Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Storms Waking Up

Just before 10:30 some storms have decided to wake up and start prowling. Not many, mind you, because less than 2% of the state has any action. That will change later.. At 10:30 a small thunderstorm was along the Jefferson-St. … Continue reading →

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High Noon in Alabama

During the night, a few leftover thunderstorms from the Tennessee Valley decided to go south. They were slow about it, but around daybreak, the few that was left let out a loud boom (thunder) around daybreak in Blount, NE Jefferson … Continue reading →

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Storms Awake Early

Three of them in progress at daybreak. They may have been what was left over from a small group near the Tennessee River at midnight. The locations of the three: * NE Jefferson County (I hear thunder in NE Trussville … Continue reading →

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SOP Stubborn Storms

Would you believe that some thunderstorms are hanging on for dear life in Alabama in the wee hours of this Monday morning–a new week? Not many, mind you, but a small cluster of storms extends from near Decatur southward to … Continue reading →

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High Temperatures and Rain Amounts

First. High temperature for today. Second rain amount mostly the last 6 hours Muscle Shoals 96 0.00 Huntsville 96/.00 Decatur 98/.00 Gadsden 90/1.05 Tuscaloosa 100/0.24 Birmingham 96/0.71 Calera 94/0.31 Troy 99/1.10 Helena 97/0.94 Coker 1.55 including 1.00 in less than … Continue reading →

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Stubborn Storms

Well, maybe i should not insult them because a number of the thunderstorms this afternoon brought impressive rain amounts to places that needed it. New storms have developed near Huntsville and in the Birmingham area. Storms late this afternoon around … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon in Alabama

* You can find a thunderstorm moving almost any direction you want late this afternoon. Most of the storms over the north half of the state were moving generally southward or southeast. * The best organized line of storms extended … Continue reading →

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The Alabama Situation at 3:50 pm

It is a story of some good rain amounts in many communities especially this afternoon while, as usual, other places are still high and dry. * The more numerous and stronger storms now are over Southeast Alabama. Not as many … Continue reading →

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Storms More Numerous Than Yesterday

Thunderstorms across Alabama are increasing in number this afternoon. By 2 pm, they were already more numerous and stronger than at this same hour Saturday. This is how the countryside looks as of 2:15 pm: * Nice cluster of thunderstorms … Continue reading →

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Not a Nice Way to Start Your Day

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 323 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011 ..HEAT BUILDING ONCE AGAIN ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA .TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE STRESSFUL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVEL ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL … Continue reading →

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