We started watching them closely around 10:00 last night when they entered extreme NW Alabama. At 1:10 a.m., the … Continue reading
Strong Storms Rolling Into Birmingham
That cluster of real strong thunderstorms that we have been tracking since about 10:00 last night, is now rolling into the Birmingham metro area from the NW. The leading edge of the strong storms are now from about Oneonta to … Continue reading
Special Statement Jefferson + Blount
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1135 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009 ALZ017-024-160530- BLOUNT-JEFFERSON- 1135 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BLOUNT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT… AT 1132 PM CDT…THE … Continue reading
How About Birmingham Metro Area?
That cluster of strong thunderstorms continues to push south eastward through North/Central Alabama. At 11:25, the leading edge of the storms extended from SE of Huntsville to near the city of Cullman, then across Eastern Winston County into the NW … Continue reading
Special Weather Statement
NOTE: Besides this statement, there is also a Special Weather Statement for Cullman County ————————————————————————— SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1105 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009 ALZ011>013-015-160500- FAYETTE-LAMAR-MARION-WALKER- 1105 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009 ..SIGNIFICANT … Continue reading
Warning Morgan + Limestone
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1041 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading
Damage Reports + New Warning
* At 9:35 pm, a trained storm spotter reported multiple trees down 6 miles NNE of the Underwood-Petersville area of Lauderdale County. * 10 pm report from Florence Fire Department, multiple trees down including one tree on a house in … Continue reading
Severe Storms NW Alabama
A cluster of strong thunderstorms (sort of a bow echo) was over Extreme NW Alabama late tonight and pushing toward the SE. At 10:15, they extended across Colbert, Extreme North Lawrence and East Lauderdale County. NWS, Huntsville has issued a … Continue reading
