Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Temperature Cross Section

This may not be of great interest but I like to do it when cold fronts move our way. We go all the way from SE Alabama to Canada. All of these are 10 am (CDT) temperatures: 62 Troy 65 … Continue reading →

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Don’t Stand Still!

————————————————————– Isn’t this the most drab picture you have ever seen? Even depressing. But wait a minute! It will soon be vibrant and lush green. It is simply taking a long winter’s nap, but it is about ready to explode. … Continue reading →

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Another Sign of Spring!

John Oldshue tells us that the first hummingbird of 2009 showed up at their place in Shelby County Sunday! Sure sign of spring and a bit early. John says they don’t usually appear until mid and late March. Check out … Continue reading →

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Weather By The Numbers (Followup)

Relax! Take heart, this is not another long epistle like I wrote yesterday. But, I did want to add a note from Brian Peters. He found some additional information about the high altitude tornado that I wrote about near Provo, … Continue reading →

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Weather By The Numbers 3/5/09

* 2 am is the time Sunday morning when we change over to DST (Daylight Saving Time). You will gain an hour of daylight in the afternoon/evening, but you will get cheated out of one in the early morning. Advance … Continue reading →

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A Cold 3rd Day of Spring

From border to border and from the Tennessee Valley to our friend, the Gulf of Mexico, (What would we do without our great friend, the GOM?) it was below freezing across Alabama this morning on this 3rd day of Spring. … Continue reading →

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Little Bitty Tiny Errors

* The Weather Channel saying that Birmingham got 5.5 inches of snow. * ABC News Good Morning America reporting that parts of Alabama received up to a foot of snow! After all, it is only snow. Who cares about snow?

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Tornado Warning

Big contrast in SE weather early on this Sunday morning. While many of us are dealing with snow, the NWS just issued a Tornado Warning for three SE Georgia Counties. Based on radar indications of a possible tornado 7 miles … Continue reading →

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5 o’clock Quick Look

Snow was becoming more widesprerad across North and West Alabama this morning. The winter mosaic of radar indicates that almost of the precipitation is now in the form of snow. Reports indicate that some of the bridges and overpasses in … Continue reading →

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3 am Spot Reports

* 19 inches in the ground is the largest amountI could find at Maury City, in Crockett County, Tennessee * 12 inches Atoka, Tenn., Tipton County * 10 inches Arlington, Tenn., Shelby County * 13 inches near Jackson, Tenn., (some … Continue reading →

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